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SLED means State, Local, and Education. ContractRadar now covers state agencies, cities, counties, school districts, colleges and authorities, with a Buyer type filter and one daily alert.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 104 more local buyers, including Memphis, Fort Lauderdale and Yolo County, our first school districts, housing authorities and airports, and our first local sources in Louisiana and Rhode Island.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 111 more city and county procurement portals covering about 7.8 million residents — our largest batch by count. Includes Cheyenne, our first Wyoming source, plus deeper South Florida, Bay Area and Phoenix-area coverage.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 102 more city and county procurement portals covering more than 13 million residents — our largest batch by count. Includes Fargo, our first North Dakota local, St. Louis County MO, the City of El Paso, and deeper Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa coverage.
Read more →Search now has an Exact words mode: find only contracts whose title or description contains your phrase, and get daily alerts on it with Pro. Free to search.
Read more →ContractRadar's contract search is now callable from your own scripts via a Pro-gated, read-only API — one endpoint, in beta, response shape may change.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more city and county procurement portals across 7 states, covering 4.59M residents — more than 3.3× the population of our last batch. Led by Collin County TX, plus a continuous Florida Panhandle and our first Arkansas county.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more city and county procurement portals across 6 states — including the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, our first Alaska local government, and the City of Edmond, our first in Oklahoma, plus Shawnee County KS, Gainesville, Gresham and 5 more.
Read more →You can now filter ContractRadar results by the details a posting carries — set-asides, departments, commodity codes, and solicitation numbers. Free for everyone.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more city and county procurement portals across 8 states — headlined by El Paso County, Texas (~866k) and the City of Laredo, plus Harford County, Alexandria, Columbus GA, Hartford, and 4 more.
Read more →We've made ContractRadar's contract matching more precise: shape your own alerts by saving searches — a separate, tuned stream of new matches for each kind of work you do.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 12 more city and county procurement portals across 8 states — its first Kansas local (Johnson County), plus Tarrant County, Douglas County, Cedar Rapids, and 8 more high-population jurisdictions.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 12 more city and county procurement portals across 10 states — its first Nebraska and Iowa locals (Lincoln, Davenport), plus DuPage County and 9 more high-population jurisdictions.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 12 more city and county procurement portals across 8 states — its first Minnesota local (Ramsey County), plus Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Washoe County, and 8 more high-population jurisdictions.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors PennBid, the statewide Pennsylvania e-procurement program used by 150+ local agencies across 34 counties — road, water, sewer, and public-works bids from townships, boroughs, authorities, and counties, matched daily.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 4 more local procurement portals — its first New Hampshire local (Nashua), a new live Connecticut city (Norwalk), Sussex County NJ, and fast-growing Palm Bay FL.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more local procurement portals — its biggest batch by population yet, led by Hidalgo County TX and Seminole County FL, plus the first Arkansas local (Little Rock) and first Miami-metro buyer (Hialeah).
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors local procurement portals in more than 100 cities — adding Cape Coral and Palm Coast FL plus six California cities (Vallejo, Richmond, Carlsbad, Costa Mesa, Downey, Murrieta).
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more local procurement portals across six states — including Ocean County NJ, Anaheim CA, Pittsburgh PA, and Port St. Lucie FL, plus the first New Jersey and Pennsylvania local coverage.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more local procurement portals across five states — Brownsville and Waco TX, Sandy Springs GA, Bend OR, Monroe County FL, and four California cities.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more city and county procurement portals across eight states — including Austin TX, Pierce County WA, Indianapolis IN, Baltimore County MD, and the first local coverage for Connecticut and Alabama.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more county and city procurement portals across five states — Galveston County and Frisco/McKinney TX, Vancouver WA, Peoria/Tempe AZ, Toledo OH, and Santa Clarita/Glendale/Santa Rosa CA.
Read more →ContractRadar monitors ten more city and county procurement portals — Bakersfield, Fresno, Riverside, San Bernardino, Long Beach, Scottsdale, Sioux Falls, Wichita, Bexar County, and Rockland County.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 5 more city procurement portals across three states — Tallahassee FL, Amarillo and Grand Prairie TX, and Ontario and Palmdale CA.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 10 more county and city procurement portals — Gwinnett, Forsyth, and Columbia counties in Georgia, plus Arlington and Lubbock TX, Joliet IL, and Irvine, Fontana, Oxnard, and Huntington Beach CA.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 9 more county and city procurement portals — Bergen County NJ, Suffolk County NY, Mecklenburg County NC, Fort Bend County TX, Jackson County MO, Montgomery County TN, plus Reno, Santa Ana, and Chula Vista.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors 52 more city and county procurement portals — Allegheny County, Wake County, Seattle, Washington DC, Tampa, Richmond, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Newport News, Boulder County, Brazoria County, and more.
