The US data layer starts with SAM.gov, but does not end there.
| Source / signal | What it gives | Why it matters for IT suppliers |
|---|---|---|
| SAM.gov contract opportunities | Federal pre-solicitation, solicitation, award and sole-source notices. | The live opportunity feed, including set-aside and place-of-performance context. |
| USAspending.gov awards | Federal award history, agencies, recipients and obligated amounts. | Useful for incumbent research, pricing patterns and buyer spend history. |
| State and local portals | Public opportunity monitoring for California, Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania portals. | Gives US suppliers a non-federal view of software, cloud, support and digital-service demand. These sources are daily-monitored in pilot with source-health warnings because portals are less API-consistent than SAM.gov. |
| NAICS and size standards | Industry classification and small-business size checks. | A small business may only qualify for a set-aside if it fits the NAICS size standard used in the solicitation. |
| Set-asides and programs | Small business, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB-style eligibility signals. | A strong keyword match is irrelevant if the set-aside excludes the supplier. |
US federal IT qualification needs compliance checks up front.
CMMC and NIST SP 800-171.
DoD and defense-adjacent technology work may require cyber maturity and controlled-unclassified-information handling checks before a supplier should bid.
FedRAMP scope.
Cloud service opportunities can trigger FedRAMP expectations depending on the agency use case and whether federal information is processed, stored or transmitted.
Section 508.
Federal ICT products and services need accessibility requirements treated as procurement requirements from the start.
SAM, UEI and CAGE.
Supplier readiness includes registration and identifiers alongside capability fit.
US coverage roadmap.
| Phase | What happens | Public promise |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 0 | Demand capture, source research, compliance mapping and supplier interviews. | Coming soon research only. |
| Phase 1 | SAM.gov opportunity ingestion and USAspending award context. | Private federal pilot. |
| Phase 1b | California, Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania state/local source imports. | Source reliability validation before customer-facing daily use. |
| Phase 2 | US scoring model for agency fit, buyer fit, NAICS/PSC, set-asides, state/local route, source freshness and eligibility. | Pilot qualification checks. |
| Phase 3 | Federal drafting stage with compliance matrix and source-cited evidence prompts. | Invite-only US pilot. |
What we are not claiming.
TenderLead is not claiming US certification today.
We are not claiming FedRAMP authorization, CMMC certification, a federal ATO, ITAR/EAR readiness, StateRAMP, SOC 2, or US government cloud hosting.
US coverage is pilot-only.
This page captures interest and explains the private build. SAM.gov, USAspending and state/local source imports are being validated, but US scoring and emails should stay pilot-only until source quality and compliance checks are proven.
Surface requirements, do not guarantee compliance.
The credible product role is to flag requirements, evidence gaps and likely blockers, then link back to source material for human review.
Start with minimal supplier data.
US interest capture should ask only for the minimum needed to assess fit: email, company, region, sector, optional NAICS and bid volume.
The US version should score eligibility before drafting.
A US TenderLead engine needs a separate route and compliance model: agency, state/local buyer, NAICS, PSC, set-aside, place of performance, UEI/CAGE readiness, cybersecurity requirements, accessibility obligations, incumbent history, source freshness and likely bid burden. Drafting only makes sense after those checks are clear.
The commercial upside is real, but the compliance model has to be real too.
The fastest safe move is demand capture plus a US research build: monitor source access, build the US scoring playbook, and test with suppliers before presenting US federal coverage as a live product.
US pilot pages for specific federal workflows.
The US build is split by workflow so suppliers can see whether TenderLead is tracking live opportunities, award context, classification fit, set-asides, and software-company contract alerts rather than treating every US notice as the same feed.
Join the US coverage list.
Use this if you want to be considered for the private US pilot list. SAM.gov source ingestion has started, but this is not self-serve general availability yet.
Common questions.
Does TenderLead support US government contracts today?
Not as a self-serve product. TenderLead has started SAM.gov opportunity ingestion, USAspending award context, and state/local source imports, but US scoring and daily emails are being treated as a private pilot because the sources, rules and bid/no-bid logic differ materially.
What sources would matter first?
SAM.gov for opportunities and USAspending.gov for award history are the first two federal sources. State/local validation starts with California, Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania, then expands only after reliability is proven.
What makes US federal IT bids different?
NAICS, set-asides, SAM registration, UEI/CAGE readiness, FAR clauses, CMMC, FedRAMP and Section 508 can all affect whether an opportunity is actionable.