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Five Stars Contractors — system configuration

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Missing: Company name · Contractor license # · Trades list · +6 more

Company Profile
Used by SCRIBE when generating proposals and by SENTINEL to pre-fill forms

SCRIBE uses this to populate the Scope of Work section in proposals

Federal Registration

Federal Employer ID

SAM.gov Unique Entity ID

Required for federal contracts

API Connections
Backend environment variables — configure on Railway (not here)
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYUnknown

Powers SCOUT, BLUEPRINT, PRICER, SCRIBE and GOVHUNTER agents

SAM_GOV_API_KEYUnknown

Federal opportunities via SAM.gov — free key at open.gsa.gov

DATABASE_URLUnknown

PostgreSQL — provision on Railway, copy connection string to service env

To configure: open Railway → tradebid-api service → Variables tab → add the keys above. Connection status will show here once the health endpoint is live.
Complete company profile

Add company name, license number, insurance policy and trades — required for all proposal generation

Upload cost history (CSV)

Historical bid costs by trade and year. PRICER uses this to generate accurate estimates

POST /knowledge/cost-history
Add GC track record

Builder history: bids submitted, won, avg margin, revision count — improves SCOUT scoring

POST /knowledge/builders
Fill company knowledge base

Insurance, bonding limits, licenses, voice/tone for proposals — SCRIBE reads this directly

Register on SAM.gov

Get UEI + CAGE code to bid on federal contracts. GOVHUNTER finds them, SAM registration unlocks submitting

Register at SAM.gov →
Configure API keys on Railway

ANTHROPIC_API_KEY + SAM_GOV_API_KEY + DATABASE_URL — agents can't run without these

Open Railway dashboard →
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Bid Command CenterLive

Email intake, PDF parsing, SCOUT qualification 0–100, GO/NO-GO pipeline

SENTINELSCOUT
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Gov PipelineLive

SAM.gov federal opportunities, automated 2× daily scan, NAICS/trade matching

GOVHUNTER
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Estimating IntelligencePlanned

Scope analysis from drawings, cost-based pricing with your historical data

BLUEPRINTPRICER
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Proposal EnginePlanned

Auto-generated proposals, RFI/addenda tracking, submission management

SCRIBEWATCHTOWER
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TradeBid SaaSFuture

Multi-tenant platform, white-label, billing, marketplace of sub-contractors