We nail the table stakes — then answer the question the rest leave open.
Most GovCon tools surface more opportunities. PursuitIQ matches them on the data everyone expects, then goes deeper where decisions are actually made: how much appropriated money is left, whether a pursuit is worth your time, and how to navigate the Air Force innovation ecosystem.
The fundamentals we also nail.
These are the baseline capabilities every serious platform should have. We treat them as a floor, not a feature list.
Opportunity search & match
Search and filter federal opportunities, save searches, and match them to your capabilities — the same discovery surface buyers expect from any modern tool.
Authoritative public sources
SAM.gov notices, FPDS awards, and USAspending obligations — grounded in the official systems of record and stamped with freshness.
Saved searches & alerts
Track the opportunities and changes that matter so nothing slips. Always-on monitoring is expected — we deliver it without the enterprise price tag.
The decision layer the rest of the market leaves open.
Incumbents own the data. AI-natives race to draft proposals faster. The thinnest, least-defended ground is the disciplined decision loop and the funding behind it — exactly where PursuitIQ lives.
Budget Runway
The remaining unobligated balance behind an account — computed by joining OMB apportionment ceilings to USAspending execution data. Award data tells you what was already obligated; we show you what is left to win.
Pursuit Score & Bid Advisor
A transparent win-probability rubric that calibrates as real outcomes accrue, with a per-factor breakdown, and a grounded pursue / qualify / team / no-bid verdict that cites the computed signals and the solicitation text — never a black-box number.
AURA, with provenance
Funding figures and scores are computed in code; the AI assistant explains them and never invents them. Every figure traces to a source and timestamp, and ungrounded claims do not ship.
Hybrid sourcing model
Official APIs where they exist, intelligent collection where they do not, and AI enrichment on top — with documented source tiers so you always know how a number was obtained.
Beyond defense-only
Federal civilian and defense are live today, with SLED, health, infrastructure, and grants on the roadmap — not a defense-only map. The decision layer travels with you as coverage expands across the agencies you sell to.
Published pricing
Plans and prices in the open, starting at $1,800/year — so you can decide without a sales gate, then scale into funding depth and calibration as you grow.
Built by people who know AFWERX and AFVentures from the inside.
PursuitIQ's founders came up through the Air Force innovation pipeline — from AFWERX Spark Cells to the Air Force Chief Data & AI Office, with a 24-year Air Force strategist on the technical side. That fluency is built into how we frame opportunities, funding, and the programs vendors actually have to navigate.
AFWERX & AFVentures fluency
Open Topic SBIR/STTR, TACFI and STRATFI matching dynamics, and the AFVentures pathways that move dual-use tech from feasibility to transition — explained in plain terms, not acronym soup.
Who owns the mission
We map the program offices, MAJCOMs, and innovation organizations behind a need — using public program and org information — so you target the right door instead of cold-emailing the wrong one.
From topic to appropriation
We connect Air Force and Space Force innovation programs to the budget lines and apportionment behind them, so an SBIR topic isn't just a deadline — it's a funded path you can evaluate.
Domain expertise and public program awareness — drawn from public solicitations, budget materials, and organizational information. PursuitIQ does not surface private or non-public personal data about individuals.
PursuitIQ vs. the field.
An honest, capability-by-capability look. We give competitors credit where they lead — Usul on international breadth, Pryzm on the defense relationship graph — and stay clear about where we don't play yet.
| Capability | PursuitIQ | Usul | Pryzm | GovWin IQ | HigherGov |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal opportunity dataSAM.gov, FPDS, USAspending | ✓GovCon + SAM mirror | ✓ | ✓Defense scope | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saved searches & alertsWatch opportunities and changes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Budget RunwayRemaining unobligated appropriated balance | ✓USAspending + OMB SF-132 | — | ◐Programmed DoD budget | — | — |
| SLED procurement opportunitiesState, local, education & tribal solicitations | ◐RSS/headlines only | —Defense-only | —Defense-only | ✓ | ✓ |
| Forecasts & pre-RFP intelAgency forecasts, recompete & pre-solicitation signals | ◐PoP radar + NITAAC; no agency forecast ingest | ◐ | ◐ | ✓Analyst forecasts | ✓ |
| Labor rate & pricing benchmarksLoaded rates, GSA schedules, competitive pricing | — | — | — | ✓Analyst benchmarks | ✓ |
| Capture CRM & team pipelinesPursuit stages, assignments, team collaboration | — | ◐ | ◐Relationship graph | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grounded AI assistantAnswers cite source data, not vibes | ✓AURA, eval-gated | ◐Search-led | ◐ | — | ◐ |
| Pursuit decision layerWin-probability score + bid / no-bid verdict | ✓Pursuit Score + Bid Advisor | — | — | — | — |
| Source provenance & honestyEvery figure traces to a source + timestamp | ✓Documented source tiers | ◐ | ◐ | ◐Analyst-curated | ◐ |
| Contacts & buyer directoryProgram offices, buyers, relationships | ✓ | ◐PEO mapping | ✓Relationship graph | ✓Analyst contacts | ◐ |
| SBIR / STTR coverageTopics, eligibility, pursuit workflow | ✓SBIR.gov + scoring | ✓DSIP | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ |
| AFWERX / AFVentures expertiseAir Force innovation programs & pathways | ✓Founder + product domain depth | ◐Defense focus | ◐Defense focus | — | — |
| Full public-sector breadthCivilian, SLED transactions, health, grants — not defense-only | ◐Federal live; SLED headlines only | —Defense-only | —Defense-only | ✓ | ✓Fed + SLED transactions |
| International tendersAllied / NATO procurement portals | —US public sector today | ✓60+ nations | — | ◐Canada | — |
| Published pricingTransparent list pricing, not sales-gated | ✓Capture from $1,800/yr | —Contact sales | —Contact sales | —Sales-gated | ✓Starter $500/yr |
Pricing tiers are not apples-to-apples. HigherGov Starter ($500/yr) is discovery-heavy — CRM, forecasts, and labor benchmarks sit on higher tiers. PursuitIQ Capture ($1,800/yr) is the decision layer: Budget Runway, Pursuit Score, and Bid Advisor. Compare tier intent, not headline price alone.
Comparison reflects publicly available positioning and reported information as of 2026 and is provided for general guidance. Competitor capabilities and pricing change frequently — verify current details with each vendor. PursuitIQ is not affiliated with Usul, Pryzm, Deltek GovWin IQ, or HigherGov.
See the difference on your own pursuit.
Bring one real opportunity. We'll show you the score, the appropriated money left behind it, and the verdict — then you can compare for yourself.