# Free tools for public procurement

Calculators for the questions that come with a deadline attached. No account, no email, nothing stored. Every rule they encode is cited so you can check it.

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## Deadlines

Filing and payment clocks, counted properly, with weekends and statutory holidays handled.

- [United States

### GAO protest deadline

When a bid protest is due, and the earlier date that keeps performance suspended while it is heard.](https://captivaq.com/tools/gao-protest-deadline)
- [Canada

### CITT bid challenge deadline

Ten working days to complain to the Tribunal, with federal statutory holidays excluded from the count.](https://captivaq.com/tools/citt-challenge-deadline)
- [United States and Canada

### Prompt payment deadline

When a public buyer has to pay, and the earlier date by which they have to dispute the invoice.](https://captivaq.com/tools/prompt-payment-deadline)

## Pricing

Build a rate and an estimate you can defend in a price volume.

- [United States

### Wrap rate calculator

Turn a salary rate into a fully burdened hourly price, with each indirect pool applied in the right order.](https://captivaq.com/tools/wrap-rate-calculator)
- [United States and Canada

### Labour cost-to-bid

Build a basis of estimate from categories, hours, and rates, and see the blended rate before fee.](https://captivaq.com/tools/labour-cost-to-bid)

## Decisions

Work out whether a bid is winnable before committing the proposal time.

- [United States and Canada

### Bid / no-bid scorecard

Score fit, mandatories, competition, and timing to reach a decision you can defend later.](https://captivaq.com/tools/bid-no-bid-scorecard)
- [United States and Canada

### Evaluation score simulator

Model technical and price scoring to see what price, or what score, would actually win.](https://captivaq.com/tools/evaluation-score-simulator)

## A note on the numbers

These tools compute dates and figures from published rules, and each one links the authority it encodes. They are not legal, tax, or accounting advice. Where a deadline or a price has consequences, confirm it against the source and the people responsible for the decision.

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