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From your first bid to the boardroom.

A free, structured program for every role in government contracting, from someone who has never read a solicitation to an executive who has run Air Force and Pentagon programs: registering, finding and winning work, pricing it to profit, delivering it, and leading the company. Every factual sentence links to the regulation or the official source it comes from, and a lesson goes live only after its sources are checked.

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15tracks

9career routes

99lessons planned

99lessons available now

25.9 hfull program

Career routes

Start from the job you do, or want to do.

Each route lists the tracks for that role and the work you produce to show you can do it: real artifacts, not a quiz score.

Capture Manager

Decide which bids to chase and position the company to win them before the solicitation is released.

Good fit if: You like customers, competitors and strategy more than formatting.

GovCon Foundations Finding and Qualifying Opportunities Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Capture and Business Development Pricing, Cost and Contract Types

Portfolio proof

A qualified pipeline with written bid/no-bid decisions
A capture plan for one real opportunity
A teaming decision with partner checks

Proposal Manager

Turn a solicitation into a compliant, persuasive proposal delivered on time.

Good fit if: You enjoy structure, deadlines and getting a team to one finish line.

GovCon Foundations Proposal Management and Writing Pricing, Cost and Contract Types AI and Agents for GovCon Teams

Portfolio proof

A compliance matrix and annotated outline
A Red-team score sheet against Section M
A backward proposal schedule

Contracts and Compliance Specialist

Keep the company eligible, honest and secure, from representations to cyber incident reporting.

Good fit if: You read clauses closely and like being the person who catches problems early.

GovCon Foundations Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration

Portfolio proof

A safeguarding plan and incident runbook
A limitations-on-subcontracting check for a team
A post-award change-request procedure

Pricing Analyst

Build prices that win and that the company can deliver at a profit.

Good fit if: You like numbers that have to hold up to questions.

GovCon Foundations Pricing, Cost and Contract Types Finding and Qualifying Opportunities Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration

Portfolio proof

A labor-category rate build-up
A price-to-win range from public awards
An invoicing checklist

Founder and Business Developer

Launch and grow a company that sells to the federal government.

Good fit if: You own the company, or will, and need the whole picture.

GovCon Foundations Finding and Qualifying Opportunities Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Capture and Business Development Running a GovCon Business

Portfolio proof

A ready-to-bid checklist for your company
An eligibility sheet for small business programs
A 12-month operating plan

DLA Supplier and Supply Broker

Quote Defense Logistics Agency spare parts and supplies profitably and within the rules.

Good fit if: You source parts, know suppliers and move fast on small buys.

GovCon Foundations DLA and DIBBS Supply Contracting Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Pricing, Cost and Contract Types

Portfolio proof

A quote decision log for ten real RFQs
A supplier quote request and price build-up

GovCon AI Operator

Run AI tools and agents for a contracting team without unsupported claims or unapproved actions.

Good fit if: You are the person your team asks about AI tools.

AI and Agents for GovCon Teams Proposal Management and Writing Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity

Portfolio proof

An AI use policy for your team
An evaluation of one AI tool on a solicitation you know

Defense Program Executive

Win and run Department of Defense work, from Air Force and Army buying commands to Pentagon-level programs.

Good fit if: You sell to the military, or you are moving from a government acquisition career into industry.

GovCon Foundations Defense Acquisition: DoD, Air Force and the Pentagon Cost Accounting, TINA and Business Systems Large Program Execution Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity Capture and Business Development

Portfolio proof

A defense market entry plan for one capability
A compliance readiness map for cost-type work
A program management plan with a flow-down matrix

GovCon Executive and CEO

Lead a government contracting company: strategy, growth, governance, risk and the teams that win.

Good fit if: You own or run the company, sit on its board, or are preparing for that role.

GovCon Executive Leadership Capture and Business Development Cost Accounting, TINA and Business Systems Large Program Execution Running a GovCon Business AI and Agents for GovCon Teams

Portfolio proof

A three-year growth plan with quarterly metrics
A company-level bid review procedure
An AI use policy for the company

Tracks

15 tracks, four levels.

From Foundation, for people with no government contracting experience, through Practitioner and Professional to Executive, for the people who run the company. Short practice checks every few minutes, and a capstone you build from your own work.

FoundationNew to government contracting. No experience needed.
PractitionerYou work on bids or contracts and want to do it well.
ProfessionalYou lead captures, proposals, pricing or compliance, often on large or defense work.
ExecutiveYou run the business: strategy, growth, risk and the people who win.

Track 1

GovCon Foundations

How the U.S. government buys, who can commit it, and what you must have in place before you bid.

7 lessons · 1.6 hFoundation · Practitioner

7 available now

Track 2

Finding and Qualifying Opportunities

Where federal work is announced, how to get in early, and how to decide which bids deserve your time.

