> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.civiccontracts.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contract alerts

> Configure Civic AI contract alerts — email notifications when new government solicitations match your saved searches and criteria.

Alerts keep your team ahead of deadlines. When Civic AI indexes a new opportunity that matches a saved search, you receive a notification with enough context to decide quickly whether to pursue.

## Set up alerts

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a saved search">
    Follow [Saved searches and alerts](/saved-searches-and-alerts) to define criteria that reflect work you actually want.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enable notifications">
    From [Alerts](https://www.civiccontracts.com/alerts) in the app, turn on email alerts for each saved search.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Assign owners">
    Make sure someone on the capture team is responsible for triaging each alert stream.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Alert hygiene

<Tip>
  Review alert quality monthly. Pause or narrow searches that produce irrelevant results — noise causes teams to ignore alerts entirely.
</Tip>

| Problem               | Fix                                                       |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Too many alerts       | Add geography, NAICS keywords, or set-aside filters       |
| Missing opportunities | Broaden one saved search; add a second for adjacent NAICS |
| Duplicate notices     | Consolidate overlapping saved searches                    |

## From alert to pursuit

When an alert arrives:

1. Open the result and read deadline + set-aside + agency
2. Run a quick go/no-go (fit, capacity, past performance)
3. Add qualified opportunities to [Pipeline](/pursuits/pipeline)
4. Click through to the source portal for the full RFP

## Related pages

* [Saved searches and alerts](/saved-searches-and-alerts)
* [Government contract alerts](https://www.civiccontracts.com/government-contract-alerts)
* [Search basics](/search-basics)