How to use it
Answer each question honestly for one solicitation. Two answers are deal-breakers: not being eligible for the set-aside, and a requirement you can't meet. Otherwise a score of 70+ means bid, 50–69 means look closer, and under 50 means pass.
Why bid/no-bid matters
Small businesses lose most of their bidding time on contracts they were never likely to win. Bidding fewer, better-fitting contracts raises your win rate. Look up who won similar work and at what price on USAspending.gov before you price.
Find contracts that fit: see the contracts that match your company.
Questions
How do you decide whether to bid on a government contract?
Check fit, eligibility, location, size, time, how the award is decided, the incumbent, your relationship with the agency, and any requirements you can't meet. Walk away from deal-breakers.
What is a bid/no-bid decision?
A quick, structured check of whether a solicitation is worth the time and cost of bidding, based on your chances of winning and delivering profitably.