7 lessons · 1.9 hFoundation · Practitioner

7 available now

Track 3

Small Business Programs and Set-Asides

Size standards, set-asides and the obligations that come with winning a small business award.

7 lessons · 1.6 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

7 available now

Track 4

Capture and Business Development

Position to win before the solicitation drops: customer, competition, team and themes.

6 lessons · 1.7 hPractitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 5

Proposal Management and Writing

Read the solicitation the way evaluators do, build a compliant outline, review in colors and submit on time.

9 lessons · 2.3 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

9 available now

Track 6

Pricing, Cost and Contract Types

Who carries the risk under each contract type, how price is evaluated, and what makes a cost reasonable.

6 lessons · 1.7 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 7

Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity

Safeguard federal information, report cyber incidents on time, and keep your certifications honest.

7 lessons · 2 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

7 available now

Track 8

Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration

Change control, past-performance ratings and getting paid on time after award.

6 lessons · 1.4 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 9

DLA and DIBBS Supply Contracting

Read Defense Logistics Agency requests for quotation, spot approved-source restrictions and quote with confidence.

7 lessons · 1.5 hFoundation · Practitioner

7 available now

Track 10

AI and Agents for GovCon Teams

Use AI to draft, research and review without letting it make unsupported claims or act without a person.

6 lessons · 1.4 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 11

Running a GovCon Business

Cash, people, systems and growth for a company that sells to the government.

5 lessons · 1.3 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

5 available now

Track 12

Defense Acquisition: DoD, Air Force and the Pentagon

How the Department of Defense buys, from the DFARS and its supplements to other transactions, SBIR/STTR and major programs.

7 lessons · 2 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

7 available now

Track 13

Cost Accounting, TINA and Business Systems

Certified cost or pricing data, the Cost Accounting Standards, allowable costs and the business systems large contracts require.

6 lessons · 1.9 hProfessional · Practitioner

6 available now

Track 14

Large Program Execution

Win and run task orders, manage subcontractors, meet subcontracting plans and protect your record on multi-year programs.

6 lessons · 1.8 hPractitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 15

GovCon Executive Leadership

Strategy, growth, governance and risk for the people who run government contracting companies.

7 lessons · 2.1 hExecutive

7 available now

How it works

Receipts, not opinions.

Rules are quoted from the official text: the FAR and DFARS on eCFR, SBA regulations, and agency sources. When a lesson describes how Bids2Bank works, it points at the code that does it. Worked examples use invented companies and say so.

A lesson marked “Written · awaiting source check” is finished but not yet shown: every quote in it must first be found word for word on its official source. Lessons “In production” are listed so you can see the whole plan.

Good to know

Free, with no account. Progress is saved in your browser only.
This is training, not legal advice. Rules change; always read the current regulation and your solicitation.
Completing a track is not a government or industry credential, and the Academy is not affiliated with DAU, NCMA, APMP or SBA.
Teams using Bids2Bank also get the signed-in reviewer certification that gates submission approval.

Practise on real opportunities

From your first bid to the boardroom.

15tracks

9career routes

99lessons planned

99lessons available now

25.9 hfull program

Start from the job you do, or want to do.

Each route lists the tracks for that role and the work you produce to show you can do it: real artifacts, not a quiz score.

Capture Manager

Decide which bids to chase and position the company to win them before the solicitation is released.

Good fit if: You like customers, competitors and strategy more than formatting.

GovCon Foundations Finding and Qualifying Opportunities Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Capture and Business Development Pricing, Cost and Contract Types

Portfolio proof

A qualified pipeline with written bid/no-bid decisions
A capture plan for one real opportunity
A teaming decision with partner checks

Proposal Manager

Turn a solicitation into a compliant, persuasive proposal delivered on time.

Good fit if: You enjoy structure, deadlines and getting a team to one finish line.

GovCon Foundations Proposal Management and Writing Pricing, Cost and Contract Types AI and Agents for GovCon Teams

Portfolio proof

A compliance matrix and annotated outline
A Red-team score sheet against Section M
A backward proposal schedule

Contracts and Compliance Specialist

Keep the company eligible, honest and secure, from representations to cyber incident reporting.

Good fit if: You read clauses closely and like being the person who catches problems early.

GovCon Foundations Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration

Portfolio proof

A safeguarding plan and incident runbook
A limitations-on-subcontracting check for a team
A post-award change-request procedure

Pricing Analyst

Build prices that win and that the company can deliver at a profit.

Good fit if: You like numbers that have to hold up to questions.

GovCon Foundations Pricing, Cost and Contract Types Finding and Qualifying Opportunities Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration

Portfolio proof

A labor-category rate build-up
A price-to-win range from public awards
An invoicing checklist

Founder and Business Developer

Launch and grow a company that sells to the federal government.

