> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.meritmatch.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# MeritMatch: GovCon BD Platform

> MERIT is the GovCon BD platform for contractors and BD teams. Review opportunities, manage your pipeline, and build the right team in one workspace.

MERIT takes the chaos out of government contracting business development. Whether you're a solo contractor or a growing BD team, MERIT gives you a single workspace to review opportunities, manage your pipeline, assemble the right team, and walk into every gate review knowing exactly where you stand.

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  <Card title="Quick Start" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
    Set up your account and create your first pursuit.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Pipeline & Pursuits" icon="chart-line" href="/pursuits/overview">
    Learn how to track opportunities from identification through award.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Team & Partners" icon="users" href="/team/partner-matching">
    Match partners, assign roles, and close capability gaps before you bid.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Matchmaking Hub" icon="handshake" href="/matchmaking/overview">
    Run structured matchmaking events and review event activity from one workspace.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get up and running

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Sign up at [meritmatch.io](https://meritmatch.io). Start free with no credit card required, then complete your company profile.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Search or upload an opportunity">
    Search SAM.gov listings from MERIT or upload an opportunity document so your team can start from a shared pursuit record.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build your pursuit">
    Add the opportunity to your pipeline, assign an owner, set the stage, and use MERIT to keep capture context, documents, and next steps together.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Assemble the right team">
    Review partner, staffing, and capability information as you decide how to pursue the opportunity.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What's in MERIT

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  <Card title="Opportunity Search" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/pursuits/opportunity-search">
    Search SAM.gov listings, review the details, and import the opportunities you want to track.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Capture Stages" icon="flag-checkered" href="/pursuits/capture-stages">
    Move pursuits through Identification, Qualification, Capture, Proposal Submitted, Won/Program, or Lost with clear ownership at every stage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="PWin Scoring" icon="percent" href="/pursuits/pwin">
    Use structured probability-of-win reviews to support pursuit decisions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Partner Matching" icon="link" href="/team/partner-matching">
    Build a focused partner shortlist from company and pursuit context.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Staffing Fit" icon="id-card" href="/team/staffing-fit">
    Compare staffing information against opportunity requirements and identify gaps before you bid.
  </Card>

  <Card title="BD 101 Playbook" icon="book-open" href="/resources/bd-101">
    35 free lessons covering capture, Pwin, proposal strategy, and federal data sources.
  </Card>
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<Note>
  Reserve your account at [meritmatch.io/reserve](https://meritmatch.io/reserve).
</Note>