Government work is hard to find before you ever write a bid. The postings are spread across SAM.gov, Grants.gov, agency forecast pages and hundreds of city and county bid pages. The big bid-tracking tools that pull them together are priced for agencies and mid-size contractors. Small firms are left checking websites by hand.
We built Opprio for small firms. Every morning, Opprio checks public government contract, grant and bid postings and emails you the ones that fit your work.
This post covers who Opprio is for, what it watches, how it works, what each plan includes and costs, and how to start.
Who we are
Opprio is built and run by Hive Web Design LLC, a small studio in Missouri. Opprio is not affiliated with the U.S. government or any agency.
Opprio finds and organizes public postings. Deciding what to bid on, and winning the work, is up to you.
Who Opprio is for
We wrote this post for:
- Small businesses looking at government work for the first time.
- Solo consultants who don't have time to check several websites every day.
- Trade contractors who want to see city, county and district bids in one place (Opprio Pro).
- Anyone who has tried government contracting and found the search itself to be the hard part.
The short version: plans and prices
These are the prices listed on opprio.com as of October 17, 2026.
| Plan | Price | What you get | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 alert rule with every filter, weekly email digest, save 3 notices with change alerts | No trial needed |
| Opprio Pro | $19/month or $190/year | Unlimited alert rules, daily digest, save up to 500 notices, recompete forecasts, plus state and local bids from 1,500+ city, county and district websites and government open-data feeds | 7 days |
| Opprio Industry | $200/month or $2,000/year | Everything in Pro, plus water and sewer project signals, territories and a weekly territory brief | None |
You don't need an account to look around. Anyone can browse open federal contracts and grants on opprio.com.
What Opprio watches
Opprio reads these public sources:
- Federal contracts. Notices from SAM.gov, including solicitations, sources sought, presolicitations and special notices. We check SAM.gov every morning.
- Grants and research funding. Grants from Grants.gov, plus SBIR/STTR research topics (research funding for small businesses).
- Agency forecasts. The Department of Homeland Security's procurement forecast and the GSA Acquisition Gateway forecast. These show planned buys before they're posted.
- Federal award history. Data from USASpending.gov showing who won past contracts, which contracts are ending soon and will likely be competed again, and which large prime contractors must subcontract to small businesses.
- State and local bids. As of October 17, 2026, we read 1,526 city, county and district websites in every state each morning, with about 1,400 open bids. We also cover the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District and the Cities of St. Louis and Springfield, Missouri. Each morning we read government open-data feeds too: New York City (every agency), the Los Angeles RAMP portal (City and County of Los Angeles, LA Unified schools, the Port, LAX and Metro), the State of Delaware, Montgomery County in Maryland, Texas Department of Transportation road lettings, and E-Rate bid requests from school districts and libraries in 46 states. These feeds add about 1,550 open bids, for about 2,950 open state and local bids in all. Only providers registered with E-Rate (with a SPIN) can bid on E-Rate requests, and the date shown is the first day the school may sign a contract.
- Water and sewer project signals. City council and utility board items, such as bonds, funding and engineering contracts, plus state funding lists. These often show up months before anything goes out to bid. As of October 17, 2026, council sources cover 37 cities, counties and water districts, mostly in the Midwest and South, and the state funding lists so far are Missouri's and Iowa's. Signals are part of Opprio Industry.
As of October 17, 2026, Browse listed over 15,000 open opportunities, about 13,400 of them federal.
How it works
- Make an alert rule. Pick your NAICS codes, keywords, the set-asides you qualify for, agencies and states. Set-aside options are small business, 8(a), HUBZone (Historically Underutilized Business Zone), SDVOSB (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), WOSB (women-owned small business) and VOSB (veteran-owned small business). You can also choose the stage you care about: early notices like sources sought and forecasts, or open solicitations.
- We check every morning. Opprio checks new postings against every rule.
- You get one email. Your matches arrive in a single digest, with the soonest deadline first. On the free plan the digest is weekly. On paid plans it's daily.
Tip
Not sure which NAICS codes or keywords to use? Start typing in either field. Opprio suggests common choices, and you can also type your own.
Keep track of the notices you care about
When a notice looks right, save it. You can track your bid status, and we'll email you if the agency changes the notice, for example by moving the deadline or adding an amendment. The free plan saves 3 notices. Paid plans save up to 500.
Your dashboard also has a deadline calendar. You can add a calendar feed to your calendar app and export your notices to CSV. These come with every plan, including Free.
What the paid plans add
Opprio Pro
Pro is for firms that want more than one search, daily emails, and state and local bids. It includes:
- Unlimited alert rules and a daily digest.
- Up to 500 saved notices, with bid status and change alerts.
- Recompete forecasts with incumbent briefs, covering contracts in your codes that end in the next 18 months.
- Prime contractors to pitch, and who wins in your codes.
- A weekly email of new recompetes.
- State and local bids from 1,500+ city, county and district websites in every state, plus government open-data feeds such as New York City, the Los Angeles RAMP portal and E-Rate. As of October 17, 2026, that's about 2,950 open bids. They appear everywhere you already work in Opprio: Browse, alert rules, the digest and saved notices.
Opprio Industry
Industry adds early project signals and tools for firms that work across several states. It includes everything in Pro, plus:
- Water and sewer early project signals from council agendas, utility boards and state funding lists.
- Territories. Group the states you work in and see each one's bids and signals. You can set up several, for any mix of states.
- A weekly territory brief by email.
Trials and canceling
Pro comes with a 7-day free trial for first-time subscribers. Industry has no free trial.
You can cancel any time from the Billing page. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for, and then your account moves to the free plan.
Your data
We collect as little as we can. To make an account, you need an email address and a password. We don't ask for your name.
Stripe handles card payments, so Opprio never sees your card number. Every digest has a one-click unsubscribe link.
How to start
- Look around first. Browse open federal contracts and grants without an account.
- Make a free account. Sign up for Opprio and set up your first alert rule. Matches arrive in your weekly digest.
- Upgrade when it fits. If you want daily emails, more alert rules or local bids, compare Opprio's plans.
If government work has felt like too many websites to check, start with one alert rule and see what turns up. Create your free Opprio account.