# How to find state and local bids for free in your market

Find SLED opportunities for free, then check the buyer, local buying habits and original bid documents before committing time.

Canonical article: https://g2x.com/blog/free-sled-opportunity-search-g2x-september-2026

Complete article, source links and data tables: https://g2x.com/blog/free-sled-opportunity-search-g2x-september-2026/article.md

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## For agents

Find and qualify state, local and education bids

- The business's service, where it can perform and the buyer types it serves.

- You can get started free forever with G2X Community Edition. SLED search, saved views, and CRM accounts and contacts support this workflow. Follow the issuing portal for documents, registration and submission.

1. **Search SLED opportunities** Open Opportunities → State, Local, and Education. Search the buyer's words for the service and try synonyms. Set State, Jurisdiction Type and Due Window, and Source when one portal matters. Save the view with a name that states the decision it supports. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/sled)

2. **Qualify each bid at its source** Open the issuing portal for each record. Record the deadline with time zone, submission method, addenda, pre-bid meetings and whether they are mandatory, supplier registration, disqualifying requirements (licenses, insurance, bonding, locations, local preferences) and communication rules. Leave unknowns marked as unknown. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/sled)

3. **Check cooperative contracts and the buyer's calendar** Note whether the buyer could use a cooperative contract instead of a new bid. Look up the buyer's fiscal year; 46 states start July 1, with New York April 1, Texas September 1, and Alabama and Michigan October 1 (NASBO). [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/sled)

4. **Track chosen bids in CRM** SLED records have no Add to pipeline or Watch. With the user's approval, create a CRM account for the buyer, add the named procurement contact, and set the account's next action and date to the submission deadline. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/crm/accounts)

5. **Return the shortlist** Return each bid's buyer, solicitation number, source link, deadline with time zone, registration and disqualifying requirements, and a proceed, investigate or drop recommendation with its reason. [Open in G2X](https://g2x.com/app/opportunities/sled)

Expected result: A SLED bid shortlist with source links, deadlines and time zones, registration and disqualifying requirements, and a dated next action for each bid the business will answer.

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