Top 10 AI Prompts and Use Cases and in the Government Industry in Greeley

AI matters for Greeley government because it can streamline services, strengthen transparency, and make compliance-driven work - like redistricting and procurement - faster and more auditable while tapping local funding and support; explore the Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant and the East/Central SBDC in Greeley to fund pilots (Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant and East/Central SBDC funding in Greeley).

Security and public trust must accompany automation: Weld County's shift to a .gov domain improved HTTPS protections and searchability, a concrete reminder to pair models with strong data governance (Weld County .gov domain security update).

With Colorado Supreme Court rulings tightening redistricting rules, Greeley leaders should use transparent, auditable AI workflows - backed by practical training such as Nucamp's AI Essentials for Work 15‑week program - to deploy trustworthy, compliant AI that saves staff time and reduces risk.

Program	Details
AI Essentials for Work	15 Weeks; teaches AI tools, prompt writing, workplace application; early bird $3,582; syllabus: AI Essentials for Work syllabus (15‑week program)

"The public can still type in weldgov.com," said Weld County's Chief Information Officer Ryan Rose, "as it will redirect the user to our more secure weld.gov site."

Selection prioritized prompts and use cases that are practical for Colorado city operations, auditable for public records, and resilient to known AI failures: risk mitigation (hallucination, privacy, input quality) came directly from the OpenGov guide to AI for government - AI for Government best practices, prompt‑engineering clarity and examples were drawn from Formidable prompt-engineering best practices, and concrete grant/procurement prompt patterns were validated against GovTribe's 10 AI prompts for grant seekers - grant writing AI prompts.

Catalog breadth and role‑specific examples - useful when mapping prompts to Greeley roles - used the Neighbourly AI prompt library - municipal prompt catalog as a filter for real-world applicability.

Criteria applied: minimize sensitive inputs, require human review, favor emergency and resident‑facing automation, and prefer prompts that produce verifiable outputs for auditing.

The result is a top‑10 that balances service impact (for example, 24/7 resident Q&A and clear emergency messaging) with governance and staff training needs.

Selection Criterion	Primary Source
Risk & auditability (hallucination, privacy)	OpenGov guide to AI for government - AI for Government best practices
Prompt clarity & structure	Formidable Forms prompt best practices
Grant/procurement prompt examples	GovTribe 10 AI prompts for grant seekers - grant writing prompts
Catalog breadth & role-specific prompts	Neighbourly AI prompt library (municipal prompts)

“If you don't know an answer to a question already, I would not give the question to one of these systems.” – Subbarao Kambhampati, AI Researcher

To find open federal contract opportunities for specific services in Colorado, start with SAM.gov Contract Opportunities - it lists pre‑solicitations, solicitations, awards, and sole‑source notices and lets teams narrow results with Advanced Search and the “Show active only” filter (Search federal contract opportunities on SAM.gov); note that agencies are required to advertise contracts over $25,000 on SAM, so filtering by Colorado and NAICS can quickly surface relevant solicitations and award history to target prime or subcontracting outreach (SBA guide on how to win federal contracts).

Complement SAM searches with GSA guidance on vehicle access - many task orders require being on a Schedule, GWAC, or MAC, or partnering with a holder - so prioritize MAS/GSA pathways when a solicitation is tied to a contract vehicle (GSA guidance on how to access contract opportunities).

The practical payoff: a focused Colorado search using these three sources turns hundreds of scattered notices into a short list of high‑probability bids and teaming leads that procurement teams can action within a single weekly review cycle.

Program/Jacket	Title	Bid Opening Date	Contract Type
5515‑S	RRB Rate Letters, Tax Statements, BA‑6 Forms	August 20, 2025	Term Contract
647‑738	Direct Mailers - Postcards	August 21, 2025	One‑Time Bid
425‑S	Editorial Services	August 25, 2025	Term Contract
637‑S	IRS Training Manuals	September 3, 2025	Term Contract

Use a focused GovTribe-style prompt to return federal and state grant RFAs for water, wastewater, PFAS and “emerging contaminants” in Colorado, then validate each hit against agency pages: Colorado's Water Quality Grants page lists targeted programs (PFAS grants, EC‑SDC planning/infrastructure grants, SCG small‑community grants) and application contacts and RFAs (Colorado Water Quality Grants - Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment), while USDA Rural Development's water pages and the Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program explain low‑interest loan eligibility and the option to combine grants with loans to keep user rates reasonable (USDA Rural Development Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant Program).

