# AwardCast > Award-price forecasting for US federal contracting. AwardCast predicts what a specific solicitation will close for, as a price range with the competition to expect, built on millions of real federal awards. Every forecast is scored against the real award once it becomes public, and that record is published. Context pages for agencies, contractors, NAICS codes and individual solicitations are free; the forecast for a specific solicitation is paid. ## Start here - [AwardCast](https://awardcast.ai/): What a federal solicitation will close for: forecast award range, expected competition and comparable awards, before you bid. - [Pricing](https://awardcast.ai/pricing): One-off Forecast and Deep Reports, the Radar subscription and Enterprise. - [Search agencies, contractors and solicitations](https://awardcast.ai/search): Directory search across federal buying agencies, award winners and open solicitations. - [Forecast track record](https://awardcast.ai/track-record): Every forecast scored against the real award once it becomes public: coverage and median error by band. - [Opportunity radar and recompete watch](https://awardcast.ai/radar): Open solicitations and contracts coming up for recompete, each with a forecast band. - [Daily alerts](https://awardcast.ai/alerts): Daily email of new solicitations matched to your NAICS codes and states. ## Guides - [Government contract price estimate](https://awardcast.ai/g/government-contract-price-estimate): Estimate what a US government contract will close for before you bid. AwardCast forecasts the award price range from millions of real federal awards. - [Price-to-win analysis](https://awardcast.ai/g/price-to-win-analysis): Price-to-win analysis in seconds. AwardCast forecasts the likely winning price for a federal solicitation, grounded in millions of real award outcomes. - [How much do federal contracts pay?](https://awardcast.ai/g/how-much-do-federal-contracts-pay): How much do federal contracts actually pay? See real award price ranges by agency and category, and forecast a specific solicitation with AwardCast. - [How to price a government contract bid](https://awardcast.ai/g/how-to-price-a-government-contract-bid): A clear method for pricing a government contract bid: anchor to real awards, account for competition, and forecast the likely winning price with AwardCast. - [Federal contract bid pricing strategy](https://awardcast.ai/g/federal-contract-bid-pricing-strategy): Build a federal bid pricing strategy grounded in real award data. Forecast the winning price and expected competition for any solicitation with AwardCast. - [A GovWin IQ alternative built around the winning price](https://awardcast.ai/g/govwin-iq-alternative): Looking for a GovWin IQ alternative focused on winning price? AwardCast forecasts what a federal solicitation will close for, before you bid. - [A HigherGov alternative built around the winning price](https://awardcast.ai/g/highergov-alternative): Looking for a HigherGov alternative focused on winning price? AwardCast forecasts what a federal solicitation will close for, before you bid. - [A GovTribe alternative built around the winning price](https://awardcast.ai/g/govtribe-alternative): Looking for a GovTribe alternative focused on winning price? AwardCast forecasts what a federal solicitation will close for, before you bid. - [A EZGovOpps alternative built around the winning price](https://awardcast.ai/g/ezgovopps-alternative): Looking for a EZGovOpps alternative focused on winning price? AwardCast forecasts what a federal solicitation will close for, before you bid. - [A Bloomberg Government alternative built around the winning price](https://awardcast.ai/g/bloomberg-government-alternative): Looking for a Bloomberg Government alternative focused on winning price? AwardCast forecasts what a federal solicitation will close for, before you bid. - [Federal contract award data, made useful](https://awardcast.ai/g/federal-contract-award-data): Federal contract award data organized for bidders: who wins, at what price, against how many offers, plus a forecast for open solicitations. - [Who won a government contract?](https://awardcast.ai/g/who-won-a-government-contract): Find out who won a government contract, at what price, and against how many offers. Then forecast the next similar solicitation with AwardCast. - [Contract recompete tracking](https://awardcast.ai/g/contract-recompete-tracking): Track federal contracts about to recompete and get a forecast price for each. Never miss a recompete, and know what it should close for. - [Federal contract expiration dates](https://awardcast.ai/g/federal-contract-expiration-dates): See which federal contracts are expiring and about to recompete, with a forecast price for each. Plan your pipeline months ahead with AwardCast. - [Incumbent contractor analysis](https://awardcast.ai/g/incumbent-contractor-analysis): Analyze the incumbent before a recompete: what they hold, what they were paid, and what the work should close for next. AwardCast shows you. - [How to win government contracts](https://awardcast.ai/g/how-to-win-government-contracts): Winning government contracts comes down to the right price and the right pursuits. Learn the pricing side and forecast any solicitation with AwardCast. - [How many bidders on federal contracts?](https://awardcast.ai/g/how-many-bidders-on-federal-contracts): How many companies bid on a federal contract, and how competition moves the winning price. See the numbers and forecast your solicitation with AwardCast. - [What is a set-aside contract?](https://awardcast.ai/g/what-is-a-set-aside-contract): A plain guide to federal set-aside contracts: small business, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB and SDVOSB. See set-asides on live solicitations with AwardCast. - [How to find government contract opportunities](https://awardcast.ai/g/how-to-find-government-contract-opportunities): Find federal contract opportunities that fit your business, with a forecast price on each. AwardCast matches solicitations to your NAICS and states. - [Small business government contracts](https://awardcast.ai/g/small-business-government-contracts): Small businesses win more federal work by pricing right. AwardCast forecasts the winning price and expected competition for set-aside solicitations. - [8(a) contract opportunities](https://awardcast.ai/g/8a-contract-opportunities): Find 8(a) contract opportunities and price them to win. AwardCast forecasts the closing price and competition for 8(a) set-aside solicitations. - [SDVOSB contract opportunities](https://awardcast.ai/g/sdvosb-contract-opportunities): Find SDVOSB set-aside contract opportunities and price them to win. AwardCast forecasts the closing price and competition for veteran-owned solicitations. ## Data pages Five page families cover the whole federal market. Each link below is one live example of its family. - [Agency profile](https://awardcast.ai/agency/administrative-conference-of-the-u-s): How one agency buys: awards and spend across FY2020-2026, median award, competed share and the NAICS codes it buys most. One page per agency. - [Agency by NAICS](https://awardcast.ai/agency/administrative-conference-of-the-u-s/naics/561410): What one agency pays for one kind of work, with comparable awards. One page per agency and NAICS pair. - [Contractor profile](https://awardcast.ai/contractor/0-base-design-llc-W52ZM2KUANR3): A company's federal record: wins, total value, agencies served and the contracts it currently holds. One page per contractor. - [NAICS market](https://awardcast.ai/naics/111110): The federal market for one NAICS code: buying agencies, top winners and typical award size. One page per NAICS code. - [Solicitation](https://awardcast.ai/solicitation/00005ffb0d5f4bdaac3ca6175b9d9900): An open solicitation with its set-aside, place of performance, response deadline and comparable recent awards. One page per solicitation. ## Optional - [Privacy policy](https://awardcast.ai/legal/privacy): AwardCast privacy policy. - [Terms of service](https://awardcast.ai/legal/terms): AwardCast terms of service. - [Disclaimer](https://awardcast.ai/legal/disclaimer): AwardCast disclaimer. - [Refund policy](https://awardcast.ai/legal/refunds): AwardCast refund policy. - [Accessibility statement](https://awardcast.ai/legal/accessibility): AwardCast accessibility statement. - [Contact](https://awardcast.ai/legal/contact): AwardCast contact.