GovLantern

See who holds the contract before you bid.

Enter your CAGE code. On every matched SAM.gov notice, GovLantern shows the likely incumbent — what they were paid, when it expires, whether it was set aside — with a confidence rating and a one-click check of the official award record.

One real result, straight from public SAM.gov data — no sign-up to look.

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890,243

SAM registrations monitored for expiry

11,671

set-aside contractors profiled from FPDS awards

199,288

registrations lapse in the next 90 days — we alert you first

Scout — Free·Pro — $49/mo ($41/mo billed annually)·Team — $129/mo·14-day free trial →

Incumbent intel on every recompete

One click on any notice: current holder, dollars obligated, expiry date, set-aside type, and how many times it's been recompeted — from FPDS award records. A lead you can check in seconds, not a black box.

Grounds maintenance IDIQHigh confidence
IT help desk recompeteMedium confidence
New requirement — no incumbentLow confidence

Every match is rated, with the reason and a link to the official record.

Never lose an award to a lapsed registration

The most common way small firms lose an award isn't the proposal — it's an expired SAM registration. GovLantern reads your expiry date and watches it for you.

Active · 214 daysRenew soon · 42 daysLapsed

Status on your dashboard free · email alerts at 60 / 30 / 10 days and on lapse, with a renewal checklist, on Pro.

One input: your CAGE

NAICS codes, size status, and SBA certifications pulled from SAM.gov automatically.

AI drafts your response

Sources-sought responses and cover letters from your real award history — missing facts become [FILL IN] markers, never inventions.

Built-in capture CRM

Visual pipeline with deadline countdowns, bid/no-bid calls, contacts, and an activity log.

Beyond SAM.gov

State & local portal directory matched to your registered address.