Bid package
Sources sought responses
Sources sought response support turns a federal market research notice into a short capability statement.
The service
What you send. What you get.
You send
- The notice and any attachments
- Approved company facts, including size and status information
- Relevant projects, references and permission to name them
- Your bonding capacity statement, if the notice asks for one
Start with a short description. We arrange document sharing after confirming the work.
You get
- Question mapEach notice question tied to your fact, your document and an owner on your team.
- Capability statementA one to three page statement drafted from facts you approve, shaped to the notice.
- Capability libraryApproved company descriptions, projects and references kept together for the next notice.
- Deadline trackerThe response window and reply method, with your review dates.
Typical buyers: General and specialty contractors watching federal opportunities; Small businesses asked about size and status in a notice; Business development managers who answer several notices a year.
What we check
Your bid requirements, organized.
We map each notice question to your approved facts, draft one to three pages, and keep a reusable capability library. A response is not an offer, and the government cannot accept it to form a contract. Your team supplies the facts, signs and submits. We confirm fit and a fixed quote after reviewing the notice.
- Notice questions, each mapped to an answer and its supporting fact
- Company facts: size, status, capacity and bonding notes as the notice asks
- Relevant projects and references you approve
- The response deadline and the way the notice says to reply
- Gaps where the notice asks for something you have not provided
Who does what
Bidmere prepares. Your team decides.
The decisions that commit your company stay with your team, every time.
We prepare the package
- Lists each bid requirement and who needs to provide it
- Organizes forms, attachments and deadlines
- Writes proposal sections using facts you approve
- Flags missing information and questions for your team
You approve and submit
- Provides project facts and company information
- Sets rates, pricing and commercial terms
- Approves the draft and signs the forms
- Submits the response before the deadline
Before we start
Questions to resolve and work not included.
Questions we help identify
- Whether the notice asks about size and status, and on what basis
- Whether a claim about capacity or bonding can be supported by your documents
- Whether the notice sets a page limit or a required format
- Whether you intend to compete once the solicitation is issued
Not included
- Stating or certifying your size, status or capacity
- Bonding capacity statements, which come from your surety
- Creating or enlarging experience or references
- Signing or submitting the response
Sources
Where the rules come from.
Where this shows up
The owner sector that uses it.
Questions
About sources sought responses.
What is a sources sought notice?
It is a market research notice where an agency asks which contractors could meet a need before it writes a solicitation. Federal rules encourage exchanges with industry early, and market research can include industry consultation and database searches.
Is a response an offer?
No. Under the federal rules on exchanges with industry, responses to requests for information are not offers, and the government cannot accept them to form a contract.
Where do these notices appear?
Federal notices are posted on SAM.gov, where contract opportunities can be searched without an account. Each notice states its own questions, deadline and reply method.
Plan your response
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Send the solicitation details.
We confirm availability, scope, price and timing before any work begins.