Read more →Guide to City of Phoenix government contracts: how the city's procurement portal works, the SBE program, water/aviation/public-works buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Phoenix daily.
Read more →Guide to Orange County, California government contracts: how the county's procurement portal works, John Wayne Airport and OC Public Works buyers, prevailing wage and DBE, and how ContractRadar monitors Orange County daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Sacramento government contracts: how the Procurement Services portal works, the ESB program, water and public works buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Sacramento daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Jacksonville government contracts: how the consolidated city-county procurement portal works, the JSEB program, infrastructure and drainage buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Jacksonville daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Dallas government contracts: how the procurement portal works, the Business Inclusion & Development (BID) M/WBE program, Love Field and Dallas Water Utilities buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Dallas daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Fort Worth government contracts: how the procurement portal works, the Business Equity (BEO) M/WBE program, Aviation and Water buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Fort Worth daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Charlotte government contracts: how the procurement portal works, the Charlotte Business INClusion (CBI) MWSBE program, CLT airport and CATS buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Charlotte daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Cincinnati government contracts: how the procurement portal works, the Department of Economic Inclusion SBE/MBE/WBE programs, Greater Cincinnati Water Works, and how ContractRadar monitors Cincinnati daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Detroit government contracts: how the procurement portal works, the Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity (CRIO) requirements, DWSD and GSD buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Detroit daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Akron government contracts: how the procurement portal works, EEO and small business participation, water/sewer and Engineering Bureau buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Akron daily.
Read more →Guide to City of Ocoee (Orlando metro) government contracts: how the procurement portal works, what to know about bidding in a smaller fast-growing Central Florida city, and how ContractRadar monitors Ocoee daily.
Read more →Guide to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania government contracts: how the procurement portal works, SDB/DBE participation, roads & bridges and community college buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Montgomery County daily.
Read more →Guide to Pinal County, Arizona government contracts: how the procurement portal works, bidding in a fast-growing Phoenix–Tucson corridor county, Public Works and facilities buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Pinal County daily.
Read more →Guide to Marion County, Florida (Ocala) government contracts: how the procurement portal works, bidding in a growing I-75 logistics corridor county, roads and utilities buyers, and how ContractRadar monitors Marion County daily.
Read more →Guide to North Dakota state contracts: how NDBuys works, in-state and veteran preferences, energy and construction categories, and how ContractRadar monitors ND daily.
Read more →Guide to Alabama state contracts: how AlabamaBuys works, ALDOT and University of Alabama System procurement, the DBE program for transportation work, and how ContractRadar monitors AL daily.
Read more →Guide to Maryland state contracts: how eMMA works, MDOT and University System of Maryland procurement, the SBR and MBE programs, and how ContractRadar monitors MD daily.
Read more →Guide to Ohio state contracts: how OhioBuys works, ODOT and Ohio State University procurement, the EDGE set-aside program, and how ContractRadar monitors OH daily.
Read more →Guide to Alaska state contracts: how Online Public Notices covers state agencies, the University of Alaska, AMHS, and political subdivisions in one feed, Alaska Bidder/Veteran Preference programs, and how ContractRadar monitors AK daily.
Read more →Guide to Oklahoma state contracts: how OMES Central Purchasing works, the difference from the legacy DCS portal, OMES Open Procurement and Veteran-Owned Business certification, and how ContractRadar monitors OK daily.
Read more →Guide to Wisconsin government contracts: how VendorNet covers state agencies plus ~700 counties, cities, towns, and schools in one portal, NIGP commodity codes, WI supplier diversity programs, and how ContractRadar monitors WI daily.
Read more →Guide to Tennessee state contracts: how GO-BID and the CPO work, GoDBE and TDOT DBE programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors TN daily.
Read more →Guide to Louisiana state contracts: how LaPAC covers state agencies, universities, and parish/municipal entities in one feed, Hudson Initiative and LaDOTD DBE programs, and how ContractRadar monitors LA daily.
Read more →Guide to Broward County government contracts: how the BPRO procurement portal works, CBE/SBE programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Broward County daily.
Read more →Guide to Hillsborough County (Tampa) government contracts: how the procurement portal works, the SBE program, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Hillsborough County daily.
