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Stop spending $50,000 to find out you should not have bid.

RFI Hawk shows you the federal contracts that actually fit your business, tells you how strong a fit each one is, and helps you draft a real proposal in hours instead of weeks. Plans start at $59 per month. A free tier is available.

Veteran-owned. Built by a small business, for small businesses.

Your Opportunities, Scored and Ranked

Every active federal opportunity, scored against your business profile on a 100-point scale. The best matches rise to the top. Scores refresh every day.

Opportunities - Salian Defense
NAICS stands for North American Industry Classification System. It is a six-digit code that says what kind of work your business does. Pick the one that matches your main service. : 541512, 541330 A set-aside is a contract reserved for a specific kind of small business, like 8(a), HUBZone, woman-owned, or veteran-owned. : Small Business Active Only
Score Opportunity Agency Deadline Value
92 Cybersecurity Operations Support - CISA SOC DHS/CISA 5 days $4.2M
87 Zero Trust Architecture Implementation Services DoD/DISA 12 days $7.8M
81 SCIF Construction and Accreditation Support NGA 28 days $2.1M
74 IT Infrastructure Modernization - Cloud Migration Army/CECOM 34 days $12.5M
68 Facility Security Officer Support Services DCSA 45 days $1.8M

Sample view. Real accounts show your matches, ranked by fit, refreshed daily.

How does RFI Hawk help small businesses find government contracts?

Three steps from opportunity to proposal.

1
Find and Score
Every day, RFI Hawk looks at the active federal opportunities and ranks them against your business. It uses your NAICS codes (the six-digit codes that say what kind of work you do), your set-aside eligibility, your past performance, your keywords, the agencies you have worked with before, and where you are based. You see only the ones that fit, sorted by match quality.
2
Analyze and Plan
Open any opportunity and you get the full A solicitation is the official request for proposals or quotes that the government uses to buy something. The solicitation contains the work statement, the rules, and the way bidders will be evaluated. , a clause check that flags every FAR stands for Federal Acquisition Regulation. It is the rulebook the federal government uses to buy goods and services. (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and DFARS stands for Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. It adds to the FAR for Department of Defense contracts. (Defense FAR Supplement) clause that applies, a price benchmark that shows what the government has paid for similar work, and a structured bid or no-bid worksheet so you can decide before you invest a dollar.
3
Draft and Decide
The proposal writer drafts each section in your voice, threads your win themes across the proposal, builds the compliance matrix, and runs a strength check before you export. You can draft a real proposal in hours, not weeks. You stay in control of every word.

Whether you are a sole proprietor or a 50-person firm, RFI Hawk gives you the capture, proposal, and compliance tools the big primes use, in a form a small business can actually run. You do not need a proposal department.

See How It Works

This is what writing a government proposal looks like on RFI Hawk. The AI handles the drafting. You bring the judgment.

Proposal Workspace - [Demo]
Sections
1. Executive Summary
2. Technical Approach
3. Management Plan
4. Past Performance
5. Staffing Plan
6. Transition Plan
7. Quality Assurance
8. Cost/Price Volume
Compliance Coverage
17 of 25 requirements addressed
3 themes active
Section 2: Technical Approach
87% Lock Regenerate
AI Assistant
Explain this clause Strengthen this section Check compliance Price guidance

What is included in the platform?

RFI Hawk combines opportunity intelligence, proposal automation, and compliance tracking in one platform built for small businesses.