Concrete detail to watch: the EC‑SDC program offers Tier 1 planning grants up to $300,000 and Tier 2 infrastructure funding (project budgets up to $30M; up to $10M/year per award) with RFAs issued periodically (last opened June 17–Aug 16, 2024), so a short, repeatable prompt that surfaces “EC‑SDC RFA, PFAS Grant RFA, USDA RD loans” saves weeks of manual checking and creates an actionable pipeline for Colorado project teams to pursue planning funds first and bridge to construction financing.

Program	Purpose	Max Award / Notes
EC‑SDC (CDPHE)	Planning & infrastructure to address emerging contaminants (PFAS, manganese)	Tier 1: up to $300,000; Tier 2: up to $10M/year; proj. budget up to $30M; RFAs periodic
PFAS Grant Program (CDPHE)	Sampling, emergency assistance, infrastructure to reduce PFAS impacts	State-funded via PFAS Cash Fund; RFAs when funds available
Small Community Grants (SCG) (CDPHE)	Support communities ≤5,000 for water/wastewater needs	RFA offered contingent on funds; supports federal match
USDA Water & Waste Disposal Loan & Grant	Long‑term loans and occasional grants for rural water/sewer/solid waste	Loans up to 40 years; grants may be combined with loans to keep rates reasonable; apply year‑round via RD Apply

To find subcontracting opportunities in Colorado for a specific industry, run a targeted query that combines the SBA's Directory of Federal Government Prime Contractors with a Subcontracting Plan (filter by “state the contract will principally be performed in” = Colorado and by NAICS or PSC) with GSA's Subcontracting Directory to identify Other‑Than‑Small Business primes on GSA vehicles, then cross‑check agency lists like the DHS Prime Contractors page for small‑business liaisons and “In Search Of” capabilities; links: SBA directory of federal prime contractors with subcontracting plans (filterable by state & NAICS), GSA subcontracting directory and guidance for locating Other‑Than‑Small Business primes, DHS prime contractors list with POCs and capability matches for small businesses.

A practical GovCon prompt: return primes with active subcontracting plans, Colorado place of performance, NAICS X (insert target NAICS such as 541512 for IT services) - those primes will have eSRS reporting obligations and documented small‑business goals, turning scattered leads into a short, actionable outreach list for weekly business development.

Tool	Primary use
SBA Directory	Find primes with required subcontracting plans; filter by state of performance and NAICS/PSC
GSA Subcontracting Directory	Locate OTSB primes on GSA vehicles and search by NAICS, city, or state
DHS Prime Contractors list	Get small‑business liaison contacts and “In Search Of” capability matches for outreach

To capture Colorado contract opportunities tied to year‑end buying windows, run a GovTribe‑style prompt that pulls state solicitations posted by the State Purchasing & Contracts Office, the Colorado Treasury, and high‑volume feeds such as GovWin IQ, then filter by closing date in the last quarter, NAICS/PSC, and procurement vehicle (state price agreement, Schedule, or term contract); the SPCO publishes statewide solicitations and vendor outreach resources (Colorado State Purchasing & Contracts Office (SPCO) solicitations and vendor resources), the Treasury posts RFPs/RFQs broadly and maintains past contracts for review (Colorado Treasury contracts and RFP postings), and GovWin tracked 2,785 Colorado professional‑services contracts in a single year - use that volume to prioritize short‑list hits by estimated value and PO C to convert late‑cycle leads into weekly outreach actions (GovWin IQ Colorado professional services contract listings).

The practical payoff: prioritize solicitations with Q4 close dates and documented points of contact to turn seasonal spend into actionable proposals before year close.

Source	Why useful
SPCO	Central solicitations, state price agreements, vendor outreach and training
Colorado Treasury	RFP/RFQ postings, past contracts, review criteria and contacts
GovWin IQ	High‑volume contract intelligence for filtering by NAICS, location, and bid timing

To find vendors similar to a given company in Colorado, use a GovTribe‑style prompt that returns firms by NAICS/SIN, GSA vehicle status, recent place‑of‑performance in Colorado, and recent award or sales history - then validate those hits with procurement intelligence and competitive‑analysis best practices.

