Free government contracting tools
Quick answers for small businesses working with SAM.gov, grouped by the job at hand: getting ready to bid, finding and researching contracts, and pricing a bid. Every tool is free, with no sign-up.
Start here: get ready to bid
New to federal contracting? Go in this order: find your NAICS codes, check that you count as small, see which certifications may fit, then check your SAM.gov registration.
NAICS code lookup
Search codes by keyword or company, with each code's SBA size standard and open contracts.NAICS codes by business type
The right NAICS code for over 60 common small businesses, with the related codes worth adding.SBA size standard checker
Enter your receipts or employees and your NAICS codes to see whether you count as a small business under each one.SBA certifications
See whether you may qualify for 8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB or VOSB, in about two minutes.HUBZone map checker
Enter an office or home address to see whether it's in a qualified HUBZone, which kind, and when it expires.SAM registration status check
See if a SAM.gov registration is active, when it expires and when to start renewing. Search by UEI, CAGE or name.
Find contracts and research the market
Open contracts, what agencies plan to buy, what's ending soon, who wins the work and who might hire you as a subcontractor.
Search
Search open SAM.gov contract opportunities in plain English, by kind of work, set-aside or NAICS code.Procurement forecasts
Contracts agencies plan to buy before they're on SAM.gov, by agency and NAICS code, with values, set-asides and dates.Expiring contracts
Contracts ending in the next 12 months by NAICS code: which agencies will rebuy the work, where and when.Recent contract awards
Who won federal contracts in the last 90 days, by agency and NAICS code, with amounts and links to each award notice.Subcontracting plans
The primes with small business subcontracting plans in your NAICS code, their agencies, and who they subcontract to.SBIR and STTR
Open SBIR/STTR topics from every agency, closing soonest, plus R&D awards by agency, top recipients and open broad agency announcements (BAAs).NAICS codes
The codes with the most open federal contracts right now, with spending, buyers and size standards.Contractors
Look up small businesses that win federal contracts: CAGE code, UEI, certifications and contract history.CAGE code and UEI lookup
Find a small business's CAGE code, UEI, registration status and certifications. No SAM.gov sign-in.
Price a bid
Turn a service contract's required wages into a bid rate, and see how agencies judge a price.
Service Contract Act (SCA) bid price calculator
The Department of Labor wage rates for your county, turned into a bid rate and annual price for guard, janitorial, grounds, food service, HVAC maintenance or pest control work.How to price a government contract (guide)
Build a price from your costs, research what the government paid before, and see how the agency will judge your price.
Look up a term or code
Plain-English answers when a notice uses a word or code you don't know.
Want the background first? Read the plain-English guides.