About OppBeacon
What is OppBeacon?
OppBeacon is an AI tool that reads SAM.gov notices and gives small federal contractors a bid/no-bid recommendation every morning.
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What you get each morning
- Around 7 AM ET, the new SAM.gov notices that fit your NAICS codes, set-asides, agencies and states.
- A score and a bid/no-bid recommendation for each, with the eligibility gates you pass or fail.
- Citations: every conclusion points to the notice text, file and page it came from.
- A past-award price range from comparable contracts on USAspending.gov.
- What it could not read: documents the agency withheld or files it could not open are listed, so you know when a screen is preliminary.
We hand-checked 50 real solicitations and publish the results field by field on the accuracy page.
How it works
- Tell OppBeacon your NAICS codes, set-asides and where you work.
- Each day it pulls new notices from the public SAM.gov data and ranks them for your company; when you open a match it reads the notice text and posted files.
- It scores each notice against your company and sends you the ones that fit, by email or Slack, Teams, Discord or Telegram.
Pricing
Free plan: 3 AI bid/no-bid analyses a month and a weekly email of your best matches. Solo $29/month or $278/year with AI analyses under fair use (150/month) and a 14-day free trial, no card. Pro $79/month. Full pricing →
OppBeacon vs other tools
- OppBeacon vs SAM.gov saved-search email alerts
- OppBeacon vs HigherGov: from $29/month vs HigherGov’s $500/year Starter (checked Nov 4, 2026)
- OppBeacon vs GovTribe: daily SAM.gov matches without a $1,900 seat
- OppBeacon vs InstantSam: new SAM.gov bids scored for you every morning, not 5 reviews a month
Not OpsBeacon
OppBeacon is not affiliated with OpsBeacon, a different company and product. OppBeacon—two p’s, as in opportunity—is software for federal contract opportunities at oppbeacon.com.
FAQ
What is OppBeacon?
OppBeacon is an AI tool that reads SAM.gov notices and gives small federal contractors a bid/no-bid recommendation every morning.
Who is OppBeacon for?
Small businesses that bid on U.S. federal contracts and want the new SAM.gov notices that fit their NAICS codes, set-asides and states, already read and scored.
When do alerts arrive?
Every morning around 7 AM ET on Solo and Pro, by email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord or Telegram. The Free plan gets a weekly email of your best matches (Mondays).
How do I know a recommendation is right?
Each conclusion cites the notice text or file and page it came from, so you can check it. Reports also say which documents OppBeacon could not read or that the agency did not post. We publish how it scored on 50 hand-checked solicitations on the accuracy page.
Where does the price range come from?
From comparable past contract awards on USAspending.gov. It is a rough guide, not a quote.
How much does OppBeacon cost?
There is a Free plan. Solo is $29/month or $278/year with a 14-day free trial and no card required; Pro is $79/month.
Is OppBeacon related to OpsBeacon?
No. OppBeacon is not affiliated with OpsBeacon, which is a different company and product. OppBeacon (with two p's, as in opportunity) is about federal contract opportunities.
Is OppBeacon a government website?
No. OppBeacon is independent software that works from public SAM.gov and USAspending.gov data. Always confirm details on the official notice.