Plans
Start free. Upgrade when it matters.
Start free with matched federal opportunities and a weekly digest. Upgrade when you need faster alerts, early signals on upcoming bids, or briefs, outreach drafts, and the BIDS Agent extension.
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Open opportunities
Live catalog on Discover: open notices still in play (solicitations, grants, OTAs, state/local). Excludes awards and forecasts. Larger than Active solicitations on purpose — that card is a subset.—
Active solicitations
Formal notices still open for bid (RFP, RFQ, IFB, grants). A subset of Open opportunities — not the full live catalog.—
Award records
Past contract and grant awards — who won, for how much, and when the work ends. Not open bids.—
Forecast signals
Early signals before a solicitation posts (agency forecasts, sources sought). Not yet open for bid.—
Contract vehicles
Umbrella contracts (IDIQ, GWAC, schedule) agencies use to issue task orders. Not individual solicitations.—
Live sources
Distinct government feeds BIDS watches — federal APIs plus state and local portals.Free
$0forever
Explore government opportunities.
- Find federal contracts & grants matched to your business — SAM.gov, SBIR, Grants.gov & more
- Build your profile in minutes — scan your website and BIDS fills in the details
- See your match score on every opportunity so you know what to pursue
- Defense innovation notices — DoD OTA & CSO opportunities in one feed
- Browse & search anytime — no credit card, free forever
- Weekly or monthly email digest of your best matches
Best for Monitoring
Intelligence
$5/month
Let BIDS watch the market for you.
- Everything in Free
- While you run the business, BIDS watches the market — real-time or daily alerts
- Broader discovery — state & local, healthcare, and education opportunities
- See what’s coming — agency forecasts & funding notices weeks before they open
- Recompete radar — spot contracts likely to come back up for bid months early
- Who won & when it ends — live award feed matched to your business
- Contract vehicles, teaming partners & competitor visibility
- Know who to call — contracting officer name & title on every solicitation
- Pre-Fill panel — reuse your saved profile data when filling government forms
- Saved opportunities, pipeline tracking & federal readiness / compliance tools
- Your contract history & documents — track past wins and store proposal files
Agent
$19/month
Get help actively pursuing opportunities.
- Everything in Intelligence
- Bid or pass? — Go/no-go recommendation on every opportunity
- Opportunity Brief — win themes, gap analysis & four draft sections (5/day)
- Full contact details — email & phone for every contracting officer
- Outreach draft — personalized note to the agency contact (10/day)
- BIDS Agent extension — auto-fills portal forms in Chrome & Edge
- Audit log — permanent record of portal fill sessions you authorize
Each paid tier includes everything in the tier before it. No credit card required to start.
Agent Tier$19/month
Your capture teammate for winning bids
When you're ready to pursue — not just browse — Agent helps you move from opportunity to proposal. It tells you whether an opportunity is worth pursuing, drafts win themes and proposal sections using your profile and contract history, and writes a personalized introduction email to the agency contact. You get their full email and phone, not just a name. The BIDS Agent browser extension helps you fill official portal forms from your profile. Portal fill activity you authorize is recorded in a permanent audit log. BIDS never clicks Submit for you. View security model → See how it works →
Award IntelligenceIntelligence tier
Know who won — before the next RFP drops
Most businesses only learn about a re-bid when the solicitation posts. Award Intelligence gives you a head start:
- –Live award feed — who recently won, how much they received, and when their contract ends (often the best signal a re-bid is coming). Refreshes every 6 hours. Get email alerts when an award matches your business.
- –Recompete Watch — previously-closed solicitations ranked by how soon they're predicted to open again, so you can prepare months early.
Common questions
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Is the free plan really free forever?
Yes. You can browse and search every open federal solicitation — SAM.gov, SBIR.gov, Grants.gov, Simpler.Grants.gov, and DoD OTA/CSO notices — with no credit card. BIDS matches opportunities to your business profile and sends a weekly email digest of your best fits. Forecasts, award intelligence, state opportunities, and same-day alerts are part of the Intelligence plan.
What do I get with Intelligence?
Intelligence is inexpensive, always-on market monitoring. While you run the business, BIDS watches for matches — real-time or daily alerts, forecasts, recompete radar, award intelligence, state & local (including healthcare and education where we cover them), vehicles, teaming and competitor visibility, Pre-Fill from your saved profile, pipeline tracking, and federal readiness tools. You do not need to live in the dashboard every day to get value.
What is Award Intelligence?
Award Intelligence helps you get ahead of the next competition. The live award feed shows who recently won federal contracts and grants — and when their contract ends, which often signals a re-bid is coming. Recompete Watch ranks expired SAM.gov solicitations by how soon they’re predicted to open again. Both live on your Awards page and can send you match alerts when you’re on the Intelligence plan.
Can I turn Award Intelligence alerts on or off?
Yes. Intelligence subscribers can toggle award alerts from their profile at any time. When off, you won’t get emails for award matches — but you can still browse the Awards page whenever you want.
What does the Agent tier do?
Agent is for businesses actively pursuing government work. It answers “should we bid?” on every opportunity, drafts win themes and proposal sections, writes your introduction email to the agency contact, and shows you their full email and phone. The BIDS Agent browser extension fills in government portal forms from your saved profile. Everything you authorize is logged permanently. Intelligence features are included. See BIDS Agent →
Do you offer annual billing?
Yes. Both paid plans have an annual option that works out to about two months free versus paying monthly: Intelligence is $50/year (vs $60 paid monthly) and Agent is $190/year (vs $228 paid monthly). To switch an existing subscription between monthly and annual, use the billing portal or contact support and we will apply it for you.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel from the billing portal at any time. Your plan stays active until the end of the current billing period, then reverts to Free.
What is the audit log?
It’s a permanent, append-only record of Agent-tier actions you authorize — including BIDS Agent extension fill sessions. Staff cannot edit or delete those rows. Historical package receipts from earlier features, if any, remain in the same log. BIDS never files an application for you; you always submit on the official portal.