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5 guidesFor Government Agents: How to Connect with Industry
Learn how government agents can discover, connect with, and evaluate industry partners through Outrider — from browsing company profiles to initiating introductions.
Read Guide →For GovernmentHow to Create Topics
Instructions for government administrators to create and publish topic solicitations on Outrider to surface relevant technology providers.
Read Guide →For GovernmentHow to Generate a Community Report on Outrider
Step-by-step instructions for generating Community Reports that aggregate technology landscape data for a specific mission area or topic.
Read Guide →For GovernmentHow to Request Assistance for Topics
How government agents can request hands-on support from the Outrider team to find technology solutions for challenging or urgent procurement needs.
Read Guide →For GovernmentHow to Search and Export Results
A guide to Outrider's search and filtering tools, and how to export company lists and topic results for offline use or procurement documentation.
Read Guide →For Companies
2 guidesHow to Apply to a Topic
A step-by-step guide for companies to apply to open topic solicitations posted by federal agencies on Outrider.
Read Guide →For CompanyHow to Create a Scout Card on Outrider
Learn how companies create Scout Cards to document and share their capabilities on Outrider.
Read Guide →Still Have Questions?
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