Discover and match high-value government freelance gigs tailored to your tech skills.
Independent tech freelancers struggle to discover and qualify for high-value government freelance opportunities due to fragmented sources and lack of specialized aggregation platforms.
GovGigScout aggregates opportunities from SAM.gov, USAspending, and state portals into a single dashboard. It uses AI matching to score gigs based on your skills, experience, and certifications, surfacing only qualified opportunities. Freelancers get daily alerts and qualification checklists to bid confidently.
Independent tech freelancers specializing in govtech seeking government contracts
AI-powered skill matching with qualification scoring exclusive to govtech freelancers, reducing bid waste by 80%.
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Pulls and curates latest gov contracts from public APIs and RSS feeds.
Matches user skills to contract requirements with relevance score.
Email/SMS notifications for new matching gigs.
Interactive checklist to verify eligibility (e.g., clearances, NAICS codes).
Personalized feed of matched opportunities with filters.
Custom filters and saved queries for recurring searches.
Track submitted bids and deadlines.
Win rate and bid performance stats.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| skills | text[] | Yes |
| naics_codes | text[] | Yes |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| title | text | No |
| description | text | No |
| source_url | text | No |
| deadline | timestamp | Yes |
| value_min | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| gig_id | uuid | No |
| score | int | No |
| notified | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| stripe_id | text | No |
| tier | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/gigsFetch filtered list of gigs
/api/matchesGet user's matched gigs
/api/user/profileUpdate skills and preferences
/api/alertsTrigger new match notifications
/api/subscribeCreate Stripe subscription
No saved searches
1 user
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| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 3% | $75 | $900 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 6% | $1,152 | $13,824 |
Stop hunting fragmented sources. Get AI-matched, qualified govtech contracts delivered daily.
Post in r/govtech, r/freelance, and LinkedIn GovTech groups with a free beta invite link. DM 20 targeted freelancers from Upwork gov profiles. Offer 1-month free Pro to first 3 who onboard and provide feedback.
Official source
No matching or alerts for freelancers
Personalized aggregation and qualification
Deep intel
Enterprise-focused, too expensive for solos
Affordable, freelancer-specific matching
Proprietary matching algorithm trained on gov contract data, plus user-submitted win data for network effects.
US gov digital transformation boom post-COVID, with $100B+ IT spend and rising freelance adoption via platforms like 8(a).
API changes in gov sources
Multi-source aggregation + RSS backups
Data scraping compliance
Use only public APIs/RSS
Low awareness of tool
Targeted SEO and communities
Success: 70% express interest in paying $25/mo
Success: 50% weekly active
Success: 5% conversion
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