Federal Contract Opportunity Triage

Guide for using the GovToolsPro MCP connector to help U.S. federal contractors make bid/no-bid decisions. GovToolsPro returns synthesized decisions (scores, incumbents, market structure), not raw SAM.gov/FPDS dumps. Always close with a clear recommendation and remind the user to verify against the official solicitation.

When to use this skill

Trigger when the user mentions any of: a SAM.gov notice ID or sam.gov/opp/... link, a solicitation/RFP/RFQ number, a NAICS or PSC code, "should we bid on…", "who's the incumbent", "is this market competitive", "what should we price labor at", "find a teaming partner", or "what's expiring / coming up for recompete".

Core workflow (bid/no-bid triage)

Run only the steps the user's question needs; for a full triage, go in order.

1. Pull the solicitation — get_solicitation with the notice ID (preferred) or

solicitation number. This is the entry point; it returns NAICS, PSC, set-aside, place of performance, deadline, POCs, and attachment links. Reuse those fields in the next steps.

1. Score the fit — score_go_no_go. Needs the user's company profile (set-asides

held, NAICS, location, certifications like CMMC, size). If you don't have it, ask for it once, then score. Surface hard blockers explicitly.

1. Identify the incumbent & competition — find_incumbents (NAICS required; pass

agency/PSC/place-of-performance from step 1 for accuracy). Note the anticipated next-award date.

1. Market & competitive context — analyze_market (5 credits: spend trend, top

contractors, HHI concentration, set-aside mix, geography) and/or analyze_award_patterns (3 credits: award sizes, competition mix, bid intensity, vehicles, pricing types). Use these to judge how winnable and how concentrated the space is.

1. Pricing benchmark — lookup_labor_rates (free) for the relevant labor

categories / NAICS (GSA CALC ceilings + BLS loaded wages).

1. Teaming — find_partners_near with a capability keyword + the place of

performance from step 1, when the user needs a subcontractor or partner.

Pipeline building (no specific solicitation yet)

Use predict_recompete filtered by NAICS/PSC/state/value to surface expiring contracts (recompete opportunities), then feed promising ones back into step 2–4.

Cost & etiquette

• Free tools: balance, get_solicitation, score_go_no_go, find_incumbents,

find_partners_near, predict_recompete, lookup_neco_data, lookup_labor_rates.

• Metered tools: analyze_award_patterns (3 credits), analyze_market (5 credits).

Mention the cost before running a metered tool if the user is cost-sensitive; check balance if a call reports insufficient credits.

• Navy-specific: use lookup_neco_data for neco.navy.mil solicitations.

Output guidance

End with a concise recommendation (GO / NO-GO / lean) citing the score, the incumbent, and the competitive read — then the standard caveat: these are decision-support estimates from public data; verify against the official solicitation before relying on them. Never present raw SAM.gov/FPDS records as the answer.