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Research
Incumbent and competitor profiles
Understand who holds the work today, where they win, and which categories or agencies drive their contract base.
Civic AI
Procurement intelligence
Vendor intelligence
Know who holds the work before you pursue it.
See who wins government contracts, track competitor awards, analyze agency spending, and understand the market before you bid.
Live vendor search · PalantirPublic award data
70M+
award records for competitive research
180K+
vendor and recipient signals to investigate
3K+
agency profiles tied to award history
Read the market
Three angles on every competitor.
Replace assumptions with a traceable view of where vendors win, who buys from them, and which categories shape their contract base.
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Analyze
Award and spend trends
Review obligations, agency concentration, NAICS patterns, and year-over-year movement before investing capture time.
3
Compare
Side-by-side market context
Compare vendors, target partners, and likely competitors so bid/no-bid decisions start with evidence.
Connected context
Move from a company name to the evidence behind it.
Follow the relationship between vendors, buying agencies, and individual awards without rebuilding the research in spreadsheets.
Vendor
Contract holder
Award history and categories
Agency
Buyer relationship
Customer mix and concentration
Award
Evidence
Value, scope, timing, and codes
Research workflow
A short path to a better decision.
- 01
Search a vendor or market
Start with a company name, agency, category, NAICS code, keyword, or active opportunity.
- 02
Review award evidence
Analyze spend history, customer concentration, similar awards, and incumbent patterns.
- 03
Move into capture
Use the research to qualify pursuits, prepare strategy, or track competitors and partners.
Where teams use it
Recompete research
Find the incumbent, review related awards, and understand the agency relationship before pursuing a follow-on opportunity.
Partner discovery
Identify vendors with complementary agency relationships, category coverage, or subcontracting potential.
Competitive positioning
See where competitors are strong, where they are exposed, and which agencies may be reachable.
Questions
Vendor intelligence basics.
What is vendor intelligence in government contracting?+
Vendor intelligence means understanding who holds existing contracts, how much agencies spend with each vendor, and how award patterns change over time so you can assess competition before investing in a bid.
Where does Civic AI get award data?+
Federal award data comes from USAspending.gov, the official source for federal spending. Civic AI indexes it for natural-language search, vendor profiles, and agency analytics.
Can I compare multiple competitors?+
Yes. Civic AI helps teams compare vendors by shared agencies, spending trends, category overlap, and contract history.
How do I find the incumbent on a recompete?+
Search the agency, vendor, NAICS code, or opportunity topic, then review recent awards and recipient history to identify the current holder.
Know your competition before you bid
Search contract awards by vendor, agency, NAICS code, and dollar value, then compare incumbents side by side.