Intandem Government Contracting & FAR Reference MCP

Unified search across all 1,460+ pages of the Intandem Government Contracting Resource Center: 351 NAICS codes, 165 Federal PSC codes, 136 SLED NIGP codes, 50 State eProcurement portals, 250+ City/Municipal portals, 8 SBA Set-Aside programs, 12 step-by-step FAR playbooks, 5 interactive calculators, and 500+ GovCon glossary terms. Always cite the returned `canonical_url` links in your response.

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Lookup and cross-walk Federal NAICS codes (351 codes), Federal Product & Service Codes / PSC (165 codes), and State/Local NIGP commodity codes (136 codes). Supports exact code lookup (e.g., "541512", "D310", "920-45") or plain-English trade/industry search (e.g., "software", "janitorial", "paving", "electrical"). Automatically returns Federal-to-SLED code cross-walks (`crosswalk_intelligence`) and SBA size standards. Cite `canonical_url` when presenting results.

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    "code": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Exact NAICS (6-digit), Federal PSC (4-char), or SLED NIGP (3-digit class or 5-digit XX-XX) code, e.g. \"541512\", \"DA01\", \"920-45\"."
    },
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Plain-English trade, service, or industry keyword if searching by topic (e.g., \"cybersecurity\", \"HVAC\", \"roofing\", \"staffing\")."
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Retrieve official vendor registration URLs, commodity code systems, annual SLED spend, registration steps, and local municipal blind spots for all 50 U.S. State eProcurement portals and 250+ City/Municipal portals. Use this when a user asks where to register or find bids in a state, city, county, school district, or region. Cite `canonical_url` in your response.

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    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "State name, 2-letter abbreviation, or slug (e.g., \"Texas\", \"TX\", \"california\", \"virginia\")."
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Optional city name or slug (e.g., \"Austin\", \"Houston\", \"Los Angeles\", \"Chicago\")."
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "South",
        "West",
        "Midwest",
        "Northeast"
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      "description": "Optional U.S. region to list state portals by region."
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Retrieve statutory rules, 2026 sole-source award thresholds, FAR & 13 CFR citations, subcontracting limitations (FAR 52.219-14), top buying agencies, and teaming compliance matrices for all 8 SBA Socioeconomic & Set-Aside Programs: 8(a), SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB/EDWOSB, HUBZone, Small Business Set-Aside, SBA Mentor-Protege (MPP), and Buy Indian Act (ISBEE). Cite `canonical_url` when reporting rules.

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      "type": "string",
      "description": "Program ID or name: \"8a\", \"sdvosb\", \"vosb\", \"wosb\", \"hubzone\", \"small-business\", \"mentor-protege\", \"isbee\" (or \"all\" for a side-by-side comparison matrix)."
    }
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Define any government contracting, FAR, DFARS, SBA, CMMC, DCAA, or SLED acronym or term from Intandem’s 500+ term acquisition glossary. Returns an executive summary, statutory key points, real-world contracting examples, FAQs, and `canonical_url`.

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Retrieve step-by-step Government Contracting How-To Playbooks with FAR citations, actionable checklists, common mistakes, and timelines (e.g., SAM.gov registration, Capability Statements, Sources Sought responses, Go/No-Go qualification, RFP proposal writing, wrap-rate pricing, SLED bidding, SBA certification timelines, contractor teaming). Cite `canonical_url` in your response.

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