AI-Enabled Growth Platform for GovCon Business Development

BD, Capture, and Proposal Tools Purpose-Built for Government Contractors

NextStage is an all-in-one growth platform that gives business development, capture, and proposal teams the clarity, control, and tools they need to win more.

  • Discover Opportunities Faster – Search RFPs and critical intel from SAM.gov, FPDS, GSA eBuy, and more—all in one platform.
  • Unlock GovCon Market Insights – Analyze buying trends, forecasts, and competitors to shape your BD strategy
  • Streamline Pipeline Management – Save time with Shipley-ready pipeline tools that reduce manual work
  • Accelerated Proposal Development – Build compliant, winning proposals and get to Pink Team faster with our AI-Powered Proposal Suite

Schedule a demo to see how NextStage simplifies RFP identification and tracking, capture management, CRM, and proposal management—all in one unified platform for all your business development government contracting needs.

Securely and Purposefully Built GovCon Business Development, Capture, and Proposal Product Suite

Explore BD tools for government contractors that allow you to integrate siloed processes and data sources to create a seamless workflow. Discover the features and functionality that enable your team streamline RFP response process, search government contract opportunities, reduce manual data entry, and win more contracts.

Market Intelligence for Business Development Government Contracting Needs

Comprehensive Market Intelligence for GovCon

Manage all your opportunity sources in one place, utilize AI-powered recommendations to reduce manual search, and get auto-synced updates in the CRM any time the opportunity source is updated with one BD tool.
  • Saved Searches
  • Previous award information
  • Detailed contract vehicle analysis
  • Competitors and teaming partner info
  • Search government contract opportunities from SAM.gov, FPDS, GSA eBuy, GovWin, and more

CRM for Smart Pipeline Management

Manage your pipeline seamlessly and reduce manual data entry with Shipley-ready processes that update opportunities automatically.
  • Market intelligence auto-sync
  • One-click add to Pipeline from Market Intelligence
  • SharePoint, Google Drive, and Outlook integrations
  • No-code tailorable and scalable Workflows, Fields, and Reports
NextStage Integrated CRM and Pipeline Management
NextStage AI-Powered Proposals for Government Contractors

AI-Powered Proposals

Simplify the process of proposal writing and management. Craft winning proposals faster, smarter, and with less effort.
  • AI Compliance Matrix
  • Live document editing
  • Dedicated proposal board
  • Direct Sharepoint integration to create personalized AI content
One Platform for All Your Business Development Government Contracting Needs

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See what our customers are saying

Don't take our word for it, hear from NextStage customers.

It is so much easier to manage our pipeline and visualize our progress towards business goals with NextStage. The links to external sources of GovCon opportunity information saves a lot of time entering and updating critical fields.

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Pat Mercado
VP, Proposal Operations
Metronome

As a small business that relies on limited resource availability at times, we really needed a CRM that would automate and streamline opportunities and NextStage has exceeded our expectations.

 

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Adam Byer
Chief Delivery Officer
iTech AG

We found the NextStage platform intuitive and easy to use, with the added benefit of an excellent search feature that seamlessly ties into external systems such as GovWin, GSA eBuy, and SAM.gov.

 

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Karen Harris
VP, Business Development
Boston Government Services

NextStage is an efficiency and force multiplier for my BD analysts. The platform enables them to get to an 80% solution really quickly, where it used to take me a team of 15.

 

Dave Oathout
Dave Oathout
VP, Business Development
RSC2, Inc.

NextStage is the most badass tracking system ever. It is game changing for small business defense contractors. I can communicate with my executive team with more accuracy, the reporting is so customizable, and we have financial accountability for our pipeline.

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Margot Blackard
Chief Strategy Officer
SRC Technologies

This integration has significantly reduced the time and effort required to switch between multiple tools, allowing our team to focus more on strategy and execution.

 

Brian Tessier
Brian Tessier
Business Development Manager
First Division Consulting