Government Contract Intelligence
Find relevant contracts faster
AcornBids uses AI to automatically answer custom questions about every federal opportunity. Stop manually reviewing hundreds of solicitations and filter instantly to only the contracts that matter.
Get Early Access- 1. Filter by NAICS codes and broad keywords
- 2. Construct complex OR search strings
- 3. Manually open and read every opportunity
- 4. Dig through lengthy attachments and PDFs
- 5. Repeat the entire process daily
estimated daily review time for 200 opportunities
- 1. Define questions in plain language once
- 2. AI answers every question for every opportunity
- 3. Filter to only the opportunities that match
- 4. Read AI-generated summaries, not full docs
- 5. Alerts automatically surface new matches
focused review of 15 pre-qualified opportunities
What AcornBids Does
What is AcornBids?
AcornBids is a government contract intelligence platform that helps teams find and qualify federal opportunities faster. Contractors define plain language questions about clearance requirements, capability fit, place of performance, contract vehicles, dates, or value. AcornBids applies those questions to opportunity descriptions and attached documents, then returns structured answers, summaries, filters, and alerts. Teams start with qualified matches instead of raw keyword results, so small businesses, business development teams, and procurement consultants can focus pursuit time on opportunities that fit. AcornBids is not affiliated with SAM.gov; it helps teams work with public opportunity data more efficiently.
Last updated June 30, 2026 by AcornBids, Inc.
Government Contract Qualification
AI tool for government contract qualification
AcornBids is an AI tool for government contract qualification that helps federal contractors decide which SAM.gov opportunities deserve pursuit time. Teams write reusable qualification questions in plain language, then AcornBids answers them across opportunity text and attached PDFs. The answers become filters, summaries, alerts, and a shared pursuit pipeline for consistent bid or no bid screening. It does not replace SAM.gov or proposal judgment; it adds an AI qualification layer that helps teams spend less time on poor fit contracts and more time on credible pursuits.
Qualification signals
- Capability fit
- Clearance requirements
- Place of performance
- Contract vehicle
- Set aside status
AI outputs
- Yes or no answers
- Extracted dates and values
- Solicitation summaries
- Pipeline filters
- Opportunity alerts
Best fit teams
- Small federal contractors
- Business development teams
- Capture managers
- Procurement consultants
- Proposal operations teams
How it works
Three steps replace hours of daily manual work.
Define your questions
Create questions specific to your business in plain English. Choose Yes/No, text, number, or date answer formats.
- What is the period of performance?
- Does this require Top Secret clearance?
- What is the estimated contract value?
AI answers every opportunity
AcornBids reads each opportunity description and attached PDFs, then answers all your questions for every solicitation automatically.
- Reads full solicitations and attachments
- Processes thousands of opportunities
- Answers update as amendments are posted
Filter, review, and win
Filter your pipeline by AI-generated answers. Read summaries instead of full documents and get alerts when new matches arrive.
- Filter by clearance, agency, value, or capability
- Review summaries in under 30 seconds
- Daily or weekly email alerts
AcornBids vs. SAM.gov
A direct capability comparison for teams that already monitor SAM.gov opportunities.
| Capability | SAM.gov | AcornBids |
|---|---|---|
| Search | Manual keyword search with OR operators | AI answers custom questions automatically |
| Qualification | Read every opportunity manually | Filter by AI-generated answers |
| Summarization | Read full documents and attachments | AI-generated summaries |
| Alerts | Basic keyword-based alerts | Question-based intelligent alerts |
Who uses AcornBids
From small businesses to large federal contractors.
Small business IT contractors
Review 20 qualified opportunities instead of 200 raw ones by filtering for capability, clearance, and place of performance.
Large business development teams
Build qualified pipelines across multiple divisions with consistent criteria and focused proposal resources.
Procurement consultants
Monitor opportunities for multiple clients with reusable question sets and automated alerts.
See it in action
A full walkthrough of the qualification workflow.
Ready to win more contracts?
Tell AcornBids about your business to request early access to AI-powered government contract qualification.