# Vet a contractor before you team or bid

Published company profiles are public. The GovCon Directory ties SAM identity, registrations, and award history in one place so you can vet a partner or competitor before BD time goes in.

Source: [Research contractors](https://g2x.com/community-edition/contractor-research), published by G2X.

## Open a search

- [GovCon Directory](https://g2x.com/app/companies)
- [Teaming requests](https://g2x.com/app/teaming)

## Without a G2X account

3 directory searches a day, no account needed.

## What a Community Edition account adds

- 10 searches a day, up from 3
- 5 contract, vehicle, or IDV details a day
- Watch 3 companies or agencies

Create one here: https://g2x.com/sign-up/free?next=%2Fapp%2Fcompanies&utm_source=g2x_marketing&utm_medium=web_cta&utm_campaign=free_tools_contractor_research
$0, no credit card, forever.

## What is not included on Community Edition

- CSV and Excel exports start on Starter
- Editorial saved search alerts and organization relationships start on Starter
- G2X Lumen agents and AI opportunity briefs require Pro
- Bid protests, hiring intelligence, company jobs, and Bid Hub require Pro
- Responding to or posting teaming requests starts on Starter

For API or MCP access, a team rollout, or a guided walkthrough, use the G2X demo link: https://g2x.com/book-demo

## Sources

- SAM.gov entity registrations
- USAspending.gov
- FPDS
- Official company websites

## Other Community Edition guides

- [Find federal opportunities](https://g2x.com/community-edition/opportunity-search): Search SAM.gov opportunities, agency forecasts, SLED, DLA DIBBS, and SBIR/STTR on G2X. Search is unlimited on Community Edition.
- [Research a buying agency](https://g2x.com/community-edition/agencies): Federal agency pages on G2X: who they are, what they buy, who wins there, and where the money goes. Open to everyone.
- [See what the government buys](https://g2x.com/community-edition/buying-trends): NAICS and PSC codes on G2X, read as buying trends: the industries, products, and services agencies buy, which vendors win, and where the work is going.