The Pre-Submission Quality Check For Government Bids

Grade Your Bid Before The Government Does.

Know what your bid is missing before you submit it.

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Your first proposal grade is free. No credit card. No win promises.

Why Bids Lose

Most Proposal Mistakes Are Not Writing Mistakes.

They Are Missed-Requirement Mistakes.

  • An answer on the wrong page, or in the wrong volume.
  • A required attachment left out.
  • A past performance example that does not match the work.
  • Resumes that do not match the evaluation criteria.
  • An answer that sounds good but does not answer how you will be graded.

GradeTheBid looks for these before you submit, and tells you where each one is.

How It Works

From Your State To Your Grade.

  1. 1

    Your State

    Pick your state. All 50, DC, and the territories SAM.gov lists.

  2. 2

    Your Industry

    Pick your field from the government's own NAICS categories. Then your exact codes.

  3. 3

    Real Open Bids From SAM.gov

    See the open bids that match your codes, each with the official link.

  4. 4

    Your Bid Readiness Grade

    Pick one. See how ready your business is for it, rule by rule, with the source for each.

  5. 5

    Then Your Proposal Grade

    Write your proposal and upload it. Get the grade and a fix list, most points first.

The Grade Bar

The Goal Is Outstanding.

The five ratings federal evaluators commonly use, best to worst. Your grade shows where you stand, and your fix list shows what to change first.

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What It Does

One Place For The Whole Bid.

Free First Grade

The Core Check

Upload the solicitation. Get every requirement with its page, the clause check, and a grade with a fix list before you submit.

IDRequirementWherePage
R1Three volumes, each a separate PDF, emailed to the Contracting OfficerL.18
R2The email subject line reads exactly as statedL.18
R3Proposals due Nov 20, 2026, 2:00 PM CentralCover1

Compliance Matrix, Made-Up Sample BidSection L mapped to Section M

Pro

Finish The Bid

Fill in the blanks the grade found. Then one click for the Final PDF, in the bid's own font and margins. You submit it yourself.

  • Fill The Gaps
  • Final PDF
  • Final Package Check
Pro

Find Work And Bid Alerts

Save what fits your business once. New federal bids, recompetes, and grants that match show up for you.

  • Bid Alerts
  • Recompetes
  • Grants
Pro

Find My Blind Spots

Before you send it: is your price too low against past awards? Are you promising more than your records show? What is your profit, and the cash you need first?

  • Price Check
  • Promise Check
  • Profit And Cash
Pro

Invoice Check

After you win: check a Wide Area WorkFlow invoice before you send it, so it does not bounce back. Each problem comes with a fix.

  • Contract Number
  • Line Items
  • Prices
  • Dates
  • Codes
Every State

Federal, State, And Local.

A checklist for all 50 states and DC: where each one posts bids, how to register as a vendor, and the forms its bids ask for. Each with the official source.

Plans

Start Free. Go Pro When You Are Ready.

Free

Grade one government bid before you submit.

$0

One proposal grade. No credit card.

  • The compliance matrix and the clause check
  • The grade, with a fix list, most points first
  • Or the pass or fail check for a low-bid bid
  • The State Checklist for your state
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The Plan

Pro

The whole proposal workshop, for teams submitting bids.

$297a month

Up to 10 proposals a month. Every tool.

  • Write and grade up to 10 full proposals a month
  • The first-draft writer, from your own past work
  • Fill in the blanks, then the one-click Final PDF
  • Find Work, with bid alerts
  • Find My Blind Spots and Invoice Check
  • The Bid Tracker and the Content Library
  • 5 team sign-ins
  • Every tool in the app
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Comes with the 30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.

Extra Grades

$100

5 more proposal grades, on any paid plan. One time.

Talk To A Proposal Pro Waitlist

+$500 a month

After you win, a real procurement pro helps with Wide Area WorkFlow invoicing, CPARS ratings, and your deliverables. Not open yet. Joining the waitlist charges nothing.

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Enterprise

$2,997 a month

Everything in Pro, for high-volume proposal teams, with setup and support.

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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee.

Try GradeTheBid for 30 days. If it does not help you send a better bid, email us and we refund your first month. No questions asked.

You Stay In Control

GradeTheBid Never Submits Anything To The Government.

You download your files and submit them yourself.

Questions

Plain Answers.

Does It Promise A Win?

No. Nobody can. The grade is a practice run. It shows the weak spots and what to fix before the government reads your bid. The buyer makes the final call.

Is This Legal Advice?

No. GradeTheBid is software, not a law firm. It is not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. You are responsible for every word, number, and certification you submit.

What Can I Upload?

Public solicitations and your own company information. Never upload CUI, ITAR or EAR technical data, export-controlled files, or classified information.

How Long Do You Keep My Files?

Your proposal files delete themselves 30 days after you create them. You can delete them sooner, any time.

Is My Data Used To Train AI?

No. Never. Your files are used only to run your bid. The AI runs on Anthropic's commercial Claude API, whose terms say customer content is not used for training.

Does It Submit My Bid For Me?

No. GradeTheBid never submits anything to the government. You download your files and submit them yourself.

Does It Work In My State?

Yes. Federal bids follow the same rules in every state, and the State Checklist covers all 50 states and DC, each item with its official source.

When Does It Open?

Soon. Get early access and we email you the day it opens. Your first proposal grade is free.

Do Not Submit Another Bid You Have Not Graded.

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