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Federal contracting opportunities are published across dozens of portals, updated daily, and subject to amendments, deadline extensions, and cancellations that can change the landscape overnight. A small business BD director monitoring SAM.gov manually — tabbing between portals, running keyword searches, logging results in spreadsheets — is operating at a structural disadvantage compared to agencies with full procurement teams and prime contractors with dedicated capture staff.
The Hawary AI SAM.gov Opportunity Intelligence engine eliminates that gap.
It operates as a silent, automated procurement intelligence system that executes weekly scans across all major federal procurement portals, applies a strict multi-layer filter to every discovered opportunity, and delivers a clean, actionable opportunity table. No noise. No expired deadlines. No geographic mismatches. No OCONUS opportunities that waste reviewer time. Only validated, viable opportunities that meet the client's exact profile.
The engine processes 60–80 opportunities per week, applying hard filters that would take a manual reviewer hours to replicate. Every opportunity in the output table has been validated against five criteria before it reaches the client.
: The Opportunity Intelligence Table
Every discovery cycle produces a single Markdown table with the following 15 columns. This format is designed for direct integration into CRM systems, proposal calendars, and pipeline tracking tools.
Company Name | RFP Title | Agency / Issuer | Solicitation Number | NAICS / PSC | Set-Aside | Contract Type | Release Date | Submission Deadline | Response Type | Estimated Value | Key Requirements | Contact Info | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[Client Name] | [Full solicitation title] | [Agency name and contracting office] | [Solicitation number — W912XX-26-R-0001 format] | [NAICS code + PSC code if available] | [8(a) / SDVOSB / WOSB / HUBZone / SB / SBSA / Unrestricted] | [FFP / T&M / CPFF / IDIQ / BPA] | [MM/DD/YYYY] | [MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM ET] | [Full Proposal / SF-1449 / Quote / Task Order] | [$X,XXX,XXX estimated] | [3–5 key SOW requirements] | [CO Name, Phone, Email] | [Direct link to SAM.gov or portal page] | [Incumbent if known; amendments; CPARS if found] |
Column Definitions:
Company Name: The client this opportunity was identified for (used when running discovery for multiple clients simultaneously)
RFP Title: Full official title of the solicitation as published
Agency / Issuer: Full agency name and contracting office or activity (e.g., "Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District")
Solicitation Number: Official solicitation number as published (critical for SAM.gov cross-reference and proposal submission)
NAICS / PSC: Primary NAICS code and PSC code if available; used for client eligibility verification
Set-Aside: Socioeconomic set-aside designation — must be clearly flagged: 8(a) Competitive, 8(a) Sole Source, SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, Small Business, Small Business Set-Aside, or Unrestricted/Full and Open
Contract Type: Contract vehicle type; critical for pricing strategy (Firm Fixed Price = cost risk on contractor; T&M = cost risk on government; CPFF = cost-reimbursable)
Release Date: Date the solicitation was published
Submission Deadline: Full date and time with time zone — never omit the time zone (most federal deadlines are Eastern Time)
Response Type: What the client must submit (full technical proposal, quote on SF-1449, capability statement only, sources sought response)
Estimated Value: Government's stated estimated contract value or ceiling; used for financial feasibility assessment
Key Requirements: 3–5 most critical SOW or evaluation criteria requirements for quick screening
Contact Info: Contracting Officer name, phone number, and email for questions and clarifications
Link: Direct URL to the opportunity on the originating portal; must be a working link to an official government procurement site
Notes: Incumbent contractor if identifiable from USASpending; amendment history; any pre-solicitation intelligence; CPARS rating for incumbent if public
Zero Results Rule:
If a discovery cycle produces no validated opportunities meeting all hard filters, the output is a single-row table:
RFP Title column: "No valid RFPs found matching the strict criteria for this discovery cycle"
All other columns: blank
No explanation, no apology, no alternative suggestions, no relaxation of filters
The Zero Results Rule preserves the integrity of the hard filter system. Results that fail the filters are not opportunities — they are noise.
Strategic Keywords Generation Framework
Before the first discovery cycle, Hawary AI generates a Strategic Keyword Analysis that optimizes SAM.gov search queries for the client's specific service portfolio. This analysis is produced separately from the opportunity table and is used to configure recurring search parameters.
Output Structure: Strategic Keyword Analysis
1. Primary Keywords (Core Services)
Direct extraction from the Capability Statement — the specific service names and capability descriptors that define what the client does. These form the foundation of all SAM.gov search queries.
Example: "construction management," "project controls," "environmental remediation," "IT help desk"
2. Synonyms & Related Terms (Broaden Search)
Alternative terminology for the same services used by different agencies and procurement offices. Government contracting language varies significantly by agency — the Army uses different terminology than HUD for equivalent services.
Example: "CM-at-risk" and "owner's representative" and "program management support" may all describe the same service
3. Government & Agency-Specific Terms
FAR/DFARS terminology, agency-specific jargon, and procurement acronyms that describe the client's services in government language. These terms appear in SOW language but may not appear in marketing materials.
