State and local contract opportunities
Search state, local, education, cooperative, and related public-sector solicitations, then review one opportunity in depth.
Click State and Local Contract Opportunities, or open GovTribe, expand the sidebar if it is collapsed, expand Opportunities, and click State and Local Contract Opportunities.
State and Local Contract Opportunities is available on Launch Plus, Growth Plus, and Scale.
Search state and local contract opportunities
For reusable guidance on quotes, required terms, alternatives, exclusions, grouped terms, and choosing between modes, see Choose a search mode and write queries.
- To find opportunities that mention a project-management software phrase, search "construction project management software", then add State, Jurisdiction, or Posted Date filters.
- To review a known public-safety phrase, search "station alerting system", then sort by Due Date.
- To find staffing or consulting notices that use specific wording, search "temporary staffing services" + technology, then add NIGP Category or UNSPSC Category filters.
- To locate a specific solicitation when you know the number, search "RFI26209", then compare the title, state, source link, posted date, and due date on the matching card.
- To explore municipal technology needs, search software implementation and support for city operations, then add State or Jurisdiction filters.
- To find education and student-support opportunities, search college readiness curriculum and assessment services for school districts, then add Posted Date or Due Date filters.
- To research facilities and infrastructure work, search low voltage cabling and building systems upgrades for public facilities, then add NIGP Category or UNSPSC Category filters.
- To find administrative or finance modernization notices, search accounts payable automation and enterprise resource planning software, then sort by Posted Date.
Filters and macros
For why some filters can include related records, hierarchy matches, or role-specific relationships, see Filter by related records and hierarchies.
| Type | Name | Example question |
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| Macro | Due Next 12 Months | Which state and local opportunities are due in the next 12 months? |
| Macro | Not Pursuing | Which opportunities has my team not moved into capture work? |
| Filter | Contacts (Contact attribute) | Which state and local opportunities list Bill Ingram as a contact? |
| Filter | Due Date | Which state and local opportunities are due soonest in the next 12 months? |
| Filter | Jurisdiction | Which opportunities are tied to Dallas County? |
| Filter | Last Updated | Which opportunity records changed recently in GovTribe? |
| Filter | NIGP Category (NIGP category attribute) | Which opportunities are in NIGP 920? |
| Filter | Posted Date | Which state and local opportunities were posted in the last 30 days? |
| Filter | Pursuing | Which opportunities are already connected to pursuit work? |
| Filter | State | Which opportunities are in Texas? |
| Filter | UNSPSC Category (UNSPSC category attribute) | Which opportunities are in UNSPSC 43230000? |
Sort options
When State and Local Contract Opportunities opens without a search query, filters, or explicit sort, GovTribe may use recent activity and popularity signals to decide which opportunities appear first. Add search text, filters, or a specific sort when you want the order to match your review criteria.
| Name | Direction choices | Example question |
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| Posted Date | Oldest First / Newest First | Which state and local opportunities were posted most recently in the last 30 days? |
| Updated | Oldest First / Newest First | Which state and local opportunity records changed most recently in GovTribe? |
| Due Date | Oldest First / Newest First | Which state and local opportunities are due soonest in the next 12 months? |
Actions
State and local contract opportunities has actions for the current result set, individual result cards, and the detail page after you open one record.
Page actions
These actions apply while you are working from State and local contract opportunities results.
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Save This Search saves the current State and Local Contract Opportunities search so you can return to the same opportunity set later.
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View Saved Searches opens saved State and Local Contract Opportunities searches so you can rerun a saved opportunity review.
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Export Search Results exports the current opportunity result set after you narrow it to the records you want to review outside GovTribe.
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Share Search shares the current State and Local Contract Opportunities search with another GovTribe user.
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Not Interested marks a visible opportunity as not useful so GovTribe can remove it from the current result list and avoid showing it again.
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Similar finds records that resemble the selected opportunity. Use it when an opportunity's state, jurisdiction, source description, category, timing, or buyer context suggests a market pattern you want to explore.
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Create Pursuit opens pursuit choices for the selected opportunity. Use Add Pursuit to start new capture work from the opportunity. Use Add to Existing Pursuit to connect the opportunity to pursuit work your team already tracks.
Result-level actions
State and local contract opportunities have interest and pursuit actions in the header. For the full workflow, see Create pursuits from records, Pursuits, and Mark results as Not Interested.
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Not Interested: Use Not Interested when the selected state and local opportunity is not relevant to your current review.
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Create Pursuit: Use Create Pursuit when the selected opportunity should become new capture work for your team.
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Add to Existing Pursuit: Use Add to Existing Pursuit when the opportunity belongs with pursuit work your team already tracks.
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Pursuing: Pursuing appears when the selected opportunity is already connected to pursuit work. Use the dropdown to manage the pursuit connection or connect the same opportunity to another pursuit.
Review a state and local contract opportunity
State and local contract opportunity examples
A Public source opportunity has a source link GovTribe can show from the detail page. In GovTribe, the Source badge appears as View when a public source link is available. See the Public source example in GovTribe.
A Category-rich opportunity has jurisdiction, UNSPSC, NIGP, or file context that helps you classify the opportunity beyond the title and source. In GovTribe, those related records appear as detail tabs when available. See the Category-rich example in GovTribe.
A No public source opportunity is a record where GovTribe can show the opportunity but cannot show a public source link. In GovTribe, the Source badge says No public source available instead of linking to the source. See the No public source example in GovTribe.
