Government Contract Alerts
Get notified when new government contracts match your criteria. Saved searches, deadline reminders, and daily digests for federal, state, and local opportunities.
Manually checking SAM.gov and a dozen state portals every morning doesn't scale. The contracts you miss aren't the ones you filtered out — they're the ones published at 4 PM on a Friday that you never saw.
TL;DR: Save a search once, get email alerts when new solicitations match your criteria, and stop losing deals to missed deadlines.
Why alerts beat manual checking
| Manual approach | With alerts |
|---|---|
| Bookmark 10+ portals | One saved search |
| Check daily (maybe) | Automatic monitoring |
| Miss off-hours postings | Notified when matches appear |
| No deadline tracking | Pipeline with due dates |
Alerts turn "I hope I didn't miss anything" into a reliable system.
What you can alert on
Build alerts around the criteria that matter for your business:
- Keywords — "cybersecurity", "facilities maintenance", "cloud migration"
- Agencies — DoD, NASA, VA, or specific state departments
- Geography — state, city, or place of performance
- Set-asides — small business, 8(a), SDVOSB, HUBZone
- Contract size — minimum and maximum dollar values
- NAICS / categories — your core industry codes
Combine filters the same way you'd describe an opportunity to a teammate.
From alert to pipeline
When an alert fires:
- Review the solicitation details and deadline
- Save it to your pipeline for tracking
- Research the incumbent with vendor intelligence
- Decide bid/no-bid before investing proposal resources
Alerts are the top of your funnel — pipeline management is where deals get won.
Coverage across jurisdictions
Alerts monitor the same nationwide data as search:
- Federal solicitations and USAspending awards
- State portal solicitations from almost all U.S. states
- Growing local government sources
One alert can span federal and state & local work simultaneously.
Next steps
- Create a free account and set your first alert
- Learn how to find government contracts
- Browse pricing for team features
Frequently asked questions
- How do government contract alerts work on CivicContracts?
- Save any search — keywords, NAICS codes, agencies, states, set-asides, dollar ranges — and CivicContracts monitors new solicitations that match. When something hits, you get an email notification.
- Can I alert on both federal and state contracts?
- Yes. Alerts span the same sources as search — federal awards and solicitations plus state portal data from across almost all U.S. states.
- How often do alerts run?
- Alerts check for new matches on a regular schedule and send digests when new opportunities appear. You can manage, edit, and pause alerts from your dashboard.
- Do I need a paid plan for alerts?
- Check current pricing on our plans page. CivicContracts offers a free tier to get started, with Pro features for teams that need more alerts and deeper analytics.
Never miss a deadline again
Save a search once and get email alerts when new solicitations match — across federal, state, and local sources.
Create free account