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Getting started

What the GovCon Opportunity Tool does, how to sign in, and the five things to do in your first session.

The GovCon Opportunity Tool finds government contracts, grants and SBIR topics that fit your company, tells you why each one fits, and helps you track the ones you decide to pursue until the deadline.

It reads public government sources every morning (SAM.gov, Grants.gov, USAspending.gov and the DoD SBIR/STTR topics), scores every open opportunity against your company profile, and puts the best ones on your Dashboard.

Signing in

There is no password. Enter your email address on the sign-in page and we send you a sign-in link. Open it on the same device within 15 minutes and press Continue. Your session lasts 14 days on that browser.

Your first session

  1. Check your company profile. Open My Company. Make sure your NAICS codes, PSC codes and keywords describe the work you actually do. See Set up your company profile.
  2. Confirm your certifications. Set-aside matches depend on them. Only confirm what you hold today. See Eligibility.
  3. Open the Dashboard. It shows new matches since your last visit, your saved opportunities, deadlines in the next 14 days and what to do next.
  4. Review a few matches. Open one, read why it matched, and either save it to My Opportunities or mark it as not a fit. Your feedback keeps the list useful.
  5. Choose your email digest. Under Notifications, pick when you want a summary of new matches and deadlines.

Finding your way around

SectionWhat it is for
DashboardYour home page: what is new, what is due and what to do next
DiscoverSearch every opportunity we hold, scored for your company
My OpportunitiesThe opportunities you saved, with status, checklist, notes and deadlines
CalendarDeadlines and forecast dates by week or month, and a subscription link for your own calendar
IntelligenceAgencies, awards, incumbents, recompetes and spending for your codes
My CompanyYour company profile, codes, certifications, onboarding steps and past performance
Monitored SourcesWhere the data comes from and how often it is collected
Notifications and SettingsEmail digests, calendar links and your account

On a phone, everything is under Menu. On a wide screen the main sections are in the header and the rest are under More.

Every page has a Help link at the top right of its content that opens the article for that page. Help & support in the header and footer takes you to search and to the support team.

Still stuck?

Send a request to the Acidni support team, or email support@acidni.net.

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