What's New
IntentBid keeps getting sharper.
Product updates, workflow improvements, and reliability work from the same release notes used inside the app.
Latest releasev1.6.0
New
- Teaming workspace — maintain a private partner bench and attach teaming plans (roles, gaps, risk, evidence) to intelligence opportunities
- Proposal create-flow drafts persist in the database so intake and draft progress survives refresh, navigation, and interruptions
- Public What's New page at intentbid.com/whats-new mirrors in-app release notes for prospects and operators
- Marketing and app footers now include Powered by Arcite Logic attribution
Improved
- Intelligence hub and opportunity workflows load faster with scoped caching for hub navigation and match-alert summaries
- Public marketing site refresh — clearer navigation, stronger SEO/social preview metadata, and polished landing sections
- Hosted document-processing recovery retries stale pending/processing uploads instead of leaving them stuck after interruptions
Fixed
- Tenant isolation tightened across intelligence API proxies, proposal mutations, versioning, and teaming data paths
- Legacy Excel .xls uploads are no longer accepted — use .xlsx for consistent extraction and safer file handling
- Session boundaries normalized when moving between apex and www hosts during sign-in
New
- Pricing V2 launched with a 4-tier model and clearer self-serve upgrade paths
- Google sign-in plus TOTP multi-factor authentication added for stronger account security
- Managed delivery workspace access now supports operator-gated navigation for enabled teams
- Opportunity intelligence expanded with pursue/watch/skip recommendations and richer agency context
Improved
- Proposal generation orchestration now handles throughput, retries, and finalize timing more reliably
- Section review now shows clearer source provenance and grounding signals
- Generation diagnostics and observability now provide better progress and troubleshooting visibility
Fixed
- Multiple authentication security findings from audit were resolved
- DOCX export cleanup fixed legacy placeholder and labeling issues in output files
- Timeout and cutoff handling was stabilized to reduce interrupted generation runs
New
- Company Profile redesigned as a 5-tab workspace: Company Truths, Brand Assets, Past performance, Document Center, and Search
- AI brand extraction — paste your website URL to auto-extract brand colors, fonts, and logos in seconds
- Past performance (case studies, metrics, testimonials, certifications, awards) is fully editable inside Company Profile
- Brand assets (logos, templates) stored securely with auto-expiring signed URLs
- Document Center lists all uploaded reference materials and bid documents with processing status
Improved
- Company Truths organized by category with master-detail layout and in-tab search
- Added Facilities & Security and Financial & Systems as new Company Truth categories
- Brand templates accept both .docx and .dotx formats for proposal export
- Upload a logo or template and it displays immediately — no page refresh needed
Fixed
- Uploaded logos now display correctly after upload (previously showed broken image)
- Past performance and Document Center tabs were showing empty — now load correctly
- Brand asset deletions now clean up storage files to prevent orphaned files
New
- Match alerts summary on Opportunity Matches and Saved Matches highlights high-signal opportunities and urgent saved deadlines
- Sidebar badge on Opportunity Matches shows when new attention-worthy items are waiting
Improved
- Saved Matches now works as a triage queue instead of a passive list
- High-signal match notifications are computed in-app without background jobs or extra setup
Fixed
- Users no longer need to re-open the full matches feed just to spot urgent saved deadlines
New
- SAM.gov workspace URL detection — paste workspace links and they auto-redirect to public format
- Product alignment panel in bid evaluation showing per-product match scores
- NAICS multi-select combobox with search, paste, and RFP extraction
- In-app changelog with What's New badge
Improved
- Proposal generation now runs in parallel batches of 3 for faster completion
- Progress tracking during extraction with step-by-step updates
- Better error messages with attempt counts and retry indicators
Fixed
- Steps failing silently now retry automatically (up to 2 retries with exponential backoff)
- Extraction, bid evaluation, and section generation all have built-in retry logic
- Empty SAM.gov pages now show helpful guidance about authentication requirements