Start with GSA‑focused tools (SSQ+, GSA eLibrary, CALC) and public award data (USASpending/FPDS) to confirm incumbency and price bands, since SSQ+ reports sales by SIN and eLibrary lists schedule holders (Guide to using GSA tools to check competitors - Winvale).

Augment that with market‑research steps from the SBA - identify competitors by product line, market share, strengths/weaknesses, and local demand - and apply practical competitor‑analysis guidance for public‑sector tenders to prioritize outreach (SBA market research and competitive analysis guidance; Competitor analysis guidance for public sector tenders - Thornton & Lowe).

The payoff: narrow a broad vendor list to those with documented Colorado wins or GSA access so business development targets firms already performing in the state rather than cold leads.

Tool	Primary use
SSQ+	Contractor sales by SIN - identify who is selling under the same schedule
GSA eLibrary / CALC	Confirm schedule holders, SIN alignment, and awarded labor rates
USASpending / FPDS	Verify recent awards, place‑of‑performance in Colorado, and incumbency
SBA competitive analysis	Assess market share, strengths/weaknesses, and local demand to prioritize outreach

When a Colorado opportunity appears, run GovTribe's predecessor‑contract prompt to rapidly check whether a past award or incumbent maps to that solicitation - GovTribe AI Contract Predecessor Identification quickly determines if a current opportunity has a predecessor contract, compressing hours of manual digging into minutes (GovTribe AI Contract Predecessor Identification - GovTribe AI Insights).

Start by capturing the opportunity's location, awarding agency, NAICS/PSC codes, and key title/description terms, then search Federal Contract Awards and IDV/vehicle records with award‑date and place‑of‑performance filters to find direct precursors or similar past awards (GovTribe Research Incumbent Contracts User Guide); if the award is a child task order, navigate up the hierarchy to the parent vehicle for pricing and scope context (GovTribe Find a Specific Contract or Grant User Guide).

The payoff for Greeley teams: knowing the predecessor reveals the incumbent vendor, scope and end date so procurement and business development can prioritize outreach or assemble teaming partners before the next competition closes.

Step	Action
Step 1	Identify Opportunity details (location, agency, NAICS/PSC, keywords)
Step 2	Search Federal Contract Awards/IDVs; filter by award date and place of performance
Step 3	Link relevant past awards to your Pursuit and check parent IDV/vehicle records

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When hunting active contracts with similar scopes - especially for multifamily energy benchmarking, whole‑building audits, or retrofit work - focus searches on jurisdictions that have adopted benchmarking or disclosure policies and on solicitations that fund utility data aggregation and follow‑up retrofits; IMT's interactive map pinpoints which cities, counties, and states have mandatory benchmarking and helps prioritize places where procurement is likeliest (IMT U.S. Building Benchmarking & Transparency Policy Map).

Use the ACEEE multifamily benchmarking toolkit to shape scope language (whole‑building data access, Portfolio Manager/EUI normalization, tenant‑protected utility aggregation) and to justify performance outcomes - ACEEE documents a Minnesota pilot with a 5% cut in master‑metered multifamily energy use and analyst/retrofit programs (WegoWise) showing 4.3% the first year and >10% in three years - details that make a bid's ROI and job‑creation case concrete for Colorado reviewers (ACEEE Multifamily Benchmarking Toolkit).

Tie proposals to local engagement and training so awardees can convert benchmarking data into deliverable retrofits and measurable savings (Greeley community engagement and training resources); the so‑what: targeting solicitations in benchmarking jurisdictions turns abstract energy goals into contracts that deliver percent‑level savings and verifiable local jobs.

Finding	Detail
Minnesota pilot (Bright Power)	~5% reduction in master‑metered multifamily energy use
WegoWise benchmarking results	4.3% first year; 8% after two years; >10% after three years
DOE job multiplier	$1M energy savings → 6.11 direct, 0.95 indirect, 2.82 induced jobs

Identify contract decision‑makers by running a GovTribe‑style query that returns named points of contact, award authorities, and contracting offices tied to a solicitation's NAICS/PSC and place of performance; for Colorado transportation work, cross‑check those hits against CDOT's Procurement & Property Management pages (register on CDOT Procurement & Property Management - register and view solicitations and review solicitations) because CDOT holds virtual public openings for IFBs and RFPs every Tuesday and Thursday at 3:30 pm - an often‑overlooked live touchpoint to confirm the purchasing agent and ask clarifying questions in real time (CDOT Procurement & Property Management - register and view solicitations).

