Searching
- Avoid acronyms. The search can often expand them, but spelling things out is more reliable.
- Detail is critical. “Cybersecurity services” returns broad results; “zero trust network modernization for DoD” returns useful ones.
- Use filters for structured criteria. Solicitation numbers, NAICS codes, PSC codes, and buyer names belong in the filter panel, not the search bar. For those lookups, set the filters and leave the query blank.
Chatting with Ask AI
- The AI picks the best tools for your question based on context. To force a search, say so explicitly: “search for …”.
- Specificity matters. “Section L instructions” produces better outcomes than “section L”.
- Use the AI’s subagents to your advantage: ask it to dig through your pursuit documents or your organization’s files for compliance details, requirements, and past performance. Answers come back with citations to the source.
- When the AI asks a clarifying question with clickable options, picking one narrows the work and improves the answer.
Focusing the AI’s search
Tell the AI where to look:- Within your organization’s Library:
Search within my organization for ... - Within the current pursuit:
Search within my pursuit for ... - Both at once:
Search within the pursuit and organization for ... - The open web:
Use the internet to look up ...
Use my pursuit files and also web search to compare the incumbent's approach with current CISA guidance.
Point at specific folders and files
The narrower the scope, the faster and more accurate the AI is. Searching your entire Library means examining every indexed document; naming a folder, tag, or file means the AI only reads what’s relevant:- A specific folder:
Search the "Past Performance" folder in my library for cloud migration projects - A specific file:
Use our 2025 capability statement to answer this - A tag:
Look only at files tagged "DHS" for relevant past performance