Read more →Guide to Palm Beach County government contracts: how the VSS procurement portal works, SBE and M/WBE programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Palm Beach County daily.
Read more →Guide to Clark County (Las Vegas) government contracts: how the Purchasing & Contracts portal works, the separate construction-bid system, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Clark County daily.
Read more →Guide to Cook County (Chicago) government contracts: how the OCPO procurement portal works, MBE/WBE/VBE programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Cook County daily.
Read more →Guide to Harris County (Houston) government contracts: how the Purchasing portal works, the MWDBE program, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Harris County daily.
Read more →Guide to City of San Diego government contracts: how the Purchasing & Contracting portal works, SLBE/ELBE programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors San Diego daily.
Read more →Guide to King County (Seattle) government contracts: how the county's supplier portal works, the SCS program and apprenticeship requirements, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors King County daily.
Read more →Guide to Chicago government contracts: how DPS and the city eProcurement portal work, MBE/WBE/Target Market certifications, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Chicago daily.
Read more →Guide to Honolulu government contracts: how the City & County VSS portal works, Hawaii preferences, compliance requirements, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Honolulu daily.
Read more →Guide to Missouri state contracts: how MissouriBuys works, the 5% reciprocal preference, 3% SDVOB preference, MoDOT/MDC/DSS contracting, and how ContractRadar monitors MO daily.
Read more →Guide to Atlanta government contracts: how the city's procurement portal works, OCC/MFBE certification, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Atlanta daily.
Read more →Guide to Denver government contracts: how denvergov.org procurement works, MWBE participation goals, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Denver daily.
Read more →8 SAM.gov alternatives compared by price, coverage, and use case. Free and paid options for small businesses, primes, and BD teams.
Read more →A practical playbook for winning Oregon government contracts: when to pursue them, how to get COBID-certified, how to write a competitive bid, and what trips small businesses up.
Read more →A practical playbook for winning Arizona government contracts: who actually wins them, how to position your business, where to start as a new bidder, and the mistakes that lose deals.
Read more →A practical playbook for winning Washington state contracts: when OMWBE certification pays off, how to use the high competitive threshold to your advantage, and what separates winning bids from also-rans.
Read more →Guide to Georgia state contracts: how the GPR works, DOAS small business program, DBE through GDOT, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors GA daily.
Read more →Guide to Hawaii state contracts: how HANDS works, the 15% Hawaii Products Preference, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Hawaii daily.
Read more →Guide to Idaho state contracts: how LUMA works, the 5% in-state preference, DBE through ITD, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Idaho daily.
Read more →Guide to Indiana state contracts: how IDOA procurement works, MBE/WBE/VBE certifications, DBE through INDOT, and how ContractRadar monitors Indiana daily.
Read more →Guide to Michigan state contracts: how SIGMA works, MBE/WBE/SDVOSB certifications, DBE through MDOT, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Michigan daily.
Read more →Guide to Minnesota state contracts: how OSP GS-Auto works, the 6% TGB preference, DBE through MnDOT, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Minnesota daily.
Read more →Guide to Mississippi state contracts: how DFA Bid Search works, the 7% small business preference, MBE certification, and how ContractRadar monitors Mississippi daily.
Read more →Guide to Montana state contracts: how eMACS works, the 3% in-state preference, wildfire and natural resource contracting, and how ContractRadar monitors Montana daily.
Read more →Guide to Rhode Island state contracts: how RIDOP works, MBE/WBE programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Rhode Island daily.
Read more →Guide to South Carolina state contracts: how SCBO works, small and minority business programs, DBE through SCDOT, and how ContractRadar monitors SC daily.
Read more →Guide to South Dakota state contracts: how the state's online bid portal works, the 5% in-state preference, veteran preferences, and how ContractRadar monitors SD daily.
Read more →Guide to Utah state contracts: how U3P works, the 5% in-state preference, Silicon Slopes IT opportunities, DBE through UDOT, and how ContractRadar monitors Utah daily.
Read more →Guide to Vermont state contracts: how the VBR works, in-state preferences, VTrans DBE program, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Vermont daily.
Read more →Guide to Virginia state contracts: how eVA works, SWaM certification, SDVOSB preference, VDOT DBE program, and how ContractRadar monitors Virginia daily.
Read more →Guide to West Virginia state contracts: how OASIS works, the 2.5% in-state preference, WV DOH DBE program, energy sector contracting, and how ContractRadar monitors WV daily.
Read more →Guide to Nebraska state contracts: how DAS Materiel works, in-state preference, DBE through NDOT, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Nebraska daily.
