Which business facts affect opportunity matches?

Hunter matches you to work with three kinds of facts: what you do, which programs you qualify for, and where you can work.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

Hunter reads the facts in My Business. It scores each opportunity against them. Three kinds of facts matter most. This article says which, and where you change them.

1. What you do

Your trade codes tell Hunter the kind of work you do. The codes are NAICS codes. NAICS means North American Industry Classification System. Each code names a kind of work. A buyer posts its need under one of these codes.

If your codes are wrong, you see work that does not fit, or you miss work that does. To read and change the codes, see How do I read and change Your trade codes?.

2. Which programs you qualify for

In Basic Info, you select the programs that describe the owner. Examples are woman-owned, veteran-owned and 8(a). These choices decide which set-asides Hunter shows you. See Understand set-asides, certifications, and registration checks.

3. Where you can work

The states that you set in What you can take on tell Hunter where you can do the work. See How do I update what my business can take on?.

How the Filters panel uses your facts

On the Opportunities page, the Filters panel marks your trade codes, your programs and your states with the tag "from your profile". The panel does not select these values for you. You select the filters that you want. The button Reset to my profile clears your filter choices and the search words. See Narrow opportunities by trade, location, buyer, job size, and deadline.

Job size and buyer have no "from your profile" tag.

What else helps

Hunter can also use other facts to rank your matches, for example your services, the jobs you did and your capability statement. These facts also help your mentor and buyers. See What a capability statement adds to your profile.

What does not change a match

A suggested fact does not count until you click Yes, that is right. See How do I review a proposed fact and see its source?.

If a change does not show

Read Why a profile change has not changed your matches yet.

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