Good fit if: You own the company, or will, and need the whole picture.

GovCon Foundations Finding and Qualifying Opportunities Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Capture and Business Development Running a GovCon Business

Portfolio proof

A ready-to-bid checklist for your company
An eligibility sheet for small business programs
A 12-month operating plan

DLA Supplier and Supply Broker

Quote Defense Logistics Agency spare parts and supplies profitably and within the rules.

Good fit if: You source parts, know suppliers and move fast on small buys.

GovCon Foundations DLA and DIBBS Supply Contracting Small Business Programs and Set-Asides Pricing, Cost and Contract Types

Portfolio proof

A quote decision log for ten real RFQs
A supplier quote request and price build-up

GovCon AI Operator

Run AI tools and agents for a contracting team without unsupported claims or unapproved actions.

Good fit if: You are the person your team asks about AI tools.

AI and Agents for GovCon Teams Proposal Management and Writing Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity

Portfolio proof

An AI use policy for your team
An evaluation of one AI tool on a solicitation you know

Defense Program Executive

Win and run Department of Defense work, from Air Force and Army buying commands to Pentagon-level programs.

Good fit if: You sell to the military, or you are moving from a government acquisition career into industry.

Portfolio proof

A defense market entry plan for one capability
A compliance readiness map for cost-type work
A program management plan with a flow-down matrix

GovCon Executive and CEO

Lead a government contracting company: strategy, growth, governance, risk and the teams that win.

Good fit if: You own or run the company, sit on its board, or are preparing for that role.

GovCon Executive Leadership Capture and Business Development Cost Accounting, TINA and Business Systems Large Program Execution Running a GovCon Business AI and Agents for GovCon Teams

Portfolio proof

A three-year growth plan with quarterly metrics
A company-level bid review procedure
An AI use policy for the company

15 tracks, four levels.

FoundationNew to government contracting. No experience needed.

PractitionerYou work on bids or contracts and want to do it well.

ProfessionalYou lead captures, proposals, pricing or compliance, often on large or defense work.

ExecutiveYou run the business: strategy, growth, risk and the people who win.

Track 1

GovCon Foundations

How the U.S. government buys, who can commit it, and what you must have in place before you bid.

7 lessons · 1.6 hFoundation · Practitioner

7 available now

Track 2

Finding and Qualifying Opportunities

Where federal work is announced, how to get in early, and how to decide which bids deserve your time.

7 lessons · 1.9 hFoundation · Practitioner

7 available now

Track 3

Small Business Programs and Set-Asides

Size standards, set-asides and the obligations that come with winning a small business award.

7 lessons · 1.6 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

7 available now

Track 4

Capture and Business Development

Position to win before the solicitation drops: customer, competition, team and themes.

6 lessons · 1.7 hPractitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 5

Proposal Management and Writing

Read the solicitation the way evaluators do, build a compliant outline, review in colors and submit on time.

9 lessons · 2.3 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

9 available now

Track 6

Pricing, Cost and Contract Types

Who carries the risk under each contract type, how price is evaluated, and what makes a cost reasonable.

6 lessons · 1.7 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 7

Compliance, Ethics and Cybersecurity

Safeguard federal information, report cyber incidents on time, and keep your certifications honest.

7 lessons · 2 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

7 available now

Track 8

Winning Is Day One: Contract Administration

Change control, past-performance ratings and getting paid on time after award.

6 lessons · 1.4 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 9

DLA and DIBBS Supply Contracting

Read Defense Logistics Agency requests for quotation, spot approved-source restrictions and quote with confidence.

7 lessons · 1.5 hFoundation · Practitioner

7 available now

Track 10

AI and Agents for GovCon Teams

Use AI to draft, research and review without letting it make unsupported claims or act without a person.

6 lessons · 1.4 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 11

Running a GovCon Business

Cash, people, systems and growth for a company that sells to the government.

5 lessons · 1.3 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

5 available now

Track 12

Defense Acquisition: DoD, Air Force and the Pentagon

How the Department of Defense buys, from the DFARS and its supplements to other transactions, SBIR/STTR and major programs.

7 lessons · 2 hFoundation · Practitioner · Professional

7 available now

Track 13

Cost Accounting, TINA and Business Systems

Certified cost or pricing data, the Cost Accounting Standards, allowable costs and the business systems large contracts require.

6 lessons · 1.9 hProfessional · Practitioner

6 available now

Track 14

Large Program Execution

Win and run task orders, manage subcontractors, meet subcontracting plans and protect your record on multi-year programs.

6 lessons · 1.8 hPractitioner · Professional

6 available now

Track 15

GovCon Executive Leadership

Strategy, growth, governance and risk for the people who run government contracting companies.

7 lessons · 2.1 hExecutive

7 available now

Receipts, not opinions.