# GovCon Opportunity Triage Kit: the five-step flow and the decision bands (free sample)

> From the GovCon Opportunity Triage Kit: the five-step triage flow with all eight gate questions and their sources, plus the four decision bands, the four overrides and a blank decision record.

- URL: https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/govcon-opportunity-triage-kit-five-step-flow-and-decision-bands-free-sample/
- Type: Prompt pack
- Category: Solo business
- By: PaperChaseWebb
- Works with: Claude Code, Codex, Grok Bot, Hermes (named in the listing); Plain Markdown with an agent rules block
- Price: Free USD
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Setup time: 5 min
- Time to result: About ten minutes to a first gate check
- Format: Markdown (.md) file, govcon-opportunity-triage-kit-five-step-flow-and-decision-bands-free-sample.md
- Version: 1.0, updated 2026-11-01
- License: Personal and commercial use.

## What you end up with

You can run a ten-minute gate check on your next opportunity and record the decision the same way every time.

## What you get

- The five-step triage flow
- Eight gate questions, G1 to G8, each with its FAR or 13 CFR source
- Four decision bands and four overrides
- A blank decision record

## Who it is for

Anyone who wants a quick, sourced gate check before spending time on a federal bid.

## Tools needed

- A Markdown editor or any text editor: fill in the sheets and records; no app, account or login
- You need: One solicitation or notice
- You need: Your SAM.gov status

Cost to run: Free.

## Sample prompt: Gate pre-check (Grok Bot, Claude Code, Codex, Hermes)

```
Using these company facts: [SAM status, certifications, size data, staff] and this solicitation summary: [PASTE], mark each gate G1 to G8 in the sample as Pass, Fail or Unknown and give the fact that supports each mark. Mark anything you can't confirm as Unknown.
```

The gates and bands are in the file.

## Free preview of govcon-opportunity-triage-kit-five-step-flow-and-decision-bands-free-sample.md

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# GovCon Opportunity Triage Kit (free sample)
*By PaperChaseWebb Inc. · 2026-11-01*

The five-step triage flow with the eight gate questions, plus the decision bands, overrides and the decision record. The full kit adds the weighted rubric, the scoresheet, the pursuit cost worksheet, AI prompts, a scored worked example and agent rules.

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# How to Use the Kit

Run this flow on every opportunity, whether it's a sources sought, an RFI, an RFQ, or an RFP.

## Step 1: Gate check (10 minutes)
Answer Yes, No, or Unknown for each:

- **G1. SAM active?** You must be registered when you submit an offer (FAR 4.1102; FAR 52.204-7).
- **G2. Small under the assigned NAICS?** Check the size standard for the NAICS code *on this solicitation* (13 CFR Part 121). Receipts-based standards use a **5-year** average of annual receipts (13 CFR 121.104(c)).
- **G3. Set-aside match?** If it's an SDVOSB set-aside, you must be SBA-certified and show that way in SAM (FAR 19.1405(c); 13 CFR 128.200).
- **G4. No exclusion?** Neither the company nor its principals has an active exclusion in SAM (13 CFR 128.201).
- **G5. Can you self-perform?** Can you meet the limitations on subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14; 13 CFR 125.6)?
- **G6. Teaming sound?** If you team, a joint venture meets the 40% work-share rule (13 CFR 128.402(d); 13 CFR 125.8(c)) and you aren't unusually reliant on a sub (13 CFR 128.401). No teaming? Mark it N/A.
- **G7. Responsible?** Do you have the money, sche
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## Test record

- Date: Nov 1, 2026
- What was run: Extracted from the PASSed kit files by the same packager; source links fetched.
- Result: Text identical to the PASSed files except folded footers and reworded store-copy words; links 200 on 2026-11-01.
- Not run: The full kit's worksheets and agent rules.

Copied from this item's dated test notes. What was not run stays in.

## Worth knowing

- Not legal advice. Rules and thresholds change; check the live FAR, eCFR and the solicitation itself, and ask the contracting officer or your APEX Accelerator when unsure.
- The sample has the flow and the bands. The rubric, scoresheet, cost worksheet, prompts, worked example, sources and agent rules are in the full kit.
- .dev pre-launch check PASS on 2026-11-01: citations spot-checked live on eCFR (titles current to 2026-10-29) and acquisition.gov FAR.

## Questions

**What is in the full kit?** The six-criterion weighted rubric, the scoresheet, the pursuit cost worksheet, five AI prompts, a scored worked example, 16 sources and agent rules with an owner sign-off. $39.

## How to get it

Free sample. Download it directly at https://paperchasewebb.ai/bots/marketplace/items/govcon-opportunity-triage-kit-five-step-flow-and-decision-bands-free-sample/, no signup.

Seller: PaperChaseWebb Inc., mgmt@paperchasewebb.com