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For companies selling to the U.S. government

The government wants what you build. It just calls it something else.

Describe your product in plain English. Outrider finds the federal SBIR topics, grants and contracts that fit, and tells you why.

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Buying technology for a program office? Outrider for government

Your words

We make thin films
that pull heat out of
packed electronics.

Outrider pairs these phrases with DARPA's words: Spreaders, Advanced Thermal Resilience, Microsystems.

Generated illustration: an orange thin-film heat spreader laid across a packed circuit board onto an aluminum heat sink.
Historical example · closedOur read: worth a look

Spreaders for Microsystems with Advanced Thermal Resilience (SMART)

SBIR topic · DARPA · Listed close date June 24, 2026

2 caveatsSee how we read it
Illustration. Real DARPA topic, now closed.

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Agencies don't use your words

So Outrider writes your product up five ways, each in a different agency's voice, and searches open SBIR topics, grants and contracts with all of them.

Your words

We make thin films that pull heat out of packed electronics.

  1. Defense researchPassive thermal spreaders for dense microelectronics under sustained load
  2. Space systemsLow-mass thermal films for compact avionics and small-spacecraft payloads
  3. Energy researchThin-film heat rejection for high-power-density power electronics

Three of the five rewrites, illustrative.

Every match shows its work

Check the reasoning before you spend an hour on the solicitation.

Historical example · closedOur read: worth a look

Spreaders for Microsystems with Advanced Thermal Resilience (SMART)

SBIR topic · DARPA · Listed close date June 24, 2026

Why it matched

The topic asks for passive cooling in high-density systems. Thin-film thermal technology fits.

Your capabilityTheir requirement
Thin films that pull heat out of packed electronicsPassive cooling for high-density systems
2 caveats
  • The listed submission window closed in June 2026.
  • A website cannot establish SBIR eligibility or prove that performance meets the topic requirements.
Simplified from the product, using a closed DARPA topic.
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One click turns any match into a brief: can you bid, who won similar work, and what to do next.

Can you actually bid on this?

  • Active SAM registrationVerified from SAM records
  • Small for this industry codeVerified from SAM records
  • Set-aside eligibilityYou told us
  • Allowed this type of awardConfirm this yourself
From a Before You Bid brief. Rows are illustrative.

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New matches arrive on Tuesday, each with its deadline and why it fits.

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For one bidA $117M-ceiling Navy recompete: bid or no bid
Page one of a real Outrider competitive intelligence report on a Navy recompete: a bid/no-bid decision card covering worth, vehicle, timing, incumbent, top threat, whether the client can prime, fit, how it is won and the recommended play. The client, its partners, people and pursuit details are redacted.
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For a company184 funding routes searched, 30 worth pursuing, three to work this quarter

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Federal contract obligations, FY2025, approximate · GAO, built on USAspending.gov

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Questions companies ask first

What does Outrider do for my company?

It finds the federal SBIR topics, grants and contracts that fit what you build, and tells you why each one fits and what could rule you out.

I've never sold to the government. Is Outrider for me?

Yes. You describe your product in your own words; no contract history or agency vocabulary needed. If you build new technology, start with SBIR: Phase II awards run up to $2,153,927 without an SBA waiver, and the government takes no equity.

How is this different from searching SAM.gov?

SAM.gov finds notices that use the words you type. Outrider starts from your words, searches the way agencies write, and covers grants and SBIR topics too.

How often will I hear about new matches?

On Tuesdays, when you have new matches worth your time. One click unsubscribes you.

What is Outrider Tactical?

A hands-on tech-scouting service for government test events. ANTX and REPMUS run their tech scouting on Outrider.

How much does Outrider cost?

Free for companies that join by December 31, 2026. Government plans start at $95 per seat per month. See every plan.

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Buying technology for a program office? Outrider for government

Historical example · closedOur read: worth a look

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for fiscal year (FY) 2026

Grant · USDA · Natural Resources Conservation Service · Published deadline July 27, 2026

$250K to $5M per award

2 caveatsOfficial notice
A closed USDA grant, from the official notice.