Stop Wrestling with SAM.gov

You don't read a 50-page SOW to decide if an opportunity is worth your time. GovTrove surfaces what matters — title, agency, set-aside, deadline — so you can screen 100,000+ federal contracts in seconds.

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No credit card. No sales calls. No catch.

Built by someone who got tired of SAM.gov

100,000+ active opportunities from SAM.gov, updated daily

GovTrove is a federal contract search platform for small businesses — search 100,000+ SAM.gov opportunities for free, or upgrade to Pro for $30/month. Enterprise alternatives like GovWin IQ and Deltek cost $6,000–$50,000/year.

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All Agencies Set-Aside: Any NAICS: All Active Only Due in 30 days
Cybersecurity Assessment and Penetration Testing Services 12 days
SDVOSB Department of the Army Aberdeen, MD NAICS 541512 W911NF-26-R-0042
Cloud Migration and Infrastructure Modernization 5 days
Small Business Defense Information Systems Agency Fort Meade, MD NAICS 541519 HC1028-26-R-0015
Aircraft Maintenance Support Services — F-35 Lightning II 23 days
8(a) Department of the Air Force Hill AFB, UT NAICS 488190 FA8615-26-R-0088
Tactical Communications Equipment Repair 8 days
HUBZone Defense Logistics Agency Columbus, OH NAICS 811210 SP4701-26-R-0203

SAM.gov Is Broken — There's a Better Way to Search Government Contracts

The government's own accountability office has documented these failures. You've lived them.

Search That Doesn't Search

No boolean operators, no exact-match, keyword search returns irrelevant results. The Professional Services Council formally complained to GSA about this.

GovTrove: Full boolean search with AND, OR, NOT operators and exact-phrase matching

Filters That Don't Filter

Important fields are missing entirely. Existing filters are buggy, reset unexpectedly, and don't remember your preferences.

GovTrove: Every filter contractors actually need — NAICS, set-aside, agency, location, dates

Alerts That Miss Everything

Email notifications deliver irrelevant results or nothing at all. Contractors miss real opportunities while wading through noise.

GovTrove: Saved searches with smart alerts (coming soon with Pro)

Unusable on Mobile

No responsive design. BD professionals checking opportunities between meetings or at industry days can't use it on a phone.

GovTrove: Built mobile-first for how you actually work

For years, finding government contracts meant fighting SAM.gov's broken search or paying $6,000–$50,000/year for an enterprise tool. We think that's absurd.

Public contracts are public data. Searching them shouldn't require a training course or a procurement budget.

We built GovTrove around a simple observation: contractors don't read 50-page Statements of Work to decide if an opportunity is worth pursuing. The first pass is always the metadata — title, agency, set-aside, deadline. So we built the best metadata search tool we could, and made it accessible to everyone.

Free to use. No paywall, no gimmicks.

Search Contracts from Your AI Assistant

GovTrove works inside Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools — so you can find opportunities without leaving your workflow.

Ask in Plain English

No filters to configure. Just ask: “Find cybersecurity contracts with 8(a) set-asides posted this week.”

Get Context, Not Just Links

Your AI assistant can summarize opportunities, compare deadlines, and highlight set-asides — all from GovTrove data.

Works Where You Work

Connect GovTrove to Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, or any MCP-compatible client. Free tier included — 5 queries/day.

Learn how to set it up →

Official Data Source

Powered by official SAM.gov public data — updated daily. We use only public APIs and data extracts.

Compliant by Design

We never scrape, and we always link back to the source. GovTrove helps you find opportunities — you respond through SAM.gov.

Small Tech, Big Impact

No investor board. No enterprise sales team. Just a better search tool for contractors who need one.

PSA: SAM.gov Registration Scams

SAM.gov registration is free. If someone is charging you hundreds of dollars to register, that's a scam. GSA has identified 400+ fraud attempts targeting small businesses since 2021. Need legitimate help registering? Find your local APEX Accelerator — they provide free assistance.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the core search is free with no account required. You can search, filter, and view opportunities immediately. We may introduce optional Pro features in the future.
All opportunity data comes directly from SAM.gov's official public APIs and data extracts. We update daily to ensure you're seeing current opportunities.
No. GovTrove helps you find and filter opportunities faster, but you still respond to solicitations through SAM.gov. We always link directly to the original listing so you can take action through official channels.
Those tools cost $6,000–$50,000/year and target large enterprises with extensive intelligence features. GovTrove is built for small businesses at a fraction of the cost, focused specifically on the search and discovery workflow — finding opportunities efficiently without the enterprise complexity.
No. You can search immediately without creating an account. An account is only needed if you want to save opportunities or set up email alerts.

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