SamSearch × AvePoint Public Sector

Built for how AvePoint wins federal civilian work.


Find USDA, HHS, and VA recompetes early. Get the intel to build qualified pipeline before solicitations drop.

One live pipeline that fits Microsoft Dynamics.

Custom report for the AvePoint Public Sector leadership team.

Prepared Nov 3, 2026

Confidential – Do Not Share

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

What AvePoint Public Sector needs and how SamSearch delivers it

A federal civilian-focused team targeting USDA, HHS, and Veterans Affairs. With a sales motion that includes selling through primes like Leidos, winning work demands earlier intelligence, sharper account research, and a systematic process for building qualified pipeline before solicitations are released.


Build qualified pipeline 18-24 months early

Surface USDA, HHS, and VA recompetes before solicitation, so capture starts before incumbents entrench.


Find the right M365 decision-makers

Identify current contacts at large agencies with fresh, validated data before the RFP drops.


Search agency-and-solution combinations

Run targeted searches like VA M365 cloud backup or NASA M365 archiving assess recompetes, incumbents, and teaming opportunities at the sub-agency level.


Fits your Microsoft Dynamics process

Intelligence syncs straight into your existing pipeline, with no duplicate entry or manual handoff.

EARLY CAPTURE · 6–18 MONTH PIPELINE

Find USDA, HHS, and VA opportunities before they're public

Capture before the solicitation drops when AvePoint has the most leverage to shape relationships and teaming before incumbents entrench.

Full competition history

  • Offer counts and whether it was competed
  • Original solicitation and documents
  • Awarding office contacts

Know the incumbent

See the incumbent, buyer, offer history, and award values early before you commit capture resources or approach a prime like Leidos.

Agency buying patterns

  • Purchase frequency for comparable M365 services
  • Competition mix: sole-source, set-aside, or full-and-open
  • Award concentration among incumbents or spread across vendors

TAILORED RECOMMENDATION ENGINE

A recommendation engine that thinks like your BD team

Describe your pursuit profile in plain English VA M365 cloud backup, NASA M365 archiving, HHS SharePoint modernization. SamSearch runs it across all supported sources, every day.

Sources searched

  • Federal opportunities
  • Agency forecasts
  • Potential recompetes
  • State and local (50,000+ agencies)
  • GSA eBuy and supported vehicles

Each assessment includes

  • Buyer need
  • Fit with AvePoint's M365 and cloud backup profile
  • Strategic relevance to USDA, HHS, and VA expansion
  • Misalignments or qualification gaps
  • Questions to verify before pursuing

Recommendations improve with feedback. Each dismissal ("wrong agency," "already under contract") sharpens future picks. Active federal sources update hourly; forecasts and recompetes three times weekly.

COMPETITOR MONITORING · CAPTURE AUTOMATIONS

Automations: put the capture busywork on autopilot

Set once in Sammy. Runs on schedule for the whole team.

Competitor award watch

New prime and subawards from Commvault and other competitors in your space.

USDA / HHS / VA agency watch

Matching M365 awards and opportunities at selected civilian offices.

Weekly capture brief

Recompetes, forecasts, and competitor moves in one view.

New pursuit assessment

Scores an opportunity against AvePoint's capabilities and criteria.

Recompete → outreach workflow

Recompete found → incumbent history and contacts → capture brief → outreach draft → pursuit owner notified.

GSA eBUY CONNECTION · IT REVIEW

GSA eBuy connection: a clear picture for your IT team

AvePoint holds a GSA schedule. SamSearch's dedicated email feed for GSA eBuy visibility can connect directly evaluated separately from the core platform.

How it's configured

A dedicated mailbox is provisioned in SamSearch. eBuy RFQs sent to it are surfaced to authorized users.

No portal credentials

The feed runs on email forwarding only. GSA portal credentials are never required.

What SamSearch receives

RFQ content and attachments forwarded through the email channel. No direct portal access unless separately configured.

Access control

Limited to authorized users. Permissions are set at account setup.

Storage, retention, and security

SOC 2 Type II compliant and VAPT A+ rated. Your pursuit intelligence is never shared or used to train models.

CONTACT INTELLIGENCE · DECISION-MAKER IDENTIFICATION

Find the right M365 decision-makers at large agencies

Contact-data freshness was a key evaluation criterion raised by the AvePoint team. Here is how SamSearch approaches it.

What signals look like

Recompete and award records surface the contracting office, the CO, and the buyer directly tied to the specific procurement. These are verified against active federal sources updated hourly.

Partner and teaming contacts

Partner-company emails are self-reported. Deeper individual contact-finding for decision-makers inside agencies is a work in progress. Hisham can confirm current coverage before you finalize seats.

Agency-confirmed labels

Opportunities tagged as agency-confirmed are sourced from official agency forecasts. FOIA-request help is available for additional document retrieval.

Update frequency

Active federal sources: hourly. Forecasts and recompetes: three times weekly. Partner database: approximately weekly.

PRIME RELATIONSHIP INTELLIGENCE · TEAMING STRATEGY

Find the right teaming partner and get there before the solicitation

AvePoint's sales motion includes selling through primes. SamSearch supports that model from identifying the right prime holder to knowing who to call.

Contractor search

1M+ vetted businesses. Find federal civilian prime holders at HHS, USDA, and VA and assess how to approach them as a teaming partner.

Past performance review

Prime and sub history at the agency and sub-agency level including SharePoint and M365 contract vehicles.

Schedules, vehicles, and certifications

GSA MAS, OASIS+ and certifications showing which primes hold relevant vehicles and can leverage your GSA schedule.

Business contacts

Direct contact info for teaming outreach approach Leidos and other primes before the solicitation is released.

RFP ANALYSIS · COMPLIANCE · INTERNAL PRESENTATIONS

From RFP drop to leadership briefing, without the manual work

Compliance matrix

  • Extract requirements from solicitations
  • Cite every finding to its source paragraph
  • Track submission and post-award obligations

Opportunity chat (Sammy)

  • Answer requirement and evaluation questions, with sources
  • Summarize attachments in place
  • Flag qualification gaps before you bid

COMPARISON WITH GOVWIN

What SamSearch adds to or replaces in your current stack

AvePoint used GovWin previously and has had no dedicated pipeline tool for about two years. SamSearch is designed to fill that gap and go further.

TRUST & SECURITY

Trusted by leading federal contractors

SOC 2 Type II compliant

VAPT A+ rating

Your pursuit data stays yours.

Never shared or used to train models.

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TRUSTED BY

ENTERPRISE CASE STUDY

How Deloitte automated federal procurement monitoring at scale

6,420

Opportunities reviewed

1,247

Surfaced to Deloitte

81%

Noise filtered out

42 days

Zero-gap coverage

Before: manual SAM.gov searches and fragmented alerts.

After: 6,420 opportunities scanned over 42 days with zero human effort at the sourcing layer.

AI filter rate: climbed from 35% to 95% by week six.

Coverage: 42 consecutive days across federal, SLED and defense channels.

NEXT STEPS

How to move forward

Steve confirms the seat count

Coordinate with management on the number of seats covering federal civilian reps, any DOD scope, and expected team growth. Working estimate is 10 seats.

Hisham provides a formal quote

Once seat count is confirmed, Hisham will send a formal quote with pricing details.

Wednesday follow-up call

Agreed call next Wednesday at the same time with Steve Burke and Olivia Winn included, and the invite forwarded to Steve's boss.


Hisham Hawara

Co-Founder, SamSearch
Hisham@samsearch.co