---
title: "Welcome to Discover"
slug: "welcome-to-discover"
tags: ["SAM.gov", "Forecasts", "Forecast", "Search Profile", "Search Profiles", "Discover", "Watchlist", "SLED", "PIEE", "Opportunities", "eBuy", "Getting Started", "Pipeline"]
updated: 2026-11-05T15:25:08Z
published: 2026-11-05T15:25:08Z
canonical: "support.govdash.com/welcome-to-discover"
---

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

# Welcome to Discover

## Overview

Discover is where your team finds new opportunities to pursue. It brings public sources such as SAM.gov, PIEE and state, local and education (SLED) sites together with private sources such as GSA eBuy, then ranks the results by how well they fit your past performance.

To open Discover, select **Discover** under **Modules** in the left side panel. It opens to the **Watchlist** tab, where you keep the opportunities you want to track. Select **Search** to browse **Public**, **Private** or **Forecast** opportunities. To learn your way around, see [Finding Opportunities using Discover](/v1/docs/finding-opportunities-using-discover).

Use this page as your starting point. Take the tour, then jump to the article for the task you need.

## Take the Tour

Click through the interactive walkthrough below for a quick look at Search, Forecasts, the Watchlist and Search Profiles.

[Interactive walkthrough: Welcome to Discover](https://govdash.navattic.com/kdhv0qi6)

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## Find What You Need

The Discover articles follow the order your team works. Find the task you want to do, then open its article.

### Set Up Discover (Admins)

- Upload your contracts so Discover can match opportunities to your past performance: [Uploading Your Contracts](/v1/docs/uploading-your-contracts)
- Bring in your GSA eBuy opportunities: [GSA eBuy Integration Setup](/v1/docs/gsa-ebuy-integration-setup)
- Import opportunities from GovWin: [GovWin Integration](/v1/docs/govwin-integration)
- Control who can open each module, including who can see private opportunities, with roles in **Settings** > **Access & permissions** > **Roles**: [Roles & Permissions](/v1/docs/roles-permissions)

### Find Opportunities

- Search by keyword or description, filter results and switch between public and private sources: [Finding Opportunities using Discover](/v1/docs/finding-opportunities-using-discover)
- Save the criteria that describe the work you want, set alerts and let Dash run a profile for you: [Create and Manage Search Profiles](/v1/docs/create-and-manage-saved-searches)
- Find state, local and education opportunities: [SLED (State, Local, Education) in Discover](/v1/docs/sled-in-discover)
- Look ahead at upcoming work with forecasts: [Forecasts](/v1/docs/forecasts-in-discover)
- Get daily or weekly opportunity emails: [Discover Email Notifications](/v1/docs/create-and-manage-saved-searches#discover-recap)

### Review and Track Opportunities

- Read the summary, key dates, contacts and solicitation documents: [Discover Opportunity Pages](/v1/docs/discover-opportunity-records)
- Track opportunities and review the ones Dash adds: [Watchlist](/v1/docs/discover-watchlist)
- Like or dislike opportunities to improve your recommendations: [Likes](/v1/docs/finding-opportunities-using-discover#bookmarks) and [Dislikes](/v1/docs/finding-opportunities-using-discover#dislikes)
- Share an opportunity with your team or people outside GovDash: [Sharing Opportunities](/v1/docs/finding-opportunities-using-discover#sharing-opportunities)
- Move an opportunity into Capture: [Adding Opportunities to the Pipeline](/v1/docs/adding-opportunities-to-the-pipeline)

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## Videos

- For full video walkthroughs, see the [Discover Opportunities training videos](https://support.govdash.com/docs/govdash-training#discover-opportunities).
- For short example workflows, see the Discover use cases in the [GovDash Playbook](https://www.govdash.com/playbook?filter=Discover).