Getting started
What is Civic AI?
What is Civic AI?
Civic AI is an AI-powered procurement intelligence platform. Search open federal, state, and local solicitations in plain English, explore contract awards for competitive intel, and manage pursuits with alerts and pipeline tools. Start searching.
Is Civic AI the same as SAM.gov?
Is Civic AI the same as SAM.gov?
No. SAM.gov is the official federal system of record for solicitations and entity registration. Civic AI aggregates SAM.gov plus many state/local sources and adds plain-English search, alerts, and intelligence features.
Do I need a SAM.gov registration to use Civic AI?
Do I need a SAM.gov registration to use Civic AI?
No — you can search and research without SAM registration. You do need an active SAM.gov registration and UEI before bidding on federal prime contracts.
Search and coverage
Which data sources does Civic AI include?
Which data sources does Civic AI include?
Federal solicitations (SAM.gov), federal awards (USAspending), and many state/local procurement portals. See Data sources for details.
Can I search state and local contracts?
Can I search state and local contracts?
Yes. Civic AI indexes opportunities from many state, city, county, education, and transit portals — not just federal SAM.gov. See State and local contracts.
How current is the data?
How current is the data?
Federal and major portal feeds update daily. Always confirm deadlines and amendments on the official source portal before submitting a bid.
Alerts and pipeline
How do contract alerts work?
How do contract alerts work?
Save a search, enable email notifications, and Civic AI alerts you when new matching opportunities are indexed. See Saved searches and alerts.
Can I track pursuits in Civic AI?
Can I track pursuits in Civic AI?
Yes. Add qualified opportunities to your Pipeline to track stages, owners, and deadlines.
Pricing and account
How much does Civic AI cost?
How much does Civic AI cost?
See Pricing for current plans. A free tier may be available for basic search — check the pricing page for the latest.
Can my team share an account?
Can my team share an account?
Developers and open source
Is there an API?
Is there an API?
Civic AI offers API access for programmatic search and data export on eligible plans. See API overview and the open data client.
Where is the open-source code?
Where is the open-source code?
Public repos live under github.com/puremetall, including civiccontracts-data and awesome-government-contracting.