100-Point
11-factor scoring algorithm analyzing NAICS fit, set-aside eligibility, keywords, agency history, contract vehicle alignment, geographic relevance, past performance match, competition density, and 3 more dimensions. Weighted, transparent, and tuned for small businesses.
Daily Refresh
Active opportunities, upcoming forecasts, innovation research topics, grants, and historical award data, all refreshed daily and ranked against your business profile. You see what is new since your last visit at the top.
Full Lifecycle
AI-drafted proposals from solicitation analysis through export. RFP extraction, compliance matrix, win theme engine, section generation with evaluator-perspective writing, strength assessment, and DOCX export. Trained on your voice and past work.
All 3 Levels
Guided assessment across all three CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. It is a Department of Defense program that requires defense contractors to meet cybersecurity standards. There are three levels. levels: Level 1 (17 controls, FCI), Level 2 (110 controls, 320 objectives, CUI), and Level 3 (24 enhanced controls, APTs). SSP stands for System Security Plan. It describes how your business protects sensitive information across your systems. CMMC Level 2 and above require an SSP. generation, SPRS stands for Supplier Performance Risk System. It is the Department of Defense database where contractors enter their NIST 800-171 self-assessment scores. scoring, POA&M stands for Plan of Action and Milestones. It lists the security gaps you found and the dates you will fix them. CMMC requires you to close all POA&M items within 180 days. with 180-day enforcement, cloud shared responsibility mapping, evidence management, 14 AI-drafted policy templates, and assessment readiness simulation. Full details below.
Price Benchmarks
See what the government has paid for similar work at the same agency, matched by your NAICS code, product or service code, and dollar range. Pricing range guidance with context on how many companies typically compete.
Plain English FAR/DFARS
A rule navigator that explains every FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and DFARS (Defense FAR Supplement) clause in plain language. A compliance checker that flags every clause that applies to your contract by type, dollar value, and set-aside. Alerts when a rule change affects your contracts.

The math does not work for small business.

Proposal pursuit costs typically range from 3% to 5% of total contract value for small businesses. On a $5 million contract, that is $150,000 to $250,000 in pursuit costs, including labor, consultants, and production, before you have won a single dollar.

The current system rewards companies with dedicated capture teams and proposal departments. If you are a 20-person company where the CEO is also the BD lead, the proposal writer, and the program manager, you are fighting with one hand tied behind your back.

Half the time, you do all that work and still do not win. The question is not whether you can do the work. It is whether you can afford to bid on it.

Cut your proposal costs and the math changes. That savings is either extra money in your pocket, more opportunities you can pursue, a more competitive bid price, or all three. You win contracts. The taxpayer gets better value. Everybody comes out ahead.

Traditional approach
$50,000+ and 6 weeks of your best people's time
With RFI Hawk
A few dollars in AI tokens and an afternoon

What does the AI proposal writer do?

The Proposal Architect is not a generic text generator. It reads the solicitation, maps evaluation criteria, and generates section-by-section drafts written from the government evaluator's perspective. It threads your win themes through every section, checks every compliance requirement, and scores the result before you export.

Feed it your past submissions, capability statements, resumes, and past performance records. The more context you provide, the more the output sounds like your best proposal writer on their best day.

It does not replace your judgment or your relationships. It eliminates the 80% of proposal work that is formatting, compliance checking, cross-referencing, and boilerplate adaptation. You focus on strategy, technical approach, and pricing.

Large primes have dedicated capture managers, proposal writers, pricing analysts, and compliance reviewers. That team costs $500K+ per year to maintain. RFI Hawk puts those capabilities in your hands for less than the cost of a single consultant day per month.

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Trained on your voice
Proposals that sound like you wrote them

CMMC compliance without the $25,000 consultant.

The CMMC Compliance Suite covers all three certification levels with guided assessment, automated document generation, and continuous monitoring. Built for small businesses navigating CMMC for the first time.

Guided Assessment
A structured interview maps your IT environment, CUI boundaries, and security posture. The system determines your required CMMC level and walks you through every applicable control with plain-English guidance, environment-specific recommendations, and AI-assisted implementation descriptions.
Level 1: 17 controls, pass/fail, annual self-assessment.
Level 2: 110 controls, 320 assessment objectives, SPRS scoring.
Level 3: 24 enhanced controls for advanced persistent threats.
Document Generation
Generate every document your C3PAO needs from a single platform: System Security Plan (SSP) tailored to your environment and cloud provider. Plan of Action and Milestones with 180-day closeout enforcement. SPRS score worksheet ready for submission. 14 policy templates, one per NIST 800-171 control family. CUI boundary and scoping documentation. Evidence package organized for assessor review.
One button exports the complete compliance package as a ZIP.
Continuous Compliance
Certification is not a one-time event. The suite watches for rule changes that affect your controls and alerts you. Policy review dates are tracked with automatic reminders. Evidence freshness is monitored. Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) items count down to the 180-day deadline so nothing falls through the cracks.
Cloud shared responsibility mapped for M365 GCC High, AWS GovCloud, Google Cloud, and on-premises environments. You know exactly what your provider covers and what you still own.