Badges
Badges summarize source fields and connected records on the Overview tab. When a badge says Not listed, GovTribe does not have a displayable value for that field on the selected opportunity.
Use the linked attribute pages for canonical definitions:
Source availability
The Source badge tells you whether GovTribe can show a public source link for the selected record.
| Label | Meaning |
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| View | GovTribe has a public source link for the opportunity. |
| No public source available | GovTribe can show the opportunity record, but does not have a public source link to display. |
Status and dates
The header and status bar show the source identifier and timing fields GovTribe can display.
| Label | Meaning |
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| Solicitation # | The source solicitation or opportunity identifier. |
| Posted | When the opportunity was posted. |
| Updated | When GovTribe has a source update date to show. The page can show No Updates when no separate update date is available. |
| Due | The response deadline when available. |
Use Due to prioritize current work and Posted or Updated to decide whether a record is recent enough for your review.
GovTribe AI and descriptions
GovTribe AI appears when AI is available for the selected record and your account can use it. The summary and description area can show AI Summary and Description tabs when GovTribe has generated context and source description text for the selected opportunity.
If the selected record has limited source content, the Overview tab may show only the fields GovTribe has available.
Related tabs
Contacts
Contacts shows people or office contacts GovTribe has associated with the selected opportunity. The tab can be empty when the source record does not provide contact details or when GovTribe has no contact references.
For contact search and contact data, see Contacts and Contact data type.
Activity
Activity shows tracked GovTribe activity for the selected opportunity. The tab can be empty when GovTribe has not tracked activity for the record or when activity is not available.
Files
Files shows source attachments GovTribe has collected for the selected opportunity. The tab can be empty when the source record did not include files or when files are unavailable.
For file context, see Government file data type.
Jurisdictions
Jurisdictions shows jurisdiction records GovTribe can associate with the selected opportunity. The tab can be empty when the opportunity is not tied to displayable jurisdiction records.
For jurisdiction search and data, see Jurisdictions.
UNSPSC Categories
UNSPSC Categories shows UNSPSC category records connected to the selected opportunity. The tab can be empty when GovTribe does not have UNSPSC category context for the record.
For category search and data, see UNSPSC categories and UNSPSC category data type.
NIGP Categories
NIGP Categories shows NIGP category records connected to the selected opportunity. The tab can be empty when GovTribe does not have NIGP category context for the record.
For category search and data, see NIGP categories and NIGP category data type.
Similar Opportunities
Similar Opportunities shows comparable opportunity records GovTribe returns for the selected opportunity. It can be empty when GovTribe does not find comparable records or when access is limited.
Use similar opportunities to move from one relevant state and local opportunity to related market activity. For the reusable workflow, see Find similar records.
Common questions
For general fixes for too many results, no results, unrelated results, broad Semantic Search matches, or filters that narrowed the search too much, see Troubleshoot search results.
How are State and Local Contract Opportunities different from awards, IDVs, and vehicles?
State and Local Contract Opportunities are pre-award solicitations, requests for information, requests for proposals, bids, and other notices from state, local, education, cooperative, or related public-sector sources. State and local contract awards are awarded work, State and local contract IDVs are parent contract structures, and State and local contract vehicles are higher-level purchasing families or vehicles.
How are state and local opportunities different from federal opportunities?
State and local contract opportunities come from state, local, education, and cooperative procurement sources, not federal SAM.gov-style notice feeds. Coverage, field depth, source links, files, contacts, categories, dates, and record structure can vary by source. Use Federal contract opportunities when the notice is federal, and see State and local contract data model for the state and local record structure.
How should I use State and Jurisdiction together?
State filters for the state context connected to the opportunity. Jurisdiction filters for a more specific public-sector jurisdiction, buyer, education entity, cooperative, or source-connected organization when GovTribe has that relationship. Use State first when you need broad geographic context; use Jurisdiction when a specific buyer or public-sector entity matters.
How should I use NIGP and UNSPSC categories?
NIGP Category (NIGP category attribute) and UNSPSC Category (UNSPSC category attribute) both describe products or services, but state and local sources do not apply category systems uniformly. Use category filters to narrow the market, then confirm the title, description, source link, files, state, jurisdiction, and due date before treating a category match as final. See Choosing category systems.
Why do some cards show missing dates, solicitation numbers, or source links?
State and local source data is uneven. Some opportunity records include a solicitation number, posted date, due date, public source link, files, contacts, and category context. Others have sparse source-provided values or no public source link available. Use Source identifiers and record matching when comparing GovTribe records to outside procurement systems.
Why does an opportunity not connect to an award?
State and local opportunities are upstream notice records. Not every source publishes a clean award outcome, and not every opportunity later connects to an award, IDV, or vehicle in GovTribe. When a direct link is unavailable, compare records through state, jurisdiction, source identifiers, titles, dates, category codes, files, contacts, vendors or awardees, and similar descriptions.
Related articles
- Choose a search mode and write queries: Choose Keyword Search or Semantic Search and write reusable search queries.
- Use saved searches: Return to useful State and Local Contract Opportunities result sets later.
- Create pursuits from records: Start new capture work from an opportunity or connect it to an existing pursuit.
- State and local contract opportunity data type: Review the GovTribe data type behind State and Local Contract Opportunity records.
- State and local contract data model: Understand how state and local opportunities, awards, IDVs, vehicles, line items, and source context fit together.