Herrick Technology Laboratories × SamSearch
Recap of our Nov 4, 2026 conversation
Prepared for: Tim Gelwicks, Shane Sims and Jane Bennett-Aldous
Confidential – Do Not Share
HOW IT WORKS
A recommendation engine that thinks like your BD team
Describe what Herrick pursues in plain English, not NAICS codes.
SIGINT hardware, electronic warfare systems, direction finding antennas, EW components for naval and air force applications, Canadian defence procurement. Skip IT, software and unrelated services.
Reads everything daily
Every morning SamSearch reads every new federal, Canadian and subcontract solicitation and its attachments.
Scored and explained
Each match shows why it matches and flags risks.
Separate profiles
Federal, Canadian and subcontract opportunities each get their own parameters.
Learns from you
Dismiss a pick with a reason and the next run learns.
Where SamSearch finds contracts
Federal
SAM.gov and about 100 federal websites
Defense parts
DLA and DIBBS
Early signals
Agency forecasts and expiring contracts
Subcontracting
Primes looking for subs, with subcontract and subaward data
Canada
Federal and provincial sources
Contract vehicles
Your GSA schedule or other vehicles can be connected if you get on one.
DAILY REPORT
Contracts for Herrick
You told us you're likely missing opportunities. Here are a few we found in a quick search. Tell us which ones were already on your radar.
Every morning the team gets its top matches, reviewed overnight against your company profile. Here's a sample of what your daily report would show.
THE WORKFLOW CHANGE
One place instead of 8 tools
BEFORE
Search. Copy. Track. Report.
Check multiple sources manually, copy into spreadsheets, track amendments by hand, and build reports for leadership separately.
AFTER
Qualify. Team. Pursue.
One scored daily report against Herrick's profile. Recompete intel on every pick. One pipeline the whole team shares. Dashboards ready for leadership.
Canadian coverage built in
Federal and provincial Canadian sources are included, relevant to Herrick's work with Canada DND and Canadian defence programs.
Sammy, Your AI Right-Hand Analyst
Sammy, SamSearch's AI assistant, works alongside Herrick on every solicitation. Ask it anything. It reads the documents, flags risks, surfaces competitive intelligence, and gives you the answers you need in seconds.
Ask Sammy anything:
Who is the incumbent on this contract and what did they win it for?
What are the key deliverables and technical requirements?
Which primes have past performance in SIGINT and EW?
Summarize the scope and identify any teaming or subcontracting requirements
What agencies have awarded similar EW contracts in the last 3 years?
Give me all information about the incumbent and their win themes
What task orders exist under this vehicle that Herrick is not on?
Which teaming partners have the right past performance for this RFI?
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AI Chat for Analysis
Sammy summarizes solicitations and attachments without extra downloads. It flags risks for bid or no-bid decisions and cites the exact source paragraph, preserving the team's judgment while cutting manual reading load.
Pipeline Analysis
Get a real-time view of Herrick's active pursuits, bid statuses, and team workload, all in one place. Sammy can analyze wins, losses, and which opportunities need attention, flagging anything at risk of being missed across federal, Canadian and subcontract tracks.
Compliance Matrix
Builds a compliance matrix from key requirements and turns each item into internal tasks, helping Herrick catch missing certifications, teaming qualifications, and forms before submission.
Prime Partner Database
Search 1M vetted businesses by NAICS code, location, set-aside status, and past awards to find the right teaming primes across federal and Canadian defense programs, improving probability of win.
SAMMY · SCHEDULED WORKFLOWS
Automations: put the busywork on autopilot
Set it once in Sammy and it runs on schedule for the team.
Morning SIGINT & EW brief
Weekdays: new solicitations and RFIs in Herrick's space, federal and Canadian.
Recompete radar
Mondays: EW and SIGINT contracts expiring in 12–24 months, with incumbent and agency data.
Prime teaming alerts
New large EW and defense awards, with the winning prime as a potential teaming target.
