Help & Tutorials
Learn how to get the most out of ContractMatch. Each section includes a video walkthrough and step-by-step instructions.
Configure your matching profile
Fine-tune which contract notices appear in your inbox by setting your security clearance, small business designations, service states, and NAICS codes.
- Company Profile → Settingsopen the drawer menu to find your matching filters.
- Clearance Levelnotices requiring a higher clearance won't appear in your matches.
- Set-Aside Eligibilitytoggle chips for any small business designations your company qualifies for.
- Service Statesselect where your company can perform work; only notices in those states will match.
- NAICS Codesadd 2–6 digit codes for your industry; broader codes match more notices.
- Save Settingstap to apply. Your matches will update after the next sync cycle.
Triage your inbox
Your inbox fills daily with AI-matched contract notices. Save promising opportunities or dismiss them with a single tap.
- Review inboxyour latest matches, sorted by similarity score.
- Savetap the button (or swipe right) to move a promising notice to your Saved list.
- Dismisstap (or swipe left) to archive notices that aren't relevant.
- List selectorswitch between Review, Saved, and Trash lists at the top.
- Saved listpreserved for your team to evaluate further.
Explore match details
Every contract notice includes structured breakdowns extracted by AI — budget, timeline, required skills, and per-capability match scores.
- Detail viewtap any notice card to expand it.
- Sectionsscroll through Description, Budget, Timeline & Milestones, Skills & Domains.
- Required Capabilities Matchedsee how each of your company's capabilities scored against the notice.
- Match & coverage scoresuse these to quickly assess fit.
- Source linktap the notice title to view the original listing on SAM.gov, SBIR.gov, DIU.mil, NIH eBidBoard, or the source portal.
Search & filter
Full-text search across all notices, plus real-time filters for match score, deadline status, and notice type.
- Search bartap the search icon to open it.
- Keyword searchtype a term (e.g., "cybersecurity" or "cloud migration") to search across titles and descriptions.
- Score filterset a minimum match score threshold.
- Deadline & type filterstoggle to narrow results by deadline status or notice type.
- Clear allreset filters to restore the full list.
Set up your pipeline
Customize your kanban pipeline stages — add card action buttons, rename stages, or remove ones you don't need.
- Company Profile → Listsopen the drawer menu to see all your lists and pipeline stages.
- Add common stagesauto-add a standard GovCon pipeline (Qualify, Capture, Proposal, Submitted, Won/Lost), or create your own.
- Edit a stagetap the edit icon to configure card buttons for quick actions like saving or moving cards.
- Delete Listremove stages you don't need from the edit dialog.
- Live updateschanges take effect immediately across the kanban board for all team members.
Track your pipeline
Organize opportunities in kanban columns — from initial qualification through proposal development to award tracking.
- Kanban viewswitch to see your pipeline stages as columns.
- Drag cardsmove opportunities between columns as they progress (Qualify → Capture → Proposal → Submitted → Won/Lost).
- Card detailstap a card to add opportunity metadata like estimated value, win probability, and expected award date.
- Pipeline overviewtrack your team's active pursuits at a glance.
- Customize stagesconfigure pipeline columns in Company Admin → Lists.
Track pursuit details
Add estimated value, win probability, and custom fields to any opportunity — track the data that matters for your capture process.
- Internal Dataopen any notice and scroll to this section.
- Add fieldchoose from common GovCon fields like Estimated Value, Win Probability, or Expected Award Date.
- Custom...create your own fields (e.g., Capture Manager, Teaming Partner).
- Inline editingtap any value to edit it; changes save automatically.
- Remove fieldstap the trash icon and confirm to delete fields you no longer need.
Collaborate with your team
Discuss opportunities with your team using comments, track all activity in a shared feed, and manage team member access.
- Commentsopen any notice and scroll down to leave a comment.
- Share assessmentsadd a comment to flag a notice for a colleague.
- Visible to allcomments appear with author name and timestamp for the whole team.
- Activity feedcheck the drawer menu to see a timeline of all actions across your workspace.
- Team managementadmins can invite members and assign roles from Company Admin → Users.
Switch companies
If you work across multiple organizations, switch between them instantly — each company has its own notices, pipeline, and team.
- Company dropdownopen the navigation drawer to find it at the top.
- Switch contexttap the dropdown and select a different company.
- Instant updateyour inbox, pipeline, and saved notices refresh to show that company's data.
- Preserved stateswitch back at any time; each company's state is kept independently.
- Multi-company adminmanage multiple companies from Company Admin without switching.
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