# Free SLED market intelligence for 2027: research the buyer before the bid

Go beyond keyword alerts with free research into state and local procurement plans, budgets, vendors and buying calendars.

Canonical article: https://g2x.com/blog/free-sled-market-intelligence-2027

Complete article, source links and data tables: https://g2x.com/blog/free-sled-market-intelligence-2027/article.md

The article is public. Linked G2X tools and records retain their account and plan requirements.

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## For agents

Free SLED market intelligence for 2027: research the buyer before the bid

- The user's target market, requirement or relationship objective.

- G2X Community Edition for the free Directory, opportunity and CRM work; Lumen is a separate agent offering.

1. **Define a practical territory** Ask for the service, delivery geography and target types of state or local buyer. Use G2X SLED search to locate relevant opportunities and follow the original notice. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/sled)

2. **Read the buying context** Inspect the issuing government's procurement plan, budget or relevant public records. Distinguish a planned procurement, renewal, amendment and currently open solicitation. Verify each buyer's actual fiscal and procurement dates; do not impose the federal calendar. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/blog/free-sled-opportunity-search-g2x-september-2026)

3. **Investigate the delivery needs** Extract the stated scope, location, deadlines and registrations. Research relevant companies in the Directory, but do not treat federal awards as proof of local experience or qualification. Preserve primary source links and uncertainties. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/docs/understand-market/research-a-company)

4. **Turn the research into follow-through** Return a buyer brief and specific next actions. Free Community Edition supports SLED search and CRM relationship work. Do not claim a SLED opportunity was added to a pursuit or records were saved without actual supported actions and readback. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/docs/run-a-pipeline/track-an-account)

Expected result: A SLED buyer brief with source-linked context, actual dates, delivery questions and proposed relationship actions.

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