Contacts
Use Contacts to search people and office contacts connected to procurement, grants, agencies, vendors, files, and other market activity, then open one contact to review identity, communication, group, activity, and related-record context.
Click Contacts, or open GovTribe, expand the sidebar if it is collapsed, expand Beacon, and click Contacts.
Contacts is available on Growth, Growth Plus, and Scale.
Search contacts
For reusable guidance on quotes, required terms, alternatives, exclusions, grouped terms, and choosing between search modes, see Choose a search mode and write queries.
Contacts shows a selectable table, so you can open contact names, compare organizations and communication fields, select rows for bulk work, change rows per page, and choose visible Fields.
- To find contacts tied to one agency, search contract specialist, then add a Federal Agency filter.
- To research contacts at a company, add a Company filter such as Advanced Technology International, then review role, job title, and Seen As context.
- To focus on contacts from one source type, use Source or Seen As, such as point-of-contact source references.
Search table fields
Use table fields to compare contact identity, organization context, communication fields, and workspace labels.
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Full name of the contact. Click the name to open the contact profile. |
| Organization | Organization the contact is affiliated with. |
| Job Title | Job title or position of the contact. |
| Email address of the contact when available. | |
| Phone | Phone number of the contact when available. |
| Role | Role of the contact based on employment context. |
| LinkedIn handle of the contact when available. | |
| Seniority | Seniority of the contact based on employment context. |
| Groups | Contact groups that include the contact in your workspace. |
| Tags | Workspace tags associated with the contact. |
| Last Seen | Last time GovTribe observed the contact in one of its data feeds. |
| Seen As | Item types or reference roles linked to the contact. |
Filters and macros
| Type | Name | Example question |
|---|---|---|
| Filter | Seniority | Which contacts have executive, director, manager, or another seniority signal? |
| Filter | Seen As | Which contacts were seen in a specific kind of source context? |
| Filter | Types | Which contacts match a specific contact type? |
| Filter | Role | Which contacts have a specific role, such as operations, legal, communications, or marketing? |
| Filter | Job Title | Which contacts have a specific job title? |
| Filter | Topic | Which contacts are connected to a specific topic? |
| Filter | Tags | Which contacts have a specific workspace tag? |
| Filter | Federal Agency | Which contacts are connected to Department of the Army? |
| Filter | State | Which contacts are connected to a specific state? |
| Filter | Jurisdiction | Which contacts are connected to a specific jurisdiction? |
| Filter | Company | Which contacts are connected to Advanced Technology International? |
| Filter | Contact Group | Which contacts belong to a specific contact group? |
| Filter | Source | Which contacts came from point-of-contact source references? |
| Filter | Has Buying Profile | Which contacts have buying-profile context? |
Sort options
Contacts opens with Relevance sorted most first.
| Name | Direction choices | Example question |
|---|---|---|
| Relevance (default) | Most First / Least First | Which contacts best match contract specialist search text? |
| Updated | Newest First / Oldest First | Which matching contacts were updated most or least recently? |
Actions
Page actions
- Contacts Wizard opens a guided contact-finding workflow when your account includes Beacon intent data.
- Save This Search saves the current Contacts query, filters, and sort so you can return to the same result set later.
- View Saved Searches opens saved searches for Contacts.
- Share Search shares the current Contacts result set with another GovTribe user.
- Pagination moves between pages of contacts when the result set has more rows than fit on one table page.
- Rows per page changes how many contacts appear on each table page. Choices are 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100.
- Fields opens the Fields modal so you can show, hide, and reorder table columns. For column definitions, see Search table fields.
- Open the contact name opens the Contact detail page for one contact profile.
- Export exports the selected contacts for review outside GovTribe.
- Tags adds or removes workspace tags on the selected contacts.
- Groups adds or removes selected contacts from contact groups.
- Zapier sends selected contacts to Zapier when your workspace has the Zapier workflow available.
Result-level actions
- Tags adds or removes workspace tags on the open contact.
- Groups adds or removes the open contact from contact groups.
