“I signed in first on SAM.gov... I chose notice type, I chose sources sought, and then I looked at things responding to the next week”

Eric Coffie · Govcon Giants · 346: How 60% of Government Contracts Get Awarded Without a Public Bid

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Log into SAM.gov, navigate to Contract Opportunities, filter by notice type ‘Sources Sought’, set date range to next week, download results, import into Google Sheets for analysis

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