One short weekly email with the open bids worth your time and a plain bid, maybe or skip on each, plus the registrations and requirement checklists to go after them. Month to month. Cancel anytime. No contracts.
Public bids are long, and the deal-breakers are buried on page 14. We read them first, then help you get set up to bid.
State, county, city, school and federal postings that match your trade and service area. Each one links to the official notice.
Licenses, bonds, insurance limits, mandatory pre-bid meetings, set-asides and due dates, plus a plain-English bid or skip note for a crew your size.
Registration checklists, capability statements and a requirement-by-requirement matrix for bids you choose. You check it, sign it and submit it yourself.
An excerpt from a sample report for a Georgia janitorial contractor. The bids are real and were open when the sample was written; always confirm against the official notice.
Sealed proposal, two paper copies and one USB. Insurance certificate, E-Verify affidavit and four references required. No bond stated.
Office, common-area, restroom and floor care. Questions due Nov 6, noon.
The county accepts only bidders within Chatham County or 30 miles of its border.
The companies in the samples are made up, and no real company asked for or received a report. Each bid is real, linked to its official notice and was open when we checked.
Bids are won and lost on small requirements. We make sure you see them before you spend a weekend on a bid you cannot submit.
SealedDesk is run by Kodey Cross, a golf course superintendent in north Georgia. Kodey holds a bachelor's degree in turfgrass and golf course management and has spent his career on Bermuda, with experience in zoysia and fescue, at courses in the Carolinas and Georgia, from high-end private clubs to tight-budget operations. Along the way he has read and evaluated contractor bids as the buyer. He started SealedDesk to help small trade contractors find the right bids and get the paperwork right. SealedDesk is independent, with no government affiliation.
Most bid-alert services sell annual plans that auto-renew. We do not. Cancel any month with one email, and every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee.
A short weekly email with the open bids worth your time.
The digest, plus the paperwork help for the bid you pick.
Get ready to bid on public work. SAM.gov registration itself is free; we prepare you for it.
30-day money-back guarantee. Monthly plans: ask within 30 days of your first payment and we refund it in full, no questions asked. Onboarding packages: full refund within 30 days of purchase if you are not satisfied.
Try a month. If you want your money back, email us within 30 days of your first payment and we will refund it in full, no questions asked. Cancel anytime.
The free sample review needs no card at all.
We never hold your SAM.gov, state-portal or bank credentials, and we never register on your behalf. Free local help also exists through APEX Accelerators (formerly PTACs); we are happy to point you there. Prices are for testing and may change.
Paste a link to any public bid. You get a short note with the requirements that could knock you out, the due date and our honest recommendation for a business your size.
One review per business. No obligation. You get the one-page note back within one business day, and we only use your email to send it and, if you ask, the weekly list.
Short version: we are a private business that helps you prepare. You stay in control.
No. Digest and Bid Desk are billed monthly and you can cancel any month. Onboarding packages are one-time. Monthly plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee: ask within 30 days of your first payment for a full refund, no questions asked. Onboarding packages are fully refundable within 30 days of purchase if you are not satisfied.
Alert services send a daily stream of every matching notice and leave the sorting to you. We send one short weekly list with a bid, maybe or skip note and the reason on each, then help with the registrations and paperwork to go after the ones you pick. We do not know what other services you may already use, and you are free to keep them.
No. SealedDesk is a private, independent business. We are not a government agency and not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting for any government body.
No. We are not affiliated with SAM.gov, the General Services Administration, the SBA, the Georgia Department of Administrative Services or any other federal, state or local procurement office. Registering at SAM.gov is free and you can do it yourself. Our packages are optional preparation help, and we never hold or use your login.
No. You review every document, sign it and submit it yourself. We prepare checklists, matrices and drafts. The final bid and everything in it are yours.
No. We are not a law firm and nothing we provide is legal, tax or accounting advice. Confirm requirements against the official solicitation, and talk to a licensed attorney for legal questions.
Both. SealedDesk is run by Kodey Cross, and the service is AI-assisted and owner-reviewed: AI helps read the solicitations and draft the notes, and Kodey reviews every report. We will always tell you plainly if you ask.
Official public postings, such as the Georgia Procurement Registry, SAM.gov, and county, city and school-district sites across the Southeast. Every item links to the official notice. Always check the notice and any addenda before you bid.
No one can. We help you spend time on bids you can qualify for and avoid missing requirements.
For the free review, just a link to one bid and the email to send it to. For the weekly list, tell us your trade, where your crew works, and the contract sizes you want. For an onboarding package, we will ask for your company details and past jobs, never your logins or bank information.
We say so. A short "nothing worth your time this week" with the reason is part of the service, and we do not pad the list. If the bids do not fit your trade or area, tell us and we tighten the filter.
One report a week on the Digest and Bid Desk plans, plus deadline reminders on Bid Desk for the bids you are chasing. Nothing else unless you ask.
SealedDesk is run by Kodey Cross, a golf course superintendent in north Georgia. Messages are signed “Kodey Cross, SealedDesk”. The service is AI-assisted and owner-reviewed, and we will tell you so any time you ask.
We read the official solicitation and send back a one-page note: due date, what could knock you out, and a plain bid, maybe or skip. We keep the link and your email only to send the note and, if you ask, the weekly list. We do not sell or share your details.
Reply to any email with "cancel" and the next charge is stopped. For a monthly plan, reply within 30 days of your first payment and we refund it in full, no questions asked. For an onboarding package, reply within 30 days of purchase and we refund it in full if you are not satisfied.
We cover Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee. Our owner knows grounds, turf, irrigation and parks scopes best, and we also screen janitorial, fencing and other trades. If yours is not on the list, send one bid and we will say honestly whether we can help.
Yes. APEX Accelerators offer free procurement counseling in most areas, and SAM.gov registration is free. We are a paid, faster option and will happily point you to the free ones.