Read more →Guide to New Mexico state contracts: how the State Purchasing Division portal works, resident and veteran preferences, energy and construction categories, and how ContractRadar monitors NM daily.
Read more →Guide to North Carolina state contracts: how eVP works, NC HUB certification, NCDOT, UNC system, and how ContractRadar monitors NC daily.
Read more →Guide to Iowa state contracts: how Iowa Bid Opportunities works, TSB certification, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Iowa daily.
Read more →Guide to Kansas state contracts: how eSupplier Portal works, small business preference, KanCare, and how ContractRadar monitors Kansas daily.
Read more →Guide to Kentucky state contracts: how Vendor Self-Service (VSS) works, small business preference, MBE certification, and how ContractRadar monitors KY daily.
Read more →Guide to Maine state contracts: how Vendor Self-Service (VSS) works, in-state vendor preferences, MaineDOT DBE, and how ContractRadar monitors Maine daily.
Read more →Guide to NYC government contracts: how PASSPort works, M/WBE certification, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors NYC daily.
Read more →Guide to SF government contracts: how DataSF procurement works, LBE certification, SFO airport contracts, and how ContractRadar monitors SF daily.
Read more →Guide to Boston government contracts: how boston.gov procurement works, M/WBE certification, top categories, and tips for winning city bids.
Read more →Guide to Houston government contracts: how the city's procurement portal works, M/WBE and SBE certification, airport contracts, and how ContractRadar monitors Houston daily.
Read more →Guide to Philadelphia government contracts: how city procurement works, M/W/DSBE certification, green infrastructure, and how ContractRadar monitors Philly daily.
Read more →ContractRadar now offers a free tier with 5 semantic searches per day. Find government contracts — no credit card required.
Read more →Guide to Colorado state contracts: how BIDS works, small business certifications, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Colorado daily.
Read more →Guide to Connecticut state contracts: how DAS procurement works, SBE/MBE certifications, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors CT daily.
Read more →Guide to Delaware state contracts: how DigiSolv works, resident vendor preference, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Delaware daily.
Read more →ContractRadar now offers semantic search. Describe your business in plain language and find relevant contracts — even when terminology differs.
Read more →Guide to Massachusetts state contracts: how COMMBUYS works, SDO certifications, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors MA daily.
Read more →Guide to Nevada state contracts: how NevadaEPro works, in-state preferences, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Nevada daily.
Read more →Guide to New Jersey state contracts: how NJSTART works, Set-Aside Act, SBE certification, and how ContractRadar monitors NJ daily.
Read more →Guide to Arkansas state contracts: how the Office of State Procurement bid board works, in-state preferences, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Arkansas daily.
Read more →Guide to Illinois state contracts: how BidBuy works, BEP certification, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Illinois daily.
Read more →Guide to Florida state contracts: how MyFloridaMarketPlace works, certification programs, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors Florida daily.
Read more →Guide to California state contracts: how Cal eProcure works, SB and DVBE certifications, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors CA daily.
Read more →Guide to New York state contracts: how NYSCR works, MWBE certification, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors NY daily.
Read more →Six more states now available — Oregon, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Arkansas, and Illinois. Same AI matching, same daily email.
Read more →Guide to Pennsylvania state contracts: how PA eMarketplace works, SDB certification, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors PA daily.
Read more →Guide to LA government contracts: how City of LA (RAMP) and LA County procurement work, local certifications, and how ContractRadar monitors LA daily.
Read more →ContractRadar now monitors state and local procurement portals — starting with Delaware, NYC, and San Francisco. Same AI matching, same daily email.
Read more →Guide to New Hampshire state contracts: how procurement works, who can bid, common categories, and how ContractRadar monitors NH opportunities daily.
Read more →Guide to Texas state contracts: how ESBD and HUB certification work, common contract categories, tips for winning, and how ContractRadar monitors Texas daily.
Read more →How to register for federal contracts — SAM.gov steps, timelines, costs, and free help from Apex Accelerators. A step-by-step guide.
Read more →ContractRadar now shows past award history from USASpending.gov on federal matches when available. See past winners, amounts, and performance periods.
Read more →Large federal contractors must subcontract to small businesses. Learn where subcontracting opportunities are posted and how to find them.
Read more →Honest comparison of government contracting tools for small businesses: SAM.gov, SamSearch, GovDash, GovTribe, Procura Federal, GovWin IQ, and ContractRadar.
Read more →Beginner's guide to federal contracting: SAM.gov registration, set-asides, NAICS codes, and how to spot winnable bids — no experience required.
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