Choose your workflow
Understand what the free official source provides and when a shared review workspace may help a small team.
- Start with SAM.gov’s free search and following tools.
- Compare shared next actions with your current routine.
- Compare Individual and five-person Team prices and trial terms.
Compare the review workflow
No account required
Record one public notice, the source checks, an owner, and a next action. Download your notes to keep them.
- Keep official deadlines separate from internal dates.
- Leave unresolved questions visible.
- Use the worksheet without sending your notes to a workspace.
Open the free worksheet
Team quick start
Move from a relevant notice to an assigned next action, then find the work again at your next team check-in.
- Confirm the active company and understand what your team shares.
- Keep internal due dates separate from the official response deadline.
- Go straight to My work, overdue items, and missing next actions.
Open the team review guide
Reference
Use this quick reference to read NAICS fields, notice labels, and set-aside language during opportunity review.
- Review how two-digit sectors relate to longer NAICS codes.
- Recognize common notice labels and small-business set-aside labels.
- Use the verification checklist when comparing PursuitForge details with source documents.
Open the NAICS reference
Start here
Learn how PursuitForge organizes public SAM.gov opportunity records into a repeatable review workflow.
- Understand where titles, agencies, deadlines, set-asides, NAICS, and place-of-performance fields fit into review.
- Open records with titles, agencies, deadlines, set-asides, NAICS, and official source links in one place.
- Use software signals as review context while deciding what deserves a closer look.
Try the interactive example
Profile hygiene
A better profile makes review easier because the system can compare opportunities against consistent business details.
- Capture what your business sells or performs in plain language.
- Keep NAICS codes, keywords, agency targets, set-aside interests, and preferred regions current.
- Review profile details after your capabilities, geography, or target agencies change.
Edit your profile (sign-in required)
Match context
Fit signals help sort opportunity records so you can decide what deserves closer source review.
- Read profile-match reasons to understand why an opportunity surfaced.
- Compare signals against your own capacity, past performance, registrations, and source instructions.
- Pair score, keyword, or agency alignment with your normal review process.
Explore example match signals
Source check
Use PursuitForge as a starting point, then open the official posting for the current source details.
- Check amendments, attachments, submission instructions, deadlines, and points of contact in the official record.
- Resolve any mismatch in favor of the official source, not the PursuitForge review view.
- Use source documents to confirm what is current before acting.
Open official SAM.gov notices
Follow-up workflow
Saved views and deadline reminders keep review work from restarting from scratch every time you return.
- Create focused watchlists for agencies, NAICS codes, keywords, states, and set-aside interests.
- Use alerts as operational reminders for items that deserve another look.
- Use the dashboard to return to saved review work and upcoming reminders.
Open your dashboard (sign-in required)
Search NAICS codes on Census.gov
Search official NAICS titles and descriptions to identify candidate profile codes.
Open NAICS search
Download the 2022 NAICS manual
Use the manual for code structure, definitions, and industry classification context.
Download manual
Download the 2022 NAICS structure
Use the spreadsheet when you need a downloadable list of NAICS codes and titles.
Download spreadsheet
After you identify candidate codes from the official Census list, add the relevant codes to your profile. For a specific opportunity, keep the listed NAICS code and source documents close during review.