Every compliance action is recorded to a timestamped activity trail with user attribution. When your assessor asks "when was this control implemented?", you have a dated, attributable answer pulled straight from the system.

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Built for the companies that do the work.

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
8(a) is a Small Business Administration program for businesses owned by people who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Certified 8(a) firms can win sole-source contracts. certified firms
HUBZone is a Small Business Administration certification for small businesses based in Historically Underutilized Business Zones. Certified firms get preference on certain contracts. companies
Woman-Owned Small Businesses
Non-traditional defense contractors entering the DIB
Small businesses bidding their first federal contract
Companies where one person wears every hat
Companies preparing for CMMC certification before November 2026
Primes tracking subcontractor CMMC compliance

If you can do the work but the proposal process or the compliance burden is what stops you, this was built for you.

What does it really cost to pursue a government contract?

$150K-$250K
Typical pursuit cost on a $5M contract, including labor, consultants, and production
Source: Industry estimates widely cited by proposal management professionals.
4-12 Weeks
Average proposal development timeline for a small business team
Source: Industry-standard capture and proposal best practices.
25-30%
Small business win rate on federal contract dollars set aside for small business
Source: SBA Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard

These numbers represent the current reality for small businesses in federal contracting. RFI Hawk is designed to help change that math.

Learn While You Compete

19 courses. 147 modules. Contextual training built into every workflow. Not a separate LMS you never log into.

Academy - Training Catalog
12 Modules Est. 6 hours

Authority to Operate (ATO) Fundamentals

Complete guide to the ATO process, from system categorization through continuous monitoring. Covers NIST RMF, SSP development, and assessment preparation.

7 of 12 modules complete
10 Modules Est. 5 hours

CMMC Level 2 Preparation

All 110 NIST 800-171 controls required for CMMC Level 2. Practical guidance for small businesses preparing for self-assessment or C3PAO certification.

3 of 10 modules complete
10 Modules Est. 5 hours

Acquisition Essentials

From capture strategy through color team review. Write proposals that score well with government evaluators. Evaluation criteria analysis, compliance matrices, and win theme development.

Not started
10 Modules Est. 5 hours

FAR Fundamentals

Navigate FAR and DFARS without a law degree. Plain-English explanations of the clauses that affect your contracts, with compliance checking built in.

Not started

Training completion records backed by a timestamped activity log. PTAC-reportable.

Frequently Asked Questions About Government Contracting Software

What is RFI Hawk?

RFI Hawk helps small businesses find federal contracts that fit them, see how strong a fit each one is, draft a real proposal in hours instead of weeks, and stay on top of compliance from CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) to FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation). Plans start at $59 per month. A free tier is available.

Who is RFI Hawk built for?

Small businesses bidding on federal contracts. That includes first-time bidders, veteran-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, 8(a), HUBZone, and other set-aside firms, and small primes that wear every hat at once. The whole platform is designed for the case where one or two people are doing the work of a whole proposal department. Larger primes use it too, but the design choices favor the small business.

Can RFI Hawk write a government proposal for me?

The proposal writer drafts every section in your voice, threads your win themes across the document, checks every compliance requirement, and runs a strength check before you export. You give the strategic direction and the final review. RFI Hawk handles the formatting, the cross-referencing, and the boilerplate adaptation that eats your nights and weekends.

Does RFI Hawk help with CMMC compliance?