Example: "A-E services" (Architect-Engineer) rather than "architectural services"; "IDIQ task orders" rather than "ongoing contracts"
4. NAICS & PSC Codes
NAICS Codes: Extracted directly from the client's Capability Statement and SAM.gov registration; supplemented with recommended codes for adjacent capabilities
PSC Codes: Product/Service Codes used for non-commercial services and products; particularly important for defense agency procurements where PSC filtering yields more precise results than NAICS alone
5. Geographic Scope
Operational Scope: Nationwide / Regional / Local — with specific states or metropolitan areas identified
Supporting Evidence: Direct quote from Capability Statement establishing the geographic operating footprint
Volume & Performance Standards
Metric | Standard |
|---|---|
Opportunities screened per week | 60–80 |
Hard filters applied | 5 (all must pass) |
Portals scanned per cycle | 5+ |
Output format | Structured Markdown table, 15 columns |
Zero fabrication | No opportunity data is estimated or inferred — all data sourced from official portals |
Link validation | All links verified as working before inclusion in output |
OCONUS rejection | 100% — no exceptions |
SAM.gov cross-reference | All opportunities verified against SAM.gov for amendment status and current deadline |
Operational Workflow
The Opportunity Intelligence engine executes four sequential steps for every discovery cycle:
Step 1 — Geographic Scope Validation
Before any search begins, the engine determines the client's validated operating geography based on their Capability Statement, registration data, and operational history. Geographic scope is classified into one of three categories:
Scope | Definition | Search Boundaries |
|---|---|---|
Local | Client operates within a specific metropolitan area or county | Search strictly bounded to Place of Performance within defined radius |
Multistate / Regional | Client operates across a defined geographic region (e.g., Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest) | Search bounded to states within the defined region |
Nationwide | Client has documented capacity to operate anywhere in the continental U.S. | No geographic restriction applied (except OCONUS rejection) |
This classification is non-negotiable. No opportunity is presented to the client that falls outside their validated operating geography, regardless of how attractive it appears on other criteria. Geographic mismatches are a leading cause of proposal disqualifications and performance failures.
Step 2 — Hard Filters
Every discovered opportunity is evaluated against five hard filters. Failure on any single filter results in silent discard — the opportunity never reaches the output table.
Filter | Requirement | Rationale |
|---|---|---|
Submission Deadline | Between 16 days from today and 3 months + 16 days from today | Under 16 days: insufficient time for a quality proposal. Over 3 months: too early for viable pipeline management — track for future cycle |
Geographic Scope | Place of Performance = exact match to client's validated operating geography | Geographic ineligibility is a non-negotiable disqualifier |
OCONUS / APO / FPO | Automatically reject all opportunities with Place of Performance outside the continental U.S., including APO/FPO military addresses, overseas territories, and foreign locations | Foreign or military overseas performance is outside scope for CONUS-based contractors |
Required Attributes | Must include: working link to official procurement portal, agency name, submission deadline, NAICS or PSC code, and a valid U.S. place of performance | Incomplete opportunity data cannot be acted upon; missing attributes indicate data quality problems |
Ambiguous Location | Reject if Place of Performance is unclear, multi-continental, or cannot be definitively mapped to a valid U.S. geographic area | Ambiguous performance locations create legal and operational risk |
Step 3 — Search Sources
The engine scans the following procurement portals in priority order:
Portal | Type | Primary Use |
|---|---|---|
SAM.gov | Federal primary portal | All federal civilian and defense agency solicitations; primary source for FAR-based procurements |
BidNetDirect.com | State/local aggregator | State, county, and municipal government solicitations; particularly valuable for local geography clients |
GovDirections.com | Federal/SLED intelligence | Broader government marketplace intelligence including pre-solicitation notices |
State Procurement Portals | State-specific | Matched to client's validated operating geography; state portals vary significantly by state |
USASpending.gov | Spending intelligence | Incumbent and recompete intelligence; identifies expiring contracts approaching recompete |
USASpending.gov Usage Note: USASpending is not a solicitation portal — it is a spending database. The engine uses it specifically to identify contracts approaching their end date that are likely to be recompeted, providing advance intelligence on upcoming solicitations before they appear on SAM.gov.
Step 4 — Structured Output
The only output of the Discovery Engine is a structured Markdown table. The engine does not provide summaries, explanations, status updates, or alternative recommendations. It executes silently and delivers the table.
: The Opportunity Intelligence Table
Every discovery cycle produces a single Markdown table with the following 15 columns. This format is designed for direct integration into CRM systems, proposal calendars, and pipeline tracking tools.
