1. Complete Business Profile first
Add your NAICS codes, certifications, target agencies, state, past performance, capacity, bonding limits, differentiators, and preferred contract types. Better facts make Marcus less generic.
Marcus Guide
How to use Marcus like a serious GovCon consultant
Marcus works best when you give him the facts a real consultant would ask for. The goal is not generic answers. The goal is a practical decision, a short plan, and a clearer path to contracts.
2. Ask Marcus to interview you
Before asking for a recommendation, make Marcus find missing information. That makes him behave more like a consultant and less like a chatbot.
Marcus, interview me like a GovCon consultant. Ask only the questions you need before recommending what contracts I should pursue.
3. Review one opportunity at a time
Do not paste five opportunities at once. Give Marcus the title, agency, NAICS, set-aside, due date, place of performance, scope, and solicitation text.
Marcus, review this opportunity for my company. Give me GO, TEAM, or PASS, then explain the top risks and what I need within 72 hours.
4. Demand evidence and placeholders
Marcus should not invent past performance, CAGE codes, prices, employee counts, or certifications. If facts are missing, he should mark them clearly.
Use only facts I provided. If anything is missing, write [INSERT ACTUAL DATA] and tell me exactly what to collect.
5. Ask what not to chase
Winning also means avoiding bad-fit bids. Marcus should protect time, money, and credibility by calling out weak opportunities early.
Marcus, what should I not chase this week and why? Rank the reasons by risk, deadline, competition, and missing qualifications.
6. Turn every answer into action
A useful Marcus answer ends with next steps. Ask for tasks, documents, outreach targets, and a simple order of operations.
Give me a 72-hour action plan with tasks, owner, documents needed, outreach targets, and a final bid/no-bid checkpoint.
Best first move
Start with the guided setup, complete your profile, then ask Marcus to build your first contract pursuit plan.