What FedLinks does

FedLinks operates a directory platform that lists and verifies federally-registered businesses for federal government contracting. The company consolidates vendor information from five US federal registration systems — SAM, DSBS, FPDS, SBA, and VetBiz — into standardized business profile pages, reducing the friction federal procurement officers face when trying to identify and qualify vendors. Vendors who register receive a FedLinks profile page formatted to federal requirements, a verification badge for display on their own websites, and (via a partnership with FAMR) bundled services including SAM registration renewal support and federal market analysis with a dedicated contract advisor.

The underlying technology is a directory and data-aggregation layer rather than a custom AI or matching engine: it pulls structured business records from existing federal databases, normalizes them into profile pages, and exposes search and filter by state and federal region. The product portfolio centers on the FedLinks Business Profile as the core offering, with the FedLinks Verified Badge, SAM Registration Support, and Federal Market Analysis positioned as add-on modules. Marketing relies on the directory's organic search presence, the badge-driven backlinks from vendor websites, and a sales-led outbound motion in which representatives call and assist businesses with signing up.

The business model is subscription-based, with vendors paying an undisclosed setup fee at profile go-live and an auto-renewing monthly fee on 30-day terms, payable by credit card or ACH. The customer base is horizontal and long-tailed — SMB federal contractors across construction, transportation, IT, security, janitorial, aviation, and PPE — with federal procurement officers acting as the free, demand-side user of the directory. The company is privately held by founder/CEO Fernanda Carapinha, headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with 11–50 employees, no disclosed institutional funding, and no M&A or public-market activity.

Name

FedLinks

Legal name

FedLinks, LLC

Website

https://fedlinks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FedLinks is a Tampa-based directory platform that consolidates federal vendor records from SAM, DSBS, FPDS, SBA, and VetBiz into verified business profiles, connecting federally-registered contractors with government procurement officers through subscription-based listings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Profile Subscription Services: FedLinks charges vendors subscription fees for business profile pages on their directory. Setup fees are due immediately when the profile goes live, followed by monthly fees on the first day of each renewal term. Contracts auto-renew for 30-day periods unless terminated with 5 days notice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FedLinks operates a directory platform of federally-registered businesses that have been verified to meet requirements to do business with the federal government. Vendors receive a formatted business profile page consolidating their data from SAM, DSBS, FPDS, SBA, and VetBiz databases, along with a FedLinks verification badge to display on their own websites. The platform is designed to make it easier for procurement officers to find and award contracts to qualified vendors.

Product overview

FedLinks is a directory platform for federally-registered businesses, offering a unified product portfolio centered on the FedLinks Business Profile as the core offering. The platform integrates with government databases (SAM, DSBS, FPDS, SBA, VetBiz) to consolidate contracting information in one listing. Additional services include the FedLinks Verified Badge for websites, SAM Registration Support, and Federal Market Analysis—these modules work together to help vendors establish credibility with procurement officers and streamline their federal contracting presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FedLinks Business Profile
• FedLinks Verified Badge
• SAM Registration Support
• Federal Market Analysis

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FAMRcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFAMR is a strategic partner providing free services to FedLinks vendors including SAM Registration renewals and support, and Federal Market analysis with dedicated contract advisors. This partnership enhances value proposition for registered vendors at no additional cost.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BidPrime: BidPrime aggregates government bid opportunities and provides vendor marketing services for federal, state, and local contractors — a direct competitor in vendor-discovery and federal-contracting visibility.
• U.S. Federal Contractor Registration (USFCR): USFCR provides SAM registration, compliance, and federal-contractor marketing services — directly overlapping FedLinks' vendor onboarding, SAM support, and federal-market visibility offerings for the same federal contractor customer base.
• Federal Compass: Federal Compass is a federal contracting marketplace and intelligence platform connecting verified vendors with procurement officers, closely mirroring FedLinks' two-sided directory and verification model.
• GovernmentBids.com: GovernmentBids.com operates a directory of government bids and vendor profiles serving federal contractors — a direct directory-style competitor with a comparable subscription model targeting SMB federal vendors.
• GovTribe: GovTribe provides federal contract intelligence, vendor profiles, and award data for government contractors — a similar directory-plus-analytics offering for the same federal procurement audience.

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Government: Bloomberg Government offers federal contracts data, vendor profiles, and analytics for government contractors and procurement professionals — a broader incumbent competing for the same intelligence-driven buying motion that draws users to FedLinks.
• Onvia (now part of Deltek): Onvia provides government contracting intelligence and vendor research — overlapping FedLinks' federal-vendor discovery and procurement-officer workflows under a larger incumbent platform.
• Deltek GovWin IQ: GovWin IQ is the dominant federal contracting intelligence platform, providing vendor discovery, opportunity tracking, and market analysis — broader in scope than FedLinks but serving the same procurement-officer and federal-vendor audiences.

Emerging players

• Set-Aside Alert: Set-Aside Alert focuses on set-aside contract opportunities (SDVOSB, WOSB, HubZone, etc.) — a more narrowly targeted federal-vendor lead-generation and directory service competing for the same set-aside vendor segment FedLists emphasizes.
• GovSpend: GovSpend aggregates federal, state, and local government spending data with vendor search capabilities — an emerging player offering comparable federal-vendor discovery features from a data-analytics angle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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