Field Notes & Blog

September 30, 2026 · Who won, from which agency, for how much — every federal award our machine tracks is now searchable, no account, every record linked to the official posting.

September 30, 2026 · Every bid our machine finds — federal, state, county, city — is now searchable on this site. No account, no paywall, every result linked to the official posting.

September 29, 2026 · 3,000 counties, 19,000 municipalities, 13,000 school districts — each with its own bid board, and almost nobody watching. The same trades, a fraction of the competition.

September 28, 2026 · The federal fiscal year ends September 30 — and unspent money expires. How small contractors profit from year-end season, and why it never really ends.

September 27, 2026 · FY2024's federal tally is staggering — and it's just the federal tier. The bids aren't scarce; visibility is.

September 26, 2026 · The three letters at the front of every bid tell you how the winner gets picked — and how much work your response will take.

September 25, 2026 · The average contractor checks 3 portals. The work they want is often on portal #47 — here's where bids actually live.

September 22, 2026 · What the system is, what registration really costs, and how to find your bids in the daily flood.

September 22, 2026 · The six digits that decide which bids you see — and how to pick the right ones.

September 22, 2026 · The official bid board in each state, what it costs (nothing), and the quirks worth knowing.