Federal Intelligence · SAM.gov · Bid Management · Set-Aside Tracking
Government contracts
nobody else finds first.
GovWin IQ starts at $12,000/year and still requires someone to operate it. SAM.gov is free and nearly useless without a filter layer. FedScout is the intelligence layer — NAICS profiling, daily solicitation monitoring, award history, and bid support — operated for you, at a fraction of the enterprise price.
Join the FedScout WaitlistThree steps to your first government contract.
You provide the business profile. We build the intelligence layer, run the monitoring, and put winnable opportunities on your desk — not a raw SAM.gov data dump. The federal market processes over $8.2 trillion in contracts. The question is whether you see the right ones before the deadline closes.
Being a small business unlocks a lane primes can't enter.
In NAICS 541519, verified small businesses own 28.5% of the $25k–$1M award lane by law. Large primes are barred from competing on set-aside solicitations. Each additional SBA certification stacks more low-competition dollars on top. Here's what each designation unlocks.
This is the share of the annual award pool where large primes cannot compete. Agencies are required by FAR Part 19 to set aside contracts when two or more eligible small businesses can compete. In IT services, that threshold is almost always met. Being registered as a small business on SAM.gov is the single highest-ROI move before any certifications.
Top 5 civilian agencies for IT service awards. No clearance required.
These are the civilian agency buyers that move the most small-business IT services money through accessible contract vehicles — no DoD clearance, no ITAR, no classified program access needed. SEWP, GSA MAS, and NITAAC are the on-ramps.
| Agency | Annual IT Small Business Volume | Award Sweet Spot | Why It's Accessible |
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans First / SDVOSB / VOSB
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$98M/yr | $75k–$500k services & support | VA's Veterans First contracting rule mandates SDVOSB set-asides before any other method. Diverse vendor base, civilian work environment. Highest-volume IT buyer for verified small businesses. VA OPAL is the fastest on-ramp. |
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
8(a) active / GSA MAS
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$76M/yr | $100k–$750k IT support & managed services | NIH funds and administers NITAAC contract vehicles (CIO-SP3, CIO-CS). One schedule approval gives you access to all NIH customer agencies. No classified work. Heavy demand for cybersecurity, data management, and health IT systems support. |
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NASA
SEWP V / GSA MAS
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$68M/yr | $50k–$300k managed services & software | NASA routes IT procurement through SEWP V — the fastest IT contract vehicle in the government. Unclassified IT services are purchased directly from the SEWP catalog. No RFP required for orders under $1M. SEWP approval takes 2–4 weeks. |
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Department of State
SB set-aside / WOSB friendly
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$66M/yr | $25k–$250k IT services | State Dept's Bureau of Information Resource Management (IRM) issues a high volume of small set-aside orders for IT support, software customization, and IT project management. Clearances required for some work but the largest volume is unclassified. |
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
EAGLE Next Gen / GSA MAS
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$58M/yr | $100k–$1M IT services & cyber | DHS components (FEMA, CBP, ICE, Coast Guard) run independent IT procurement. FEMA and Coast Guard issue the highest volume of unclassified set-aside IT awards. Cyber and infrastructure support are the dominant categories. |
Recommended sequence: SAM.gov registration → capabilities statement → VA OPAL (Month 1) → GSA MAS (Month 2) → NITAAC CIO-SP3 (Month 3).
Three tiers. One mission — government revenue.
GovWin IQ starts at $1,000/month for software access alone — no analyst, no filtering, no bid support. All FedScout tiers include a custom opportunity profile, daily monitoring, and a weekly filtered digest, operated for you.
- Custom NAICS & set-aside profile
- Weekly filtered solicitation digest
- Active opportunity alerts
- Past award & pricing analysis
- Agency spend mapping
- Everything in Scout
- Bi-weekly analyst strategy call
- Proposal outline & structure support
- Technical approach templates
- Incumbent & competitor intel
- Solicitation Q&A draft assistance
- Everything in Scout + Bid
- Full proposal writing & review support
- Orals preparation & coaching
- Compliance matrix management
- Teaming partner research & outreach
- Win/loss debrief analysis
GovWin IQ vs. FedScout — the real numbers.
Deltek won't publish GovWin pricing — that's by design. Value-based pricing means "we charge you as much as we think you'll pay." Here's what you're actually looking at.
- Software access only — you operate it
- Requires a full BD team to extract value
- 3-year deal can exceed $138K for 5 seats
- No analyst. No filtering. No bid support.
- Average deal lands around $29K/year
- Locked in for 12 months minimum
- Custom profile — built for your NAICS + certs
- Analyst runs the monitoring daily
- Weekly digest of winnable opportunities only
- Award history + incumbent intel included
- Bid support available at Scout + Bid tier
- Cancel any month — no contracts
The Boojee standard, applied.
Every service carries the same commitment: show up, execute, document, stand behind it.
SAM.gov posts hundreds of solicitations per day across every agency, category, and dollar threshold. We filter to the handful that match your profile, your certifications, and your realistic bid capacity. You should never open SAM.gov again — we're your filter layer.
We filter by your actual SBA certifications — SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB, 8(a), HUBZone — so your digest only contains opportunities your business is eligible to win. Set-aside contracts are the fastest path to first government revenue for certified small businesses. We make sure you see them all.
GovWin shows you opportunities. We show you winnable opportunities — filtered through award history, incumbent analysis, competition patterns, and pricing benchmarks. Chasing low-probability contracts wastes 6–12 weeks of BD time per pursuit. We cut that before you start, not after you lose.
Join the FedScout waitlist.
Get the first 30 days free. Enter your email, company name, and primary NAICS code — we'll build your opportunity profile and reach out when your slot opens.
Government revenue
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