RFP Map
RFP Map is a mobile-first market intelligence radar for SAM.gov opportunities.
The project turns federal contract opportunities into a spatial browsing interface: explore agencies, themes, opportunity clusters, and source-linked contract pages without needing to understand procurement search syntax.
What it does
RFP Map uses public SAM.gov opportunity data to create an exploratory interface for federal market terrain.
The goal is not to clone a capture management database. The goal is to make the market easier to understand:
- which agencies are active
- what themes are clustering
- where opportunities are concentrated
- which notices are worth opening
- how public procurement data feels when treated as a map instead of a table
Design principle
Most procurement interfaces start with filters.
RFP Map starts with curiosity.
The map is a way to scan the surface area of the federal market before deciding what to inspect. It is intentionally closer to intelligence augmentation than pipeline management.
What it proves
Messy public data can become market terrain: something to explore, cluster, and reason over, not just search.
That matters because public data is often technically available but practically illegible. The interface is the difference between data access and usable understanding.
Stack
- Next.js
- Tailwind
- static SAM.gov data export
- GitHub Pages
- scheduled data refresh from public bulk extracts