For professional services specifically, map names and roles to job titles such as Professional Services Contract Administrator (CDOT HQ, Denver) and use listed contacts (example: Priya.kumar@state.co.us) to escalate or request evaluator information when an incumbent or predecessor is identified by your GovTribe search (Professional Services Contract Administrator - job posting and contact); the so‑what: combining a GovTribe pull with CDOT's live openings and published solicitation POCs turns hours of detective work into a single, actionable outreach list that can be deployed the same week.

Decision‑Maker / Source	Where to find / Detail
Purchasing Agent	Listed on each CDOT solicitation; contact for IFB/RFP info and clarifications; virtual openings Tue/Thu 3:30 pm
Professional Services Contract Administrator	CDOT HQ (Denver); hiring announcement lists department contact (Priya.kumar@state.co.us) and role responsibilities
Contracting office records (GovWin/GovTribe)	Track incumbents, predecessors, and recent Colorado awards (use to map decision‑maker names to solicitations)

When a Colorado solicitation looks winnable, run the GovTribe workflow that turns opportunity details (title, NAICS/PSC, place of performance) into a ranked list of complementary teaming partners: open the Federal Contract Opportunities record, click the AI Insights tab, and choose the “Teaming Partners” or “Likely Bidders” topic to surface firms with the right certifications, past performance, and place‑of‑performance in Colorado - then validate matches against award history and GSA/SBA records before outreach (GovTribe guide: Find GovCon teaming partners using AI; GovTribe AI Insights market intelligence platform).

The practical payoff for Greeley teams: filter for Colorado incumbency and required certifications to shrink a generic lead list into a short set of vetted partners you can call in a single business day, rather than spending weeks chasing unknowns.

Search input	Why it matters
NAICS/PSC	Matches technical scope and competitor set
Required certifications (e.g., HUBZone, SDVOSB)	Determines eligibility and small‑business role
Place of performance = Colorado	Prioritizes local incumbents and state experience
Past federal awards / performance	Signals credibility and likely teaming fit

“We've developed complex prompts based on our team's extensive knowledge of government contracting, enabling customers to answer critical business questions in minutes instead of hours.”

Colorado's SB24‑205 (the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act) reshapes procurement and vendor oversight for Greeley by creating a new duty of “reasonable care” for developers and deployers of high‑risk AI that influence consequential decisions (employment, housing, lending, benefits), requiring documented impact assessments, consumer notice and appeal rights, annual reviews, and disclosure to the Colorado Attorney General - the statute takes effect February 1, 2026 (Colorado SB24‑205 (Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act) full text and summary).

Practically, vendors that supply HR, benefits, permitting, or eligibility‑decision systems used in Greeley must supply deployers impact‑assessment evidence and public disclosures; failure can be treated as a deceptive trade practice with enforcement by the AG and penalties discussed in legal analyses of the Act (NAAG analysis: Deep dive on Colorado's Artificial Intelligence Act and enforcement implications).

The immediate “so what”: build auditable trails now - documented risk‑management, annual reviews, and NIST‑aligned controls can establish a rebuttable presumption of care and meaningfully reduce enforcement and procurement risk for local projects.

Item	Detail
Effective date	February 1, 2026
Enforcement	Colorado Attorney General (deceptive trade practice)
Key obligations	Impact assessments, consumer notice, annual reviews, disclosure of algorithmic discrimination
Compliance leverage	Rebuttable presumption if aligned with NIST AI RMF or AG rulemaking

“with reservations” - Governor Jared Polis on signing SB 24‑205

Greeley teams should use Colorado's Guide to Artificial Intelligence as the operational backbone: route any GenAI project through OIT's intake and Statewide GenAI Policy so each use case receives the required risk assessment and aligns with the three strategic pillars - governance, innovation, education (Colorado OIT Guide to Artificial