Bid Watch Sheet: score this week's notices before anyone replies

What you end up with

A short, ranked list each week, and no reply to a buyer the owner did not choose.

What you get

• The method: apply your hard facts first, score what is left, and let the owner choose
• bidwatch.py: 5 profile checks, 5 gates (NAICS, set-aside, runway, excluded words, place) and a fit score with the reason shown
• watch.md each week: ranked notices and the passed ones with the gate that stopped them
• Pursue or pass refused inside an agent session, without a terminal and from anyone but the owner; decisions flag themselves when a notice is amended
• AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, a Grok Bot standing order and a Hermes skill, a fictional example, and 26 tests

Who it is for

Small firms and solo contractors who check notices every week and want the owner to choose before anyone replies.

Works with

Solid chips: the agent is named in this listing's own tools list. Dashed chip: One Python script, a profile template, a fictional firm with eight fictional notices, and agent rules for each harness. Tested on Linux.

Tools needed

Cost to run: Free. Python is free.
Time to result: First watch list in about 10 minutes

How it works

1. Run the example

   Unpack the file and run python3 bidwatch.py scan example/profile.json example/notices.csv out/ --today 2026-11-03.

   Expected: 3 notices on the watch list; 5 passed, one per gate.

2. Write your profile

   Copy templates/profile.json and fill in your codes, the set-asides you hold, your states and your runway.

   Expected: bidwatch.py check shows profile OK.

3. Scan a real week

   Put this week's notices in notices.csv and run scan.

   Expected: watch.md ranked, with a reason for every score and every pass.

4. Decide at your own terminal

   Read the full notice, then run decide with pursue or pass. Drafting starts only on pursue.

   Expected: status shows each decision, DUE SOON items, and CHANGED if a notice is amended.

Sample prompts, free to use

Follow AGENTS.md. Put this week's notices in notices.csv exactly as listed, run bidwatch.py scan and status, and send the owner watch.md with anything due within 14 days. Draft only for notices marked pursue. Do not decide, contact a buyer or submit anything.

Free preview of the file

# Bid Watch Sheet

**Score this week's contract notices against your own profile. Clear misses get passed with a reason, the rest get ranked, and nobody replies to a buyer until you say pursue.**

Version 1.0, 2026-11-03. By PaperChaseWebb Inc. Free. Works with Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex and Hermes, or by hand. Python 3.8 or newer, no installs.

## The problem

A weekly search turns up dozens of notices. Most are wrong for you on one hard fact: the code is not yours, the set-aside is one you do not hold, it closes in four days, or it is in a state you do not work in. Reading each one to find that out eats the week, and an eager agent will happily draft replies to all of them.

This kit applies your hard facts first, scores what is left, and stops at a list. The owner says pursue or pass on each notice, and only then does drafting start.

## What you get out of it

- watch.md: the notices that cleared every gate, ranked, with the reason for each score, and the ones passed with the gate that stopped them.
- A pursue or pass record per notice, made by the owner, that flags itself when the notice is amended.
- A Monday routine your agent can run without being able to answer for you.

## Who it is for

Small firms and solo contractors who check government opportunities every week, and the people who run that check for them.

Not legal or contracting advice. You confirm your own eligibility, and you read the full notice before you decide.

## The profile

| Field | What to write 

Worth knowing

• It reads the fields you give it. A wrong due date or code in the CSV gives a wrong answer.
• Keywords match the title only. A score sorts the list; it is not a reason to bid.
• On 2026-11-03: 26 tests passed on Python 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13 on Linux, run from the files unpacked out of the pack. Agent rules guide; they were not loaded inside each harness for this release.
• Not legal or contracting advice. You confirm your own eligibility.

Details

Version 1.0 · Updated Nov 3, 2026 · Markdown version of this page
License: Personal and commercial use. Download terms

Related

Prompt pack$39

GovCon Opportunity Triage Kit: bid or no-bid on a federal opportunity, gates first, scores with evidence

by PaperChaseWebb

Every bid you chase spends hours you could put into one you can win. This kit gives you one repeatable call on every sources sought, RFQ or RFP: eight eligibility gates first (any No stops the bid), then six weighted criteria scored 0 to 5 with the evidence written beside each score, a pursuit cost worksheet with expected value, and four decision bands with overrides. Every rule points to its FAR, 13 CFR or SAM.gov source.

Works withClaude CodeCodexGrok BotHermesPlain Markdown with an agent rules block

Solo business · Intermediate · 15 min setup

Prompt packFree

NAICS Size Map: check you are small under every code you list

by PaperChaseWebb

A free kit for small firms that list several NAICS codes. Enter your receipts for the last five fiscal years, your pay-period headcounts for the last 24 months, any affiliates, and the size standard for each code from the current SBA table. The map works out your average under each code, marks it small, near the line, not small or no standard, flags old table dates and codes missing from your registration, and ties every set-aside you claim to its proof. The owner confirms the map at their own terminal.

Works withClaude CodeCodexGrok BotHermesOne Python script, two templates, a fictional firm with five codes, and agent rules for each harness. Tested on Linux

Solo business · Beginner · 15 min setup

Prompt pack$29

Eligibility and Compliance Gate Checklist: eight gates to clear before you bid a set-aside

by PaperChaseWebb

Before you bid a set-aside, check the current SBA and FAR rules on size and status and confirm you are eligible. This is not legal advice. This checklist walks the eight gates in order, from an active SAM record and size under the assigned NAICS to set-aside status, exclusions, the limitations on subcontracting, teaming, responsibility and procurement integrity, with checkboxes and the exact rule behind each one.

Works withClaude CodeCodexGrok BotHermesPlain Markdown with an agent rules block

Solo business · Intermediate · 15 min setup

Prompt pack$24

Evidence-Only Capability Statement: every line traced to proof

by PaperChaseWebb

A one-page federal capability statement your agent can draft without inventing anything. Every competency, past job and status sits in a claim ledger with the file that proves it. A checker traces each line back, refuses invented figures, stale SAM data, uncertified set-aside statuses and praise words, and your signature is tied to the exact text.

Works withClaude CodeCodexGrok BotHermesThree Python scripts, a claim ledger and company record template, a worked example, AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md rules, a skill file, a Grok Bot standing order and Codex and Hermes notes

Solo business · Beginner · 20 min setup

Prompt pack$29

Veteran GovCon AI Kit: capability statement, SAM.gov profile checklist and past performance with your agent

by PaperChaseWebb

For veteran-owned and other small firms starting in federal contracting: a fact sheet your agent drafts from, eight prompts for a one-page capability statement, a SAM.gov profile checklist, a past performance skill, agency research prompts and capstat_check.py, thirteen read-only checks for UEI, CAGE and NAICS shape, hype words, placeholders, length and a dated source line for any status you list.

Works withClaude CodeCodexCursorPlain .md and one Python 3 script, standard library only; tested on Linux with Python 3.13.5, not loaded inside each agent

Solo business · Beginner · 45 min setup