One platform, four moves
The depth of GovWin and HigherGov, rebuilt for speed, AI, and team collaboration — at a price small businesses can actually afford.
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Discover the whole market
Live federal solicitations, grants & award history — searchable by NAICS, set-aside, agency, value, and deadline.
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Decide with intelligence
Award & competitor research, agency spending patterns, and AI fit-scoring so you bid the winnable work.
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Run the capture
A built-in pipeline with owners, tasks, teaming partners, and weighted value from forecast to submission.
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Never miss a move
Saved-search alerts on new notices and amendments, plus market analytics across spend, agencies, and win rates.
Three .gov systems of record, unified
Every record links back to its authoritative source. SAM.gov and USAspending remain your systems of record.
Live federal contract opportunities & set-asides
Prime-contract award & contractor history
The full intelligence surface
Search, award intel, AI insights, pipeline, alerts — composed as a single operating picture, not a stack of tools.
Opportunity search
Search live federal solicitations and grants by NAICS, set-aside, agency, value, and response deadline (state & local coming soon).
Explore searchAward intelligence
See who won what, for how much, and where — historical prime-contract awards sourced from USAspending and FPDS.
Learn moreCompetitor research
Profile contractors by award history, agencies, set-aside status, vehicles, and NAICS coverage to find white space.
Learn moreAgency insight
Spending trends, buying patterns, top vendors, and recompete timing for every agency and contracting office.
Learn moreAI capture insights
Plain-English opportunity summaries, bid/no-bid fit scoring, and capture plans generated on every notice.
Learn moreCapture pipeline
Move pursuits through your stages with owners, tasks, teaming partners, notes, and weighted pipeline value.
Learn moreSmart alerts
Saved searches that notify your team the moment a matching opportunity — or an amendment — is posted.
Learn moreMarket analytics
Spend, top agencies, set-aside mix, NAICS demand, win rates, and total pipeline value in one dashboard.
Learn moreSearch → Decide → Win
Search the whole market, decide with AI and award data, then run the pursuit to a win — without switching tools.
Search
Pull live federal contracts, grants, and award data into one fast search (state & local coming soon). Filter by NAICS, set-aside, agency, place of performance, and value — then save the search and let alerts watch for new matches.
Decide with AI
GovPrimer summarizes each notice, scores fit against your profile, and pulls award history so you know who the incumbent is and whether the bid is winnable — before you commit proposal resources.
Win
Move qualified pursuits into your capture pipeline. Assign owners, track tasks and teaming partners, and manage every deadline from forecast to submission — all in one workspace.
The all-in-one platform, not just a data search
Legacy tools sell you data behind an enterprise quote. GovPrimer pairs the same live public data with AI insights and a capture pipeline — and a free plan to start.
| Feature | RecommendedGovPrimer | GovWin IQ | HigherGov | Bloomberg Gov |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live federal contracts, grants & awards | ||||
| Contract award & competitor intel | ||||
| AI opportunity insights & fit scoring | Limited | |||
| Built-in capture pipeline | ||||
| Free forever plan | ||||
| Transparent public pricing | $0 free · $24–29/mo | Quote only | Quote only | Quote only |
Comparison reflects GovPrimer's publicly available plans and the published positioning of each platform. Competitor capabilities and pricing may change; verify current details with each vendor.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about GovPrimer and how it works.
More questions? See the full FAQ or the government contracting glossary.
- What is GovPrimer?
- GovPrimer is a government contracting intelligence and capture platform. It lets contractors search live federal contract opportunities, grants, and award data (state & local coming soon), analyze award history and competitors, research agencies, and run their capture pipeline — with AI insights and instant alerts in one place.
- I'm brand new to government contracting — where do I start?
- GovPrimer Launchpad is a guided, data-driven path built for new entrants. It takes you from "I want to sell to the government" to your first contract: a quick readiness assessment, a personalized score and roadmap, help picking your NAICS codes and certifications, an orchestrated SAM.gov registration checklist (SAM registration is free — never pay for it), a capability statement, and your first matched opportunities. Launchpad is $24/mo, and you graduate into the full Pro BD product when you're ready.
- How is GovPrimer different from GovWin IQ or HigherGov?
- GovPrimer combines live public data (SAM.gov, USAspending, Grants.gov) with AI opportunity insights and a full capture-management pipeline, behind a free forever plan and Pro at just $29/mo. It is an end-to-end find-pursue-win platform with transparent pricing, rather than data search alone behind an enterprise quote.
- Where does GovPrimer's data come from?
- GovPrimer pulls live, official public data: federal solicitations from SAM.gov, contract award and contractor data from USAspending.gov (sourced from FPDS), and federal grants from Grants.gov. SAM.gov and USAspending remain your authoritative systems of record.
- How much does GovPrimer cost?
- GovPrimer is free to start with no credit card required. Launchpad is $24/mo (the guided on-ramp for new entrants), Pro is $29/mo (1 user, or $290/year), Team is $99/mo (up to 10 users), and Enterprise is custom-priced for primes that need SSO, unlimited users, and dedicated support.
- Is there really a free plan, and what does it include?
- Yes — the Free plan is free forever and requires no credit card. It includes live federal contract and grant opportunity search (state & local coming soon), browsing of awards, contractors, and agencies, one saved search, and community support. Upgrade to Pro when you want unlimited alerts, AI insights, and the capture pipeline.
- Does GovPrimer cover state and local (SLED) contracts and grants?
- Today GovPrimer centralizes federal opportunities from SAM.gov, federal grants from Grants.gov, and award data from USAspending so you can search and qualify them in one place instead of checking dozens of separate portals. State and local (SLED) coverage is on our roadmap and coming soon.
- Can GovPrimer help with set-aside contracts like 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone?
- Yes. You can filter opportunities by set-aside type — 8(a), WOSB/EDWOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone — combine those filters with your NAICS codes, save the search, and get alerts when new set-aside opportunities you qualify for are posted.
- How do the AI insights work?
- On each opportunity, GovPrimer generates a plain-English summary, scores how well it fits your company profile, and drafts a starting capture plan — using the solicitation details and related award history so your team can make faster, better-informed bid/no-bid decisions.
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