TheBidScout Start free
[ BUILT IN THE OPEN ]

Where we are,
and where we're going

We're a small team building TheBidScout one deliberate step at a time — getting each piece genuinely good before the next. Here's the honest map: what's done, where we are right now, and what's coming. We mark what is live, what is next, and what is not yet covered.

Start free See a sample report →

Niche coverage — live today, and what's not

We score 7 facility-services trades from SAM.gov and other federal sources. 1 more — Snow & Ice Removal — is available as an early lens while we validate its coverage; we'll call it live when the numbers earn it. It's the same honesty we use inside a report: if it isn't proven yet, we label it "Early lens" — never a vague promise.

Live — scored against real sources

✓Janitorial561720
✓Landscaping & Grounds561730
✓Pest Control561710
✓Building Maintenance561210 / 561790
✓Waste Management562111 / 562119
✓Security & Guard561612
✓HVAC & Mechanical238220

Early lens — selectable, not yet called live

EARLY LENSSnow & Ice Removal561730

The road so far

  • LIVE Tamed the firehose. We ingest SAM.gov and other federal sources and normalize them into one clean, source-backed record — so nothing important hides in a PDF.
  • LIVE Built the scoring engine. An explainable, versioned fit score — capability, geography, set-asides, deadlines, requirements — that always shows its work and chases down every field rather than guess. No bare numbers.
  • LIVE Went deep on janitorial first. We got the scoring genuinely good at one trade (NAICS 561720) before adding a second — narrow on purpose.
  • LIVE Opened seven niches. Janitorial, landscaping & grounds, pest control, building maintenance, waste & refuse, security & guard, and HVAC & mechanical — one engine, seven facility-services niches, live today.
  • LIVE Read-only access to your own scored data. Included with Starter and up — securely read your own scored opportunities in the other tools you already use. Account and billing management is live for every paying customer.
  • LIVE Opened to the public. Self-serve signup, password or emailed sign-in link, and your first Weekly Fit Report right after setup.
You are here — live, rolling out, and shipping every week. Small team, big motivation.

What's next

  • EARLY LENS Snow & Ice Removal. Available in the app as an early lens while we validate its coverage; we'll call it live when the numbers earn it. Try it ›
  • ROADMAP Pro. Full report history, saved & bid / no-bid tracking, and an even deeper AI examination than the advisory read already included on Starter — the top tier for active bidders.
  • ROADMAP And we keep listening. The roadmap bends toward what the contractors using it actually need. Tell us what would help — support@thebidscout.com.
Start free See how it works ›