Free is $0. Basic is $39/month. Pro is $149/month. New accounts open November 1, 2026. Veterans get 3 months of Pro free at sign-up.
For someone with no company yet, or still getting on the vendor list.
“I am not even sure I am set up to bid, and I will not pay until I know this market is real.”
For someone ready to find a first live notice and not miss the due date.
“I lose hours scrolling SAM. I miss amendments. I do not know if a notice is worth my weekend.”
For someone already bidding who needs to see who won last time.
“The same primes keep winning. I price in the dark. Proposal weekends are killing me.”
Notice reviews, AI chat, scheduled briefs, and credit packs: checking availability…
Win Kit AI steps and drafts: checking availability…
Available · Proposal Studio outline, matrix, and export use no AI credits.
Email me when sign-up opensStay on Free. Finish SAM and certs first. Paying for search before you can legally bid is how people burn money.
Basic is the plan. The pain is finding the right notices and not missing the clock, not competitor graphs.
Pro is for you if you need incumbents, price history, and less grinding on compliance. Credit packs are not currently offered.
Free sign-up opens Nov 1. Upgrade when the work calls for it. Select a row name to read what that job is.
| If you need to… | Free | Basic | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get SAM / certs done | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| See the market without paying | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Find & filter live opportunities | No | Yes | Yes |
| Not miss deadlines / amendments | No | Yes | Yes |
| Walk a first bid with a checklist | No | Yes | Yes |
| See incumbents & prior prices | No | No | Yes |
| Hunt recompetes | No | No | Yes |
| Cut proposal busywork (matrix / outline) | No | No | Yes |
| Notice review that cites or stays blank | No | No | Checking availability… |
| Current monthly price | $0 | $39/mo | $149/mo |
Guides sit next to the tools when you want a short walkthrough. We cover the federal market: SAM.gov and USAspending. State portals open as links to the source.
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Current availability appears beside each tool in the Pro plan above. Credit packs are not currently offered.
Card reviews, the FedM8 AI drawer, and scheduled briefs use credits when available. Opening a notice and reading its plain summary do not use credits. Proposal Studio outline, matrix, and export remain available without AI credits.
There is no automatic AI renewal charge. If paid AI credits ever come back, you will choose them yourself.
Still getting registered: stay on Free and finish SAM and certifications first. Submitting your first few bids: Basic is built for finding the right notices and not missing the deadline. Already bidding and losing: Pro adds incumbents, price history, and proposal help. Runtime availability for credit-based tools can change. See the plans side by side
Free costs $0. It shows where the government spends money by agency and industry, walks you through SAM and certifications in order, explains set-asides that have dollars, and lists you in the Veteran Directory. There is also an optional weekly market email. It does not include live opportunity search, deadline and amendment alerts, or incumbent and price history. Read the Free plan
The prices on this page are monthly: Basic $39/mo and Pro $149/mo. The Terms say paid plans are billed in advance, monthly or, where offered, yearly, through Stripe. Prices are shown at checkout, plus any applicable taxes. Read the billing terms
Veterans get 3 months of Pro free at sign-up. New accounts open November 1, 2026. Email me when sign-up opens
New accounts open November 1, 2026. No account can be created before that date. Email me when sign-up opens
Cancel any time from Account → Membership. Paid features stay active until the end of the period you already paid for, then the account returns to the free tier. A first subscription payment is fully refunded if you ask within 14 days of the first charge. Renewal charges are generally not refunded. Read the refund policy