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Data sources, freshness, and what GovPreneurs can verify

GovPreneurs shows government postings and award records, but it cannot confirm that a notice is still open or that you are eligible.

Written By GovPreneurs

Last updated 21 days ago

GovPreneurs collects public government data and scores it for your business. This table shows where the main data comes from. On the Pilot plan, opportunity pages are locked, see A page says I need a different plan.

What you seeWhere it comes fromHow to check it
OpportunitiesNotices that federal, state and local buyers postClick the link to the official posting, such as View on SAM.gov.
ForecastsPlans that federal agencies publish for future buys, and state and local meeting and purchase recordsOn the forecast page, read Forecast source. Click its link, such as Open the forecast.
Small ordersThe DLA bid board, DIBBSOn the order page, click Read the order paper or Open this on the DIBBS website.
Awards and market figuresFederal award records (FPDS)On an award page, read Where this comes from. The free tools show an "as of" date.
HUBZone resultA public federal map layerConfirm on the SBA site.

How fresh the data is

What GovPreneurs can verify

  • GovPreneurs can show what the source record says.
  • GovPreneurs scores each record against the facts that you entered.

What GovPreneurs cannot verify

  • Whether a notice is still open. Check the official posting.
  • Whether you are eligible. The buyer decides that.
  • Facts that you did not enter or that you entered wrong.
  • Whether your bid wins.

Counts are not forecasts

The figures count past awards. They do not predict future awards.

βœ… What to do next: Before you bid, open the official posting. See Open the official posting, files, contacts, and reference links.