Yes. RFI Hawk includes a full CMMC Compliance Suite covering all three certification levels. For Level 2, it guides users through all 110 NIST 800-171 controls at the assessment-objective level (320 determination statements), generates a complete System Security Plan, calculates SPRS scores, enforces POA&M rules with 180-day closeout tracking, maps cloud shared responsibility for M365 GCC High, AWS GovCloud, and other environments, generates 14 policy templates, manages evidence artifacts, monitors regulatory changes daily, and simulates assessment readiness with mock C3PAO questions. Every action is recorded to a timestamped activity trail with user attribution.

How much does RFI Hawk cost?

RFI Hawk offers a free tier with basic opportunity discovery. Paid plans start at $59 per month for individual contractors, with team plans available for organizations. PTAC and institutional licensing is available for procurement assistance centers serving multiple clients.

What kinds of opportunities will I see?

Active federal solicitations, upcoming agency forecasts, innovation research and small-business research awards, federal grants, and historical award records used for price benchmarking. Everything is refreshed daily and ranked against your business profile. You see the matches first, with the strongest fit at the top.

Is RFI Hawk FedRAMP certified?

RFI Hawk is not currently FedRAMP certified. The platform is on a roadmap toward FedRAMP equivalency, with NIST 800-171 aligned security controls already in place. The platform's CMMC Compliance Suite is secured with AES-256-GCM encryption, NIST 800-53 aligned controls, and a timestamped activity trail with user attribution. Current security practices are documented on the Trust Center page. For organizations requiring FedRAMP authorization, contact the team to discuss timeline and requirements.

Does RFI Hawk keep an audit trail?

Yes. Significant actions across the platform, including proposal drafts, compliance assessments, evidence uploads, and document generation, are recorded with timestamps and user attribution. This creates a defensible activity record that auditors, C3PAOs, and legal counsel can use to reconstruct what happened, when, and by whom.

How much does RFI Hawk cost?

Most of the platform is free. You only pay when the AI does work for you, like drafting a proposal section. Plans start at $59 per month if you want to draft a lot of proposals.

Free
$0/mo
Try the whole platform on us.
  • Match opportunities to your business profile every day
  • Save opportunities to your watchlist
  • Run a CMMC self-assessment
  • Use the FAR and DFARS clause navigator
  • Read every Academy course
  • Generate one capability statement
  • Up to one business profile, one user
Includes a 25,000 token trial (about five proposal sections)
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Starter
$59/mo
For solo bidders chasing a few opportunities a year.
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • Draft full proposal sections in your voice (500,000 tokens per month)
  • Run price benchmarks on every opportunity
  • Save and reuse bid or no-bid worksheets
  • Up to three users on one business
Buy more tokens any time
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Team
$499/mo
For teams with shared profiles, shared proposals, and shared past performance.
  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • Up to ten users
  • Shared past performance library across the team
  • Shared proposals (multiple editors at once)
  • 5,000,000 tokens per month
  • Volume discounts on add-ons (token packs and extra feature packs)
  • Dedicated onboarding session
Buy more tokens any time
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Enterprise
For PTACs, APEX Accelerators, primes that need to track subcontractor compliance, and organizations with more than ten users. Custom user count, single sign-on, custom contracts and security review, quarterly business review, custom integrations.
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How tokens work

A token is the unit RFI Hawk uses to charge for AI work. One token is roughly four characters of text input or output. Drafting a typical proposal section uses about 5,000 tokens. Your plan refills tokens at the start of every billing month. Unused tokens do not roll over.

If you run out of tokens, you can buy a token pack from Settings, or wait until your plan refills.

  • 100,000 tokens: $19
  • 500,000 tokens: $79
  • 2,000,000 tokens: $249

Token packs do not expire.

Free tier includes a one-time 25,000 token trial. No credit card required. Annual plans save two months.

RFI Hawk was built by a veteran and small business owner who got tired of watching good companies lose to better proposal writers. The tools that existed were built for Lockheed, not for you. So he built one that was.

Your Data. Your Edge. Always.

Your proposals, past performance, pricing strategies, and competitive intelligence are your competitive edge. We will never sell your data, share your proprietary information with other users, or use your content to train AI models. Your data is accessible only by you and your authorized team members. Period.

Compete on your ability to do the work, not your ability to bid on it.

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