Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms of Use are a binding legal agreement between you and FedScope, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ("FedScope," "we," "us," "our," or "the operator"). As used in the disclaimer, limitation-of-liability, and indemnification sections below, "the operator" also includes FedScope, LLC's members, managers, officers, and agents. By accessing or using FedScope ("the Service"), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these terms by reference. If you do not agree, do not use the Service. You represent that you are at least 18 years old and, if using the Service on behalf of an organization, that you are authorized to bind that organization to these terms. We may update these terms at any time; continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

2. About the Service — Independent, Solo-Operated

FedScope is operated by FedScope, LLC, a single-member Florida limited liability company. While FedScope, LLC is a formed legal entity, it is a solo operation and does not maintain a dedicated support, engineering, or operations team. The Service is provided on a best-effort basis. There are no guaranteed response times, no service-level agreements (SLAs), no uptime guarantees, and no commitment to provide support, bug fixes, or feature requests within any particular timeframe — or at all. Support, where offered, is provided at the operator's sole discretion and convenience.

3. Accounts & Security

Some features require an account. You agree to provide accurate information and to keep your credentials confidential. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your account, whether or not authorized by you. Notify us promptly of any unauthorized access or suspected breach. Accounts are for your own use; you may not share, sell, or transfer access without our permission. We may suspend or terminate accounts as described in these terms.

A FedScope login is not proof that you represent a company. Automatic company ownership requires completion of a challenge through the contact email published in the company's government record. A matching email domain alone does not establish owner authority. We may review, reject, suspend, transfer, or revoke a claim when the authorization is disputed or cannot be independently corroborated. Organization owners and admins are responsible for member invitations and roles.

4. Data Sources & Accuracy

FedScope aggregates and presents publicly available data from third-party U.S. government sources, including USASpending.gov and SAM.gov. This data is provided "as is" and may be incomplete, delayed, inaccurate, or out of date. We do not create, verify, or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any data. You are solely responsible for independently verifying all information against official government sources before relying on it for any bid, proposal, business, financial, or legal decision. FedScope is not a system of record.

5. No Affiliation with the U.S. Government

FedScope is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the United States government, any federal agency, USASpending.gov, SAM.gov, or any other government entity. All agency names, logos, and marks remain the property of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only.

5a. No Affiliation with AI Providers

ChatGPT is a trademark of OpenAI. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic PBC. FedScope is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, certified by, or partnered with OpenAI or Anthropic. FedScope names these assistants only to describe which tools its connector works with. Availability of FedScope in any provider’s app directory or connector store is subject to that provider’s own review and approval, which FedScope does not control.

6. No Professional Advice

The Service does not provide legal, financial, accounting, procurement, or professional advice of any kind. Nothing on FedScope constitutes a recommendation to pursue, bid on, or decline any contract or opportunity. Consult qualified professionals before making decisions.

7. Intellectual Property

FedScope does not claim ownership of raw records published by government sources. Access to a source, attachment, or third-party dataset may still be subject to that source's terms, privacy rules, markings, and applicable law. The Service itself — including its software, design, user interface, layout, compilation and arrangement of data, derived metrics, branding, and the "FedScope" name and logo — is owned by the operator and protected by intellectual-property laws. Subject to these terms, you are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Service for your internal business purposes. You may not copy, modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, crawl, scrape, mirror, or create derivative works of the Service, or use our branding, without prior written permission. We welcome feedback, and you grant us a perpetual, royalty-free license to use any feedback you provide. All rights not expressly granted are reserved. In particular, any proprietary or derived datasets we create — including company profiles, teaming and partnership information, reputation data, classifications, rankings, matching logic, relationship graphs, and other enrichments — are our exclusive property and may not be extracted, scraped, bulk-downloaded, modeled, or reused without our written consent.

8. Subscriptions & Billing

Paid plans, where offered, are billed in advance on a recurring basis and automatically renew at the end of each billing period at the then-current price until you cancel. You authorize us (and our payment processor) to charge your payment method for each renewal. You may cancel at any time through your account or by contacting us; cancellation stops future renewals but does not entitle you to a refund for the current billing period except where required by law. Prices and plan features may change with notice. Free-tier access may be modified or discontinued at any time.

Where a plan is described as unlimited, that means normal human, interactive use through supported product interfaces. It does not include bulk extraction, scraping, scripted or unattended automation, credential sharing, or attempts to bypass technical safeguards. We may apply reasonable rate or volume protections to preserve availability and may contact you if an unusual workflow needs a separate commercial arrangement.

A limited founding lifetime purchase, when offered, is a one-time, non-transferable license for one organization and one seat to use the core Pro product during the commercial life of the FedScope service, subject to these terms and fair-use limits. “Lifetime” does not mean the buyer's lifetime and does not require FedScope to operate indefinitely. It excludes custom work, future high-cost data sources, enterprise or CUI environments, third-party pass-through charges, and separately priced products. The offer ends after 25 completed purchases or when withdrawn, whichever occurs first.

