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How a job moves, start to finish.

Follow one sample job from the morning it is posted to the day it is finished and paid. Every line below is something that would otherwise live in an inbox, a phone or a spreadsheet.

Stage 1 of 5Signal

  • Day 1AlertA new solicitation matches your trades and region
  • Day 1GradeGraded A and added to the morning brief
  • Day 1DecisionPursue. An owner is assigned

Stage 2 of 5Pursuit

  • Day 2EmailThe contracting officer confirms the site visit
  • Day 4PhotosSite visit photos filed on the job
  • Day 4CallNotes from the facilities call saved to the record
  • Day 5QuestionsThree questions sent to the Government, answers logged

Stage 3 of 5Bid

  • Day 8FaxSubcontractor quote received and attached
  • Day 10DocumentDrawings and wage determination filed
  • Day 15PriceBid price set and approved
  • Day 16CheckAmounts cross-checked before submission
  • Day 16SubmittedProof of delivery kept

Stage 4 of 5Award

  • Day 44AwardAward notice received
  • Day 44ContractJob record created from the bid, nothing retyped
  • Day 45SubcontractSent for signature
  • Day 47KickoffScheduled with the agency

Stage 5 of 5Performance

  • Day 52PhotosProgress photos sent from the site
  • Day 60InvoicePayment request sent to the agency
  • Day 74PaymentPayment received, subcontractor paid
  • Day 86CloseoutFinal documents filed, final invoice paid
Mission complete

A day inside it.

In the morning

Open the brief. See the good new work, what is due this week and who is waiting on you. Ninety seconds.

During the day

Calls, emails, quotes and photos go on the job they belong to, as they happen.

Before anything leaves

Gates and cross-checks stop a bid or a contract that is not ready, and tell you exactly what is missing.

How to start.

1. Book a working session

Tell us who you are and what kind of work you bid.

2. Bring one live opportunity

A real solicitation you are thinking about bidding works best.

3. Watch it run

We walk it through Mission Contract with you, from the solicitation to the bid.

Make every pursuit easier to move.

Bring one live opportunity. We will walk it through Mission Contract with you, from the solicitation to the bid.