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Notes on winning work.

Lead generation, bid intelligence, and the Velo family of products — what we’re building and what we’re learning.

Guide8 min read

How to get on a federal contract vehicle (GWACs, GSA Schedules & IDIQs)

“Get on a vehicle” is the advice every government-sales veteran gives — and almost nobody explains. Here’s what contract vehicles actually are, the difference between GWACs, GSA Schedules and IDIQs, how you get on one, and the part everyone forgets: getting on is not the same as winning work.

August 31, 2026Read
Guide9 min read

How to find government contracts as a small business (2026 guide)

Governments spend hundreds of billions a year, and a large share is set aside for small businesses. The hard part isn’t that opportunities are hidden — it’s that there are too many. Here’s a practical, free-first guide to finding the government contracts you can actually win.

August 13, 2026Read
Product4 min read

Meet the Velo family: one spine, many engines

VeloCapture is one of several products built on a shared platform. Here is how the Velo family fits together — and why that matters for the tools you actually run your business on.

August 4, 2026Read
Bid intelligence6 min read

Should you bid? A small team’s guide to the bid / no-bid decision

Winning government work starts with a decision most teams skip: whether to bid at all. Here’s the framework VeloCapture uses to score it — and when to team with a Prime instead of filing yourself.

August 3, 2026Read
How it works5 min read

From “what you sell” to a ranked shortlist

Everyone can name the thousands of organizations that might buy. Almost nobody knows the few in a buying window right now. Here’s how VeloCapture turns a plain-language description into a shortlist you can trust.

August 1, 2026Read