Your State.
Pick your state from the list. All 50 states, DC, and the territories SAM.gov lists.
Read The Guide How To Bid On State And City ContractsHow It Works
From A Real Bid To Your Grade.
Six steps in the app. Scroll, and the phone walks you through each one. It ends where you want to be: your Proposal Grade, and what to fix first.
Your Industry.
Pick your field from the government's own NAICS categories. Then your exact codes.
Read The Guide How To Bid On Government ContractsReal Open Bids.
See the open bids from SAM.gov that match your codes, each with the official link. Pick one.
Read The Guide SAM.gov Registration And Finding BidsYour Fit Check.
Before You WriteIs this bid a good fit for your business? Set-aside, NAICS code, registration, time to write, and place of performance, rule by rule, with the source for each.
Read The Guide Small Business Set-Asides ExplainedEvery Requirement, With Its Page.
Upload Your ProposalUpload the solicitation and your draft. GradeTheBid finds every requirement and the page it is on, and maps how you will be graded.
Read The Guide How To Build A Proposal Compliance MatrixYour Proposal Grade.
After You WriteThe grade an evaluator would likely give what you wrote, and what to fix first for the biggest jump. Fix it, grade it again, and aim for Outstanding.
Read The Guide How Government Evaluators Score ProposalsTwo Steps, Two Jobs
One Before You Write. One After.
They answer two different questions, so they have two different names.
Fit Check
Is this bid a good fit for your business? It checks the bid against your business, rule by rule: set-aside, NAICS code, registration, time to write, and place of performance. Each rule links its source.
Proposal Grade
How would an evaluator likely score what you wrote? It grades your proposal on the five ratings evaluators commonly use, Outstanding to Unacceptable, and shows you what to fix first for the biggest jump.
Why Bids Lose
Most Proposal Mistakes Are Missed Requirements.
Not writing mistakes. GradeTheBid looks for these before you submit, and tells you where each one is.
The Wrong Page Or Volume
An answer on the wrong page, or in the wrong volume.
A Missing Attachment
A required form, signature, or attachment left out.
Past Performance That Does Not Match
An example that does not match the work being bought.
Resumes Off The Criteria
Resumes that do not match how key people are evaluated.
A Good Answer To The Wrong Question
An answer that sounds good but does not answer how you will be graded.
Blanks Only You Can Fill
Names, numbers, prices, licenses, and signatures still missing.
Then Finish It
Fix It, Grade It Again, Send It Yourself.
With Pro, fill in the blanks the grade found. Then one click for the Final PDF, in the bid's own font and margins. GradeTheBid never submits anything to the government. You download your files and submit them yourself.
- Pro
Fill The Blanks
Every blank only you can fill, in one place.
- Pro
Grade It Again
One click, after your fixes.
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Final PDF
In the bid's own font and margins.
- You
You Submit It
You review, sign, and send your own bid.