Ask your assistant for government bids.
Connect BiddingSimple once, then ask in plain English: which bids are open in your state and trade, what a solicitation actually wants, what matched your profile this week. Every answer links back to the bid page, and you stay signed in on BiddingSimple.
Server URLhttps://biddingsimple.com/mcp
Find open US bids
“Find HVAC bids in Texas closing this month.” The assistant searches the same index members use, with a link to each bid page.
Check your Radar
“What matched my profile this week?” Your vendor profile drives the matches, ranked the way your Radar page ranks them.
Save and shortlist
“Save that one and note that the pre-bid meeting is Tuesday.” Saved bids show up on your Saved page and in your daily brief.
Only what you allow
You sign in on BiddingSimple, not in the chat, and grant a short list of permissions. Disconnect any time from the assistant's settings.
How to connect
In ChatGPT
- If your workspace allows it, open Settings → Security and login and turn on Developer mode.
- Open Plugins, select the plus button, and add the server URL above with OAuth authentication.
- Sign in to BiddingSimple when asked and approve the permissions.
- Open the personal plugin you created and select the plus button to install it.
- Start a new Work chat, select BiddingSimple with @, and ask: “Show me open electrical bids in Florida.”
Availability depends on your workspace settings. If Developer mode is unavailable, ask your workspace administrator about custom plugin access.
In Claude
- Open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
- Name it BiddingSimple and paste the server URL above. Leave the client ID and secret blank.
- Click Connect, sign in to BiddingSimple, and approve the permissions.
- Ask: “What matched my Radar this week on BiddingSimple?”
Custom connectors are available on Claude’s paid plans, including Claude Desktop and Claude Code.
Any assistant or tool that speaks the Model Context Protocol can use the same server URL. Developers: discovery is standard OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration and PKCE; no keys to request.
Questions
- What access does my account have?
- Access follows your connected account's existing membership, with the same search, bid-detail and Radar limits as the website. When a limit applies, the assistant explains what information is available. The connector does not handle purchases or membership upgrades.
- What does the assistant get access to?
- Only the permissions on the consent screen: searching and reading public bids on your behalf, your Radar matches, your saved list, and your vendor profile and membership status. It never sees your password. Sealed bidding and buyer tools are not available through connectors.
- Where does the data come from?
- The same place the website's data comes from: BiddingSimple's own index of open federal, state, county, city, school and transit solicitations across the United States, refreshed daily, plus bids agencies post directly on BiddingSimple. Every answer links to the bid page so you can verify the original posting.
- How do I disconnect?
- Open BiddingSimple's plugin or connection settings in your assistant and choose Disconnect or Remove. In Claude, use Settings → Connectors → BiddingSimple. Data already received by the assistant remains subject to that provider's privacy policy and your settings.
- What happens when I save or remove a bid?
- Saving without a new note keeps your existing note. Supplying a note replaces it. Removing a saved bid deletes that saved record, including its note and stage. Saving a bid posted directly on BiddingSimple also follows it for updates; removing it from Saved does not stop that follow. Manage follows on the website.