Competitor tracking
Alerts when a competitor or partner gets awarded something in your space.
Subcontract monitoring
Primes posting subcontracting opportunities aligned to Herrick's capabilities.
Friday pipeline report
Pipeline by stage, weighted value and 30-day due dates.
And more…
JOURNEY HUB · PIPELINE
Retire the spreadsheets: one pipeline for the whole team
Before · Opportunities tracked across individual spreadsheets, emails and separate tools that don't connect.
After: one live pipeline for the whole BD team
One kanban pipeline covering federal, subcontract and Canadian pursuits, from first look through award.
Win-probability weighting on every pursuit, keeping total and weighted pipeline current.
Owners, tasks, due dates and notifications on each pursuit.
Leadership sees the full picture without asking for a status update.
The BD team keeps working the way it already does on day one.
JOURNEY HUB · REPORTING
Reporting leadership can actually use
Before · Piecing together pipeline status from emails and spreadsheets before a review.
After: a shared view of what comes next
See revenue gaps earlier
Pipeline value by stage, over time.
Understand the mix
Pipeline by agency, program office and contract vehicle.
Keep dates in view
Upcoming award and due dates across every active bid.
RECOMPETE INTELLIGENCE
Competitive intel in seconds, not days
The context behind every contract
- Award value and IDIQ ceiling
- Incumbent profile, number of offers last time and repeat-vendor rate
- Agency forecast, timing and contracting officer contacts
Getting teamed early: PWIN and partner fit
SamSearch uses contractor past-performance data and a searchable base of partners to suggest who covers each requirement. For Herrick, that means identifying which primes hold relevant Air Force and Navy EW work before a recompete drops.
Pulled from SAM.gov, FPDS, agency forecasts, IDIQ ceiling data and attachments.
See the prime. Know the timing.
For Herrick as a subcontractor or teaming partner, knowing which primes hold the work and when it comes back is how you get on their team well before a solicitation drops.
How Integrations Fit Herrick's Workflow
Microsoft Teams (or equivalent)
Notifications and collaboration updates flow directly into Teams without switching platforms.
Outlook / Calendar Sync
Deadline and submission dates sync to Outlook calendars across the team automatically.
How Deloitte automated federal procurement monitoring at scale using SamSearch
Eliminated Manual Procurement Monitoring — Deloitte's capture team previously relied on manual SAM.gov searches and fragmented alerts. SamSearch automated that entirely — autonomously scanning 6,420 opportunities over 42 days and surfacing only what warranted attention, with zero human effort at the sourcing layer.
Self-Improving AI Accuracy — The platform's AI filter rate climbed from 35% to 95% across the engagement period, driven by continuous AI calibration against Deloitte's win history and practice area priorities. By week six, nearly all noise was eliminated before reaching the team.
Enterprise-Grade Coverage at Speed — With 42 consecutive days of zero-gap coverage across federal, SLED, and defense procurement channels, Deloitte captured every relevant solicitation the moment it was published — a competitive advantage no manual process can replicate at this scale.
How V2X expanded its bidding and growth without adding headcount
V2X had 15 people searching for government contracts full time. With SamSearch, searching went from 15 people to 2, and the rest moved to fulfilling the contracts they were winning. V2X kept growth steady without adding headcount.
saved every day
tools consolidated into 1
Before
PartsBase, Haystack, DIBBS and spreadsheets, checked by hand.
After
One SamSearch workflow with alerts and contract history on a single page.
Before
After
SECURITY & SUPPORT
Security and support
Trusted by leading federal contractors
Live Support
Live chat, email, and video support during your subscription. Median response time is about two minutes, so the team is never blocked.
1-on-1 Onboarding
Guided setup for Herrick's capability profile, target agencies, federal and Canadian search criteria, and pipeline configuration. The onboarding session will be coordinated with Tim, Shane and Jane.
VAPT A+ rating
Your pursuit intelligence stays yours.
Your company profile, pursuit data and bid intelligence are never shared or used to train models.
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