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Government contracts for small business

Government contracts for small business — and a clear call on which ones to bid.

You do not need a capture team to win public work. We read federal and state opportunities — including small-business and socioeconomic set-asides — for your trade and your states, and tell you which to pursue and which to skip.

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The set-asides exist — finding them is the hard part

Governments are required to direct a meaningful share of contracting to small businesses, and there are reserved categories for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, HUBZone, and 8(a) firms. The opportunities are real and they are recurring. The challenge is that they are spread across federal and state systems, and finding the ones reserved for a firm like yours means knowing where to look and checking constantly.

Most small contractors simply do not have the hours. So they pursue the occasional bid that happens to cross their desk and leave the rest on the table — work they were eligible for and could have won.

We flag the bids reserved for firms like yours

BidSignal reads federal and state contracting opportunities and matches them to your profile, including the certifications you hold. When an opportunity is set aside for small business — or for a specific socioeconomic category you qualify for — we flag it, so you can prioritize the bids where you have a built-in advantage.

Matching goes deeper than a label. We map each solicitation to the codes that define the work and scan the scope language, so you see the opportunities that fit your trade and your eligibility — not a generic list of everything in a portal.

Compete where you are strongest

Winning public work as a small business is about focus: spending your limited proposal time on the bids where you are eligible, capable, and early. Every match carries the buyer, the key dates, and a link to the official listing so you can act while the window is open.

Start free, set your trade and states, add your certifications, and let the matched opportunities come to you. When you are ready for daily alerts and more coverage, paid plans are there — but you can begin without a credit card.

How small-business matching works

Add your certifications once. We surface the set-asides and matched opportunities you qualify for.

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Tell us your trade and territory

Pick the work you do and the states you can perform in. Add any small-business or set-aside certifications. It takes about two minutes and there is no credit card.

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We read everything, every day

We scan federal and state contracting opportunities continuously, normalize them, and remove duplicates so the same bid never reaches you twice under two different titles.

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You get only what fits

Matches land in your inbox with the title, buyer, key dates, and a one-click way to open the official listing. No portals to check, no keyword digging, no missed deadlines.

Win the work that is reserved for you.

Set your trade, your states, and your certifications. We will email you the federal and state contracting opportunities — including set-asides — that you can win.

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Government contracts for small business: quick answers

Which set-asides do you flag?

We flag small-business set-asides and socioeconomic categories such as service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, HUBZone, and 8(a) — matched to the certifications you tell us you hold.

Do I need certifications to get value?

No. Even without certifications you get matched opportunities for your trade and states. Adding certifications simply lets us flag the reserved opportunities you are eligible for.

Is there really a free plan?

Yes. You can set your trade and states and start receiving matched opportunities with no credit card. Paid plans add daily alerts and broader coverage.

What does it cost?

There is a free plan with no credit card — set your trade and states and the matched opportunities arrive by email. Paid plans add daily alerts, more trades and states, and faster delivery. See the pricing page for current tiers.

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