Introduction
Welcome to the GovScout documentation. Learn how to find and win government contracts with AI-powered search and automated alerts.
GovScout is an AI-powered government contract discovery platform that helps small and mid-sized businesses find, evaluate, and track federal contracting opportunities from SAM.gov.
Instead of manually browsing thousands of contract postings, GovScout uses natural language search and machine learning to match opportunities to your company's capabilities, score them for relevance, and deliver them directly to your inbox or team chat.
What GovScout Does
- Natural Language Search -- Describe your capabilities in plain English and find matching contracts, no Boolean queries required
- AI Relevance Scoring -- Every opportunity is scored based on how well it matches your company profile, certifications, and NAICS codes
- Company Profiles -- Build a detailed capability profile that powers personalized recommendations
- AI Assistant -- An agentic chat assistant that can search SAM.gov, score opportunities, manage your pipeline, and check deadlines -- all through conversation
- Recurring Alerts -- Get notified automatically when new opportunities match your criteria via email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams
- Subscription Tiers -- Start free and scale up as your contracting business grows
Getting Started
The fastest way to get started is to:
- Create an account on GovScout
- Set up your company profile with your NAICS codes, certifications, and capability description
- Run your first natural language search to find matching opportunities
- Try the AI chat assistant -- click the chat bubble on your dashboard to search, score, and save opportunities conversationally
- Configure alerts to get notified about new matches automatically
Documentation Overview
This documentation covers everything you need to use GovScout effectively:
- Getting Started -- Account setup and quick start guide
- Features -- Detailed guides for search, company profiles, AI scoring, notifications, and subscription tiers
If you have questions not covered here, reach out to our support team through the in-app chat or at [email protected].