- Zapier sends the open contact to Zapier when your workspace has the Zapier workflow available.
Review a contact
Contact examples
Open a contact when you need to review identity, organization, communication fields, workspace labels, source context, activity, similar contacts, or related market records behind one person or office contact. Some contact profile sections depend on the indexed source context and your account's Beacon access.
Identity, organization, and communication fields
The Contact detail header shows the contact name and last active date when available. The Overview area can show organization, contact type, job title, email, phone, role, seniority, LinkedIn, and other identity or communication fields. Blank fields mean GovTribe has not indexed that value for the contact or cannot show it from the connected source context.
Tags, groups, and Seen As context
Contact details show workspace tags and contact groups when the contact has them in your workspace. The Seen As area explains how GovTribe has observed the contact, such as a point of contact, file reference, or another contact-reference role. Use Seen As when you need to understand why a contact is connected to a record family or source context.
Activity, similar contacts, and contact intelligence
The Activity view shows tracked contact activity and source references when GovTribe has them. The Overview area can also show Similar Contacts. Intent, Buying Profile, gated asset, and AI-assisted contact intelligence sections can be hidden, disabled, or unavailable when your account lacks the needed Beacon access or when GovTribe has not generated that context for the selected contact.
Related tabs
Activity
Activity shows tracked contact activity and source context for the selected contact.
Intent
Intent shows Beacon intent profile and topic context when your account includes the feature and the contact has intent data. The tab can be hidden or disabled when that context is unavailable.
Buying Profile
Buying Profile shows AI-generated buying-profile context when your account includes the feature and the contact has a generated profile. The tab can show Not Available while GovTribe is still generating data or when no buying profile exists.
Gated Assets
Gated Assets lists gated asset records connected to the contact when your account includes the feature.
Federal Contract Opportunities
Federal Contract Opportunities lists federal contract opportunity records connected to the contact.
Federal Forecasts
Federal Forecasts lists federal forecast records connected to the contact.
Federal Contract Awards
Federal Contract Awards lists federal contract award records connected to the contact.
Federal IDV Awards
Federal IDV Awards lists federal IDV award records connected to the contact.
Federal Grant Opportunities
Federal Grant Opportunities lists federal grant opportunity records connected to the contact.
State Contract Opportunities
State Contract Opportunities lists state and local contract opportunity records connected to the contact.
Government Files
Government Files lists government file records connected to the contact.
Common questions
For general fixes for too many results, no results, unrelated results, broad Semantic Search matches, or filters that narrowed the result set too much, see Troubleshoot search results.
Where do contact records come from?
Contact data type records are based on contact details attached to GovTribe records and source documents. Contacts can be connected to opportunities, awards, files, agencies, vendors, and other market records depending on the source context GovTribe has indexed.
What does Seen As mean?
Seen As shows how GovTribe has seen or connected the contact, such as a point of contact, file reference, or another contact-reference role. Use the Seen As filter when you want contacts connected to a specific kind of source context.
Why are some communication or profile fields blank?
GovTribe can only show communication and profile fields that are present or connected in the indexed source context. Some contacts include email, phone, LinkedIn, seniority, role, and buying-profile context; others only include a smaller set of fields.
How should I use Tags and Groups?
Use Tags for flexible workspace labels, such as review status or market segment. Use Groups when you want a reusable list of contacts for repeat research, outreach, or saved-search sync workflows.
Why are some contact intelligence tabs hidden, disabled, or unavailable?
Beacon intelligence tabs depend on your account permissions and the generated data available for the selected contact. If your account does not include the feature, the tab can be hidden or redirect to a feature page. If GovTribe has not generated the contact context, the tab can be disabled or show that the information is unavailable.
Related articles
- Contact groups: Organize saved groups of contacts for repeat outreach or research.
- Build contact groups from saved searches: Use a saved Contacts search to keep a contact group updated over time.
- Contact data type: Review the GovTribe data type behind contact records.
- Use saved searches: Save a query on Contacts and return to it later.
- Export search results: Review selected Contacts outside GovTribe.