Government contracts for small business
Find government contracts. Manage the ones you land.
USA Contract HQ matches your business to federal opportunities every morning, shows what the work sold for last time, and runs the contract once it starts: subcontractors, jobs, inspections, invoices and compliance, in one app.
- Open
- 14
- Open
- Due in 7 days
- 2
- Due in 7 days
- In progress
- 3
- In progress
- Submitted
- 5
- Submitted
- 4 days left
Custodial services, Federal Courthouse
General Services Administration · Boise, ID
In progressNAICS 561720Small business - 9 days left
Grounds maintenance, National Cemetery
Department of Veterans Affairs · Spokane, WA
Not reviewedNAICS 561730Small business - 16 days left
Pest control, Ranger District offices
U.S. Forest Service · Bend, OR
ReviewingNAICS 561710Small business - 22 days left
Vault toilet pumping, recreation sites
Bureau of Land Management · Medford, OR
SubmittedNAICS 562991Small business
How it works
From the first notice to the final invoice.
- 01
Tell us about your business
Enter your trade codes (NAICS codes, the numbers the government uses to sort work by industry), where you work and the set-asides you qualify for.
- 02
Get matched every morning
Every morning, new federal opportunities that fit your business are waiting on your Bid Board.
- 03
Bid, then run the work
Price it with past award data, track every bid, and when a contract starts, run the jobs, your crew or subcontractors, and the invoices in the same place.
Everything in one place
One headquarters for your federal work.
Most small contractors juggle endless searching, spreadsheets, email threads and folders of insurance certificates. USA Contract HQ puts finding, bidding and managing the work in one app.
Set it once. New matches arrive every morning.
Stop searching for contracts by hand. Your settings do the searching, and only work that fits your business reaches your board.
Daily opportunity matching
Pick your NAICS codes, the states you work in and the notice types you care about. Every morning, the opportunities that fit are waiting for you, and the ones that don't are left out.
- Early notices too: sources sought (the government asking who can do the work) and presolicitations
- Skip set-asides you don’t qualify for and keywords you never bid on
- Leave out anything that closes too soon to respond
NAICS codes
Notice types
Where you work
Skip if it says
Time to respond
6 new matches for your business this morning.
A Bid Board for every opportunity
Every match lands on one board with days left, where each bid stands and your notes. Pipeline holds early notices to watch. Bids holds solicitations you can price now.
- Deadline countdowns so nothing slips
- Status for every bid: reviewing, in progress, submitted, closed
- Notes and a link to the full notice
Early notices. Get in front of the work before it becomes a bid.
- Sources sought
Janitorial services, Army Reserve Center
Department of the Army · Tacoma, WA
Respond in 6 daysNot reviewed - Presolicitation
Snow removal, Social Security offices
Social Security Administration · Pocatello, ID
Date not set yetNot reviewed - Sources sought
Landscape maintenance, Visitor Center
National Park Service · Astoria, OR
Respond in 12 daysNot reviewed
Note: Call the contracting office Tuesday about the site walk.
Know what the work sold for before you price it.
Bid with the numbers in front of you, not a guess.
Past award prices
See what similar contracts were awarded for, who holds the work today and who else goes after it.
- Low, typical and high award amounts
- The incumbent (the company doing the work now)
- Top competitors and how many offers these contracts usually get
Grounds maintenance, National Cemetery
11 similar awards, 2019 to 2025
Low
$38,400
Typical
$52,900
High
$71,200
Incumbent
Northfork Grounds LLC
Held it since 2021 · 3.6 offers on average
Top competitors
- Cascade Site Care4 awards
- Pioneer Land Services2 awards
- Basin Turf Co.1 award
A plain-English brief and call sheet
Solicitations are long. Each opportunity comes with a short brief that says what the work is, whether it fits you, and what to ask before you bid.
- A summary of the scope, schedule and contract length
- A fit check against your business settings
- Questions to ask before you bid
In plain English: mow, trim and edge 42 acres every week from April through October, plus fall leaf cleanup. One base year and four option years.
Call sheet
- Is there a site visit, and when?
- Who supplies the equipment and fuel?
- Is this a new requirement or a recompete?
5 local subcontractors suggested for this job.
Subcontractors to call on every opportunity
Each opportunity comes with 4 to 5 real companies near the job site that do this kind of work, including companies that have won similar federal contracts. You get their phone number and website when they can be confirmed, a short note on why they fit, and one click to save them as a subcontractor lead.
