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title: "Forecasts in Discover"
slug: "forecasts-in-discover"
tags: ["Incumbent", "Recompetes", "Recompete", "Forecasts", "Forecast", "Discover", "Opportunity", "Opportunities", "Dash", "Pipeline"]
updated: 2026-11-05T15:22:33Z
published: 2026-11-05T15:22:33Z
canonical: "support.govdash.com/forecasts-in-discover"
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> ## 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.

# Forecasts in Discover

## Overview

Forecasts help you get ahead of upcoming work by showing contracts that agencies plan to buy, often before the government releases a solicitation. Watch the video for a quick tour, or follow the steps below.

[Forecasts in Discover](https://cdn.us.document360.io/104c3542-bffe-46a6-901f-aa7a848851a4/Images/Documentation/forecasts_in_discover.mp4)

To view forecasts, select **Search** at the top of Discover, then select **Forecast**.

![Search tab with Forecast selected](https://cdn.us.document360.io/104c3542-bffe-46a6-901f-aa7a848851a4/Images/Documentation/f12_forecast_tab_v3.png)

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## Searching and Filtering Forecasts

Use the search box to find forecasts by title, ID, agency, office, code or description.

Select **Filters** to narrow forecasts by **Source**, **Contract Vehicle**, **Value**, **Organization**, **NAICS**, **Set Aside**, **Location**, **Recompete** and more. Tags in the top right of each card show the forecast source, such as **DHS APFS**, and other details such as **Existing Contract**.

![Forecast Filters menu](https://cdn.us.document360.io/104c3542-bffe-46a6-901f-aa7a848851a4/Images/Setting/f13_forecast_filters_v2.png)

![Forecast card with the Existing Contract and DHS APFS tags](https://cdn.us.document360.io/104c3542-bffe-46a6-901f-aa7a848851a4/Images/Setting/f13_forecast_tags.png)

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## Forecast Sources

Forecasted opportunities are pulled from official agency forecast systems, such as the DHS Acquisition Planning Forecast System (APFS) and the GSA Acquisition Gateway.

In addition to agency-published forecasts, GovDash scans [USAspending.gov](http://USAspending.gov) award end dates to identify existing contracts approaching expiration that may be recompeted. These predicted recompetes appear alongside agency forecasts, giving you visibility into potential opportunities even before an agency publishes a forecast. On recompete records, you can view incumbent information, including details of the existing contract, directly within the opportunity.

![Possible recompete details on a forecast opportunity](https://cdn.us.document360.io/104c3542-bffe-46a6-901f-aa7a848851a4/Images/Documentation/image-WHRUK431.png)

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## Finding Possible Recompetes

To see only possible recompetes, select **Filters**, choose **Recompete**, and turn on **Has previous contract**. This hides forecasts that don't list an existing contract number. After you add a recompete to your pipeline, open the opportunity and use **Recompete Of Contract** in the **Contract Award Tracking** card to link it to the current contract in your inventory. See [Opportunity Overview](/v1/docs/opportunity-overview).

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## Forecast Details

Select a forecast’s title to open it. The **Overview** tab shows key details such as **Solicitation Date**, **Award Date**, **Agency**, **Contract Vehicle**, **Estimated Value**, **NAICS**, **Set Aside** and **Source**. When the agency shares them, **Additional Details** shows items such as **Contract Status** and **Incumbent**, and **Contacts** lists the agency contacts.

Some forecasts also have an **Award** tab with the existing contract’s award details from USAspending, such as the **PIID**, recipient and award amounts.

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## Using Dash with Forecasts

You can also ask Dash to search forecasts for you. Describe what you’re looking for (for example, an upcoming FY26 opportunity valued over $10 million), and Dash applies the right filters and returns matching forecasts.

![Dash chat returning upcoming forecasts that match a request](https://cdn.us.document360.io/104c3542-bffe-46a6-901f-aa7a848851a4/Images/Setting/f15_dash_forecast.png)

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## Adding Forecasts to Your Pipeline

Just like other opportunities in Discover, you can add forecasts to your Pipeline and start capture well before the solicitation is released. Select **Add to Pipeline**, choose the classification level in **Set Classification**, then select **Add to Pipeline**. To save a forecast for your team to review first, add it to the [Discover Watchlist](/v1/docs/discover-watchlist).