Company Name | RFP Title | Agency / Issuer | Solicitation Number | NAICS / PSC | Set-Aside | Contract Type | Release Date | Submission Deadline | Response Type | Estimated Value | Key Requirements | Contact Info | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[Client Name] | [Full solicitation title] | [Agency name and contracting office] | [Solicitation number — W912XX-26-R-0001 format] | [NAICS code + PSC code if available] | [8(a) / SDVOSB / WOSB / HUBZone / SB / SBSA / Unrestricted] | [FFP / T&M / CPFF / IDIQ / BPA] | [MM/DD/YYYY] | [MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM ET] | [Full Proposal / SF-1449 / Quote / Task Order] | [$X,XXX,XXX estimated] | [3–5 key SOW requirements] | [CO Name, Phone, Email] | [Direct link to SAM.gov or portal page] | [Incumbent if known; amendments; CPARS if found] |
Column Definitions:
Company Name: The client this opportunity was identified for (used when running discovery for multiple clients simultaneously)
RFP Title: Full official title of the solicitation as published
Agency / Issuer: Full agency name and contracting office or activity (e.g., "Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District")
Solicitation Number: Official solicitation number as published (critical for SAM.gov cross-reference and proposal submission)
NAICS / PSC: Primary NAICS code and PSC code if available; used for client eligibility verification
Set-Aside: Socioeconomic set-aside designation — must be clearly flagged: 8(a) Competitive, 8(a) Sole Source, SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, Small Business, Small Business Set-Aside, or Unrestricted/Full and Open
Contract Type: Contract vehicle type; critical for pricing strategy (Firm Fixed Price = cost risk on contractor; T&M = cost risk on government; CPFF = cost-reimbursable)
Release Date: Date the solicitation was published
Submission Deadline: Full date and time with time zone — never omit the time zone (most federal deadlines are Eastern Time)
Response Type: What the client must submit (full technical proposal, quote on SF-1449, capability statement only, sources sought response)
Estimated Value: Government's stated estimated contract value or ceiling; used for financial feasibility assessment
Key Requirements: 3–5 most critical SOW or evaluation criteria requirements for quick screening
Contact Info: Contracting Officer name, phone number, and email for questions and clarifications
Link: Direct URL to the opportunity on the originating portal; must be a working link to an official government procurement site
Notes: Incumbent contractor if identifiable from USASpending; amendment history; any pre-solicitation intelligence; CPARS rating for incumbent if public
Zero Results Rule:
If a discovery cycle produces no validated opportunities meeting all hard filters, the output is a single-row table:
RFP Title column: "No valid RFPs found matching the strict criteria for this discovery cycle"
All other columns: blank
No explanation, no apology, no alternative suggestions, no relaxation of filters
The Zero Results Rule preserves the integrity of the hard filter system. Results that fail the filters are not opportunities — they are noise.
Hard deadline filtering: Never presents an expired, too-near, or prematurely distant opportunity
OCONUS automatic rejection: Eliminates overseas and military foreign location opportunities before they reach human review
Multi-portal scanning: No viable opportunity is missed due to limited portal coverage
Set-aside flagging: Every opportunity clearly labeled with socioeconomic set-aside type
Incumbent intelligence: USASpending.gov cross-reference identifies known incumbents for competitive positioning
15-column structured output: Designed for direct CRM integration and pipeline management
Zero Results integrity: Hard filters are never relaxed to inflate results
Framework
Before the first discovery cycle, Hawary AI generates a Strategic Keyword Analysis that optimizes SAM.gov search queries for the client's specific service portfolio. This analysis is produced separately from the opportunity table and is used to configure recurring search parameters.
Output Structure: Strategic Keyword Analysis
1. Primary Keywords (Core Services)
Direct extraction from the Capability Statement — the specific service names and capability descriptors that define what the client does. These form the foundation of all SAM.gov search queries.
Example: "construction management," "project controls," "environmental remediation," "IT help desk"
2. Synonyms & Related Terms (Broaden Search)
Alternative terminology for the same services used by different agencies and procurement offices. Government contracting language varies significantly by agency — the Army uses different terminology than HUD for equivalent services.
Example: "CM-at-risk" and "owner's representative" and "program management support" may all describe the same service
3. Government & Agency-Specific Terms
FAR/DFARS terminology, agency-specific jargon, and procurement acronyms that describe the client's services in government language. These terms appear in SOW language but may not appear in marketing materials.
Example: "A-E services" (Architect-Engineer) rather than "architectural services"; "IDIQ task orders" rather than "ongoing contracts"
4. NAICS & PSC Codes
NAICS Codes: Extracted directly from the client's Capability Statement and SAM.gov registration; supplemented with recommended codes for adjacent capabilities
PSC Codes: Product/Service Codes used for non-commercial services and products; particularly important for defense agency procurements where PSC filtering yields more precise results than NAICS alone
5. Geographic Scope
Operational Scope: Nationwide / Regional / Local — with specific states or metropolitan areas identified
Supporting Evidence: Direct quote from Capability Statement establishing the geographic operating footprint
Volume & Performance Standards
Metric | Standard |
|---|---|
Opportunities screened per week | 60–80 |
Hard filters applied | 5 (all must pass) |
Portals scanned per cycle | 5+ |
Output format | Structured Markdown table, 15 columns |
Zero fabrication | No opportunity data is estimated or inferred — all data sourced from official portals |
Link validation | All links verified as working before inclusion in output |
OCONUS rejection | 100% — no exceptions |
SAM.gov cross-reference | All opportunities verified against SAM.gov for amendment status and current deadline |