- Companies near the place of performance
- Past federal winners of similar work flagged
- Phone and website, only when confirmed
- Save to your subcontractor list in one click
Grounds maintenance, National Cemetery · Spokane, WA
- Past federal winner
Cascade Site Care
Spokane, WA
(509) 555-0142WebsiteHas held two similar grounds contracts in eastern Washington.
Added to your subcontractors - Local company
Rivera Landscaping
Spokane Valley, WA
(509) 555-0187WebsiteCommercial mowing crews, 12 miles from the site.
Save as subcontractor lead - Local company
Inland Turf Services
Cheney, WA
No phone listedWebsiteLarge-acreage turf maintenance.
Save as subcontractor lead
Run the contract after you land it.
Do the work with your own crew, bring in subcontractors, or both. Federal work comes with paperwork either way: wage rules, inspections, invoices, insurance. Keep all of it tied to the job it belongs to.
Jobs, field reports and payroll
Turn an awarded contract into jobs with the scope, schedule and wage determination attached. Whoever does the work, your crew or a subcontractor, logs it with photos from a phone, and you record inspections as you go.
- Work logs and photos from the field
- Inspections and corrective actions
- Wage determinations attached to every job
- Certified payroll reports kept with the job they cover
Work logs
14Inspections
3 passedInvoice
ApprovedLatest work log · Your crew
Mowed sections A to D, edged walkways, cleared debris at the north gate.
Wage determination 2015-5507 Rev. 24 attached to this job.
Subcontractors, when you use them
If other companies do some or all of the work, invite them. They sign in with a link we email them (no password to remember), upload their own licenses and insurance, and get reminded before anything expires.
- Start from the companies suggested on each opportunity, then invite them to your portal
- Licenses, insurance certificates and W-9s in one place
- Reminders to them and to you before documents expire
- Their invoices checked against the work that was done
- Subcontracting split tracking, since limitations on subcontracting apply to small business set-asides
Rivera Landscaping
Grounds · Spokane, WA · Small business
- General liability insuranceValid to Mar 2027
- Workers' comp certificateExpires in 18 days
- State contractor licenseExpired Sep 12
- W-9On file
Reminder emailed to Rivera Landscaping and to you 30 and 7 days before expiry.
Who it’s for
Small service businesses that want federal work.
You don’t need a proposal team. You need to see the right opportunities early, price them well and keep the work organized.
New to government contracting
Plain-English briefs explain each opportunity, and every acronym is spelled out.
Running the business from a phone
Your board, your bids and your subcontractors all work in a phone browser.
Doing the work yourself or subcontracting it
Run jobs with your own crew, bring in subcontractors, or both. Every job stays documented either way.
- Janitorial and custodial
- Grounds and landscaping
- Pest control
- Facility maintenance
- Hauling and waste
- Snow removal
- HVAC, electrical and plumbing
- Painting and repairs
FAQ
Questions, answered.
What kinds of opportunities does it cover?
Federal contract opportunities across the U.S. government, from early notices that tell you work is coming to solicitations you can bid on now.
I’m new to government contracting. Is this for me?
Yes. Each opportunity comes with a plain-English brief, and terms like NAICS code, set-aside and sources sought are explained where they appear. To bid on most federal contracts, your business needs an active SAM registration. USA Contract HQ does not register your business for you.
What is a set-aside?
A contract the government reserves for a certain kind of business, such as small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses or HUBZone firms. You tell us which ones you qualify for, and we leave out the ones you don’t.
Do you write or submit bids for me?
No. USA Contract HQ finds and organizes opportunities, shows price history and keeps your work in order. You prepare and submit your own bids, and no tool can promise an award.
Does it cover state and local contracts?
No. USA Contract HQ covers federal contracts only.
Do I need to use subcontractors?
No. Plenty of companies do the work with their own crews. The Pro plan manages jobs, field reports, inspections and payroll either way, and adds a subcontractor portal for when you bring other companies in. If you do subcontract, every researched opportunity lists local companies you can call.
Can my subcontractors use it?
Yes, on the Pro plan. You invite them, and they sign in with a link sent to their email. They see only their own company’s documents and jobs.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes. Everything works in a phone browser, including uploads and photos from the field.
When can I sign up?
Signup opens soon. Click Get started and leave your email, and we’ll let you know the day it opens.
Put your federal work in one place.
Find the contracts that fit, price them with real numbers and manage the work from start to finish.