9. Acceptable Use

You agree not to: (a) scrape, crawl, harvest, bulk-download, resell, or redistribute the Service's data, rankings, profiles, relationship graphs, or functionality without permission; (b) use bots, scripts, browser automation, or other automated means to access the Service except as expressly permitted by us in writing; (c) attempt to disrupt, overload, bypass rate limits, evade robots directives, or circumvent access controls; (d) use the Service or its outputs to train, fine-tune, benchmark, or populate a competing product, model, dataset, or database; (e) use the Service for any unlawful purpose; or (f) exceed reasonable usage limits. We may throttle, suspend, or terminate access for any reason, including suspected abuse, at our sole discretion and without notice.

Contractor evidence and connected files. By uploading, importing, summarizing, or sharing a document you represent and warrant that you have the legal authority to store it and to share it with the parties you select, and that doing so violates no law, regulation, contract term, or protective marking. Version one permits only CPARS-related material and past-performance write-ups. You must not submit CUI, classified information, export-controlled information, raw proposal material, or content you are not authorized to process. CPARS information may be restricted from release; your sharing choice does not override those restrictions. Raw CPARS reports are excluded from general AI retrieval and paid-network visibility. We may quarantine or remove any content at any time.

Permissioned sharing. The owner chooses the evidence, named verified recipient, purpose, and expiration. Access does not begin until the recipient accepts the then-current sharing terms. Grants are revocable and activity is logged. Revocation prevents future access but cannot recall a copy already downloaded by an authorized recipient. Each party remains responsible for its lawful handling.

10. AI & Data Connectors

FedScope may be used through third-party AI products and connected data services. Those services are governed by their own terms and privacy practices. You authorize FedScope to receive tool requests from, and return permitted results to, the provider you connect. AI output may be incomplete or wrong and is not a substitute for reviewing the linked source. You may not use a connector to obtain bulk data, harvest contacts, evade limits, or access information you could not access directly in FedScope.

11. Third-Party Links & Services

The Service may link to or rely on third-party websites and services, including government data sources and payment processors. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, availability, accuracy, or practices of any third-party service. Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms and policies.

12. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.

13. Limitation of Liability

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPERATOR OF FEDSCOPE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE, DATA, BUSINESS, OR OPPORTUNITIES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF (OR INABILITY TO USE) THE SERVICE — INCLUDING RELIANCE ON ANY DATA — WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE OPERATOR'S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE SERVICE IN THE THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE CLAIM, OR (B) USD $50.

14. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the operator of FedScope from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from or related to your use of the Service, your violation of these terms, your violation of any law or third-party right, or any content or data you submit. The operator reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification, in which case you agree to cooperate with the operator's defense.

15. Changes & Discontinuation

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service — in whole or in part — at any time, with or without notice, and without liability to you.

16. Governing Law

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Subject to the arbitration provision below, any disputes shall be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Florida, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts. Any claim arising out of or related to the Service must be brought within one (1) year after it arises, or it is permanently barred.

17. Binding Arbitration & Class-Action Waiver

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY — IT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL.

Except for (i) small-claims actions and (ii) claims for injunctive relief to protect intellectual property or to stop unauthorized use of the Service, any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these terms or the Service shall be resolved by final and binding individual arbitration, administered by the American Arbitration Association under its applicable rules, rather than in court. The arbitration will take place in Florida or, at your election, by videoconference or telephone. Judgment on the award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Class-action and jury-trial waiver. You and the operator agree that each may bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, collective, or representative proceeding. The arbitrator may not preside over any class or representative proceeding or join the claims of more than one claimant. This does not prevent the arbitrator, or the operator, from consolidating multiple claims brought by the same party under the same agreement into a single arbitration. You and the operator each waive any right to a trial by jury.

Coordinated and mass filings. If 25 or more similar arbitration demands are submitted by or with the coordination of the same or coordinated counsel, the operator may elect to have such demands administered as a single batch or under bellwether procedures: a small number of representative cases are arbitrated first, applicable limitation periods are tolled for the remaining demands, and the parties attempt in good faith to resolve the rest based on the outcomes, before any further filing fees are incurred.

If any portion of this Section is found unenforceable, the remainder shall remain in effect; however, if the class-action waiver is found unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim (and only that claim) shall be severed and brought in court. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending written notice to the contact address below within 30 days of first accepting these terms.

18. General

These terms, together with the Privacy Policy, are the entire agreement between you and the operator regarding the Service and supersede any prior agreements. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions stay in effect. Our failure to enforce any right is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these terms without our consent; we may assign them freely, including in connection with a transfer of the Service. We are not liable for any delay or failure to perform caused by events beyond our reasonable control.

19. Contact

Questions about these terms? Email support@fedscope.io. Responses are provided on a best-effort basis with no guaranteed timeframe.