How Match Scoring Works
What the 0-100 match score and PURSUE/REVIEW/PASS verdict actually mean — and what they don't.
The short answer
Every opportunity gets a per-company match score from 0 to 100 and a verdict: PURSUE, REVIEW, or PASS. This is a measure of fit — how well the opportunity matches your capability profile, past performance, NAICS, and set-aside eligibility. It is not a win probability and it is not a promise of award.
What goes into the score
- Your Capability Profile — the primary signal.
- Your Past Performance corpus — cited work sharpens the match.
- Your NAICS registry — filters the lanes you see at all.
- Set-aside eligibility — a small-business-only bid you can't claim will not be ranked as a PURSUE.
PURSUE / REVIEW / PASS
Verdicts collapse the score into a decision. PURSUE means the fit is strong enough to open the workspace today. REVIEW means it is close — usually worth a two-minute look. PASS means the scorer doesn't see the match; you can still bid it, but it should be a conscious override.
Read rank, not the absolute number
Scores are relative to your profile. An 82 in one account is not the same as an 82 in another. What matters is that the top of your feed on any given morning is the top of your feed — the ranking is the product, the number is just a label on it.
This is fit, not a guarantee
A perfect match score does not win the contract. Section L compliance, price, past performance narrative, and a hundred other things do. The score gets you to the right bids fast. The workspace helps you win them.