State and local government Bid

What State and local government Bid does

SLBid, operated by Lufex Inc., is a private government bid aggregation and matching platform founded in 2006 and headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia. The company aggregates procurement opportunities from all 50 US states, the District of Columbia, US territories, and 13 Canadian provinces, presenting them to subscribers seeking federal, state, local, and provincial contracting opportunities. Active bid volumes visible on the platform include Maryland (1,120), Massachusetts (1,043), Michigan (503), and Minnesota (269), indicating meaningful coverage depth at the state level.

The platform is delivered as a subscription-based service with a freemium trial tier, targeting the long tail of small and mid-sized businesses pursuing government contracts. Operational scale is modest at 11-50 employees, and the company operates without disclosed external funding, acquisitions, or executive team information. The website copyright (2006-2026) signals continuous operation over approximately two decades, suggesting an established niche position.

No AI/ML capabilities, patents, awards, partnerships, or strategic leadership changes are disclosed in the available data. The competitive positioning appears to rest on long-tenured aggregation coverage and SEO-driven organic acquisition rather than differentiated technology, premium content, or partnerships. Revenue, subscriber count, and growth metrics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

State and local government Bid

Legal name

Lufex Inc.

Website

https://slbid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SLBid (Lufex Inc.) is a subscription-based government bid aggregation platform founded in 2006, covering all 50 US states, DC, US territories, and 13 Canadian provinces for businesses pursuing public-sector contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Bid Aggregation

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Government bid aggregation
• Government contract leads
• Public sector procurement
• Bid matching service
• Federal state local bids

Headquarters

HQ city

Suwanee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access: Subscription-based access to government bid database with daily email reports. Users pay for membership to access bid opportunities matched to their business keywords, categories, and regions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

SLBid operates a subscription-based web platform that aggregates government bid opportunities from city, county, local, state, and federal agencies across all 50 U.S. states, U.S. territories, and 13 Canadian provinces. Subscribers configure business keywords, categories, and geographic regions and receive daily email reports with matched bid opportunities, plus instant access to download bid documents. The service is sold on a self-serve basis with a 1-week free trial and targets government contractors and businesses seeking public-sector work.

Product overview

SLBid is a single unified platform for government bid aggregation and matching services. The core product is the SLBid Government Bids Service, which aggregates opportunities from federal, state, and local government agencies across all U.S. states and Canadian provinces. Users receive daily email reports with bids matched to their business keywords, categories, and regions. The platform includes a Marketing Center for personalized member communications. The service also provides instant access to download bid documents. SLBid is operated by Lufex Inc., headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SLBid Government Bids Service A subscription-based web platform that aggregates government bid opportunities from city, county, local, state, and federal agencies, delivering daily email reports of bids matched to each subscriber's business keywords, categories, and geographic regions. Built for businesses, contractors, and service providers seeking federal, state, and local government contracts.

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• GovernmentBids.com: Direct peer publishing government contract opportunities organized by state, agency and category; competes head-on with SLBid for SMB contractors searching US public-sector bids.
• BidNet: Direct competitor aggregating government bids across US states and Canada with daily email matching — operates the closest functional analogue to SLBid at greater scale and with a sales-augmented GTM.
• PlanetBids: Direct peer running a vendor-facing government procurement platform with bid notifications, document management and supplier registration — competes for the same contractor audience in several US states.
• DemandStar: Direct competitor focused on local and state government bids; serves the same SMB contractor base with bid aggregation and vendor-matching features and is now part of GTY Technology.
• BidPrime: Direct peer aggregating government bids across federal, state and local agencies with daily email distribution, comparable in product offering and target buyer to SLBid.

Broad incumbents

• GovWin (Deltek): Broad incumbent in government contract intelligence owned by Roper Technologies; provides federal/state/local bid data, pipeline analytics and capture-management tools that overlap with SLBid's bid-discovery function.
• Periscope Holdings: Parent of BidNet and a broader e-procurement platform serving both buyers and vendors; broad incumbent that competes indirectly via its BidNet subsidiary while offering procurement-modernization services to agencies.
• GTY Technology: Public technology provider to the public sector whose portfolio includes DemandStar and other procurement-intelligence assets; functions as a broad incumbent against which SLBid's niche offering competes.

Emerging players

• Procurement Express: Emerging procurement-software provider with tender-tracking functionality; an adjacent emerging player sharing target customers with SLBid in the SMB government-contractor segment.
• Find RFP (CaliberBC): Emerging RFP/bid aggregation platform matching vendors to government and private opportunities; competes for early-stage SMB contractors and overlaps with SLBid in bid-discovery workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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