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Making US federal contracting accessible
Overview
What Is CapitolBids?
CapitolBids (capitolbids.com) is a search engine for US federal contract opportunities. It loads every notice in SAM.gov's public contract opportunities data (solicitations, presolicitations, sources sought, special notices and award notices) into a single index updated daily, covering all active notices plus archived notices from fiscal year 2026. It covers federal procurement only, not state or local government. The platform offers full-text search, email alerts, buyer and supplier profiles, and procurement statistics. Every tool is free with an account; browsing directories and contract pages needs no account at all.
Why we built it
Our Mission
CapitolBids was built to solve a simple problem: finding federal contract opportunities shouldn't be difficult. SAM.gov publishes everything, but searching it, following an agency, or being told when a new solicitation matches your business takes more time than it should.
We turn the official SAM.gov data into one fast, searchable platform, so you can spend less time searching and more time winning work.
What we do
What We Do
Aggregate Data
We load SAM.gov's daily contract opportunities extract, from sources sought through to award notices, and add award amounts from USAspending.gov.
Powerful Search
Full-text search with filters for value, buyer, and status, plus browsing by NAICS code. Find what matters to your business quickly.
Email Alerts
Set up alerts for your criteria and get notified when new matching opportunities are published on SAM.gov.
Reliable Data
Our automated sync keeps data fresh and accurate, with integrity checks to ensure contracts are up to date.
Where the data comes from
Our Data Sources
All contract data comes from official US government sources. It is a work of the US government and in the public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105. CapitolBids is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov, the General Services Administration, or any federal agency.
SAM.gov
The US government's System for Award Management, where federal agencies publish their contract opportunities. We use its public daily data extract of every active notice.
USAspending.gov
The official source of federal spending data. We use it to add the amount obligated to an award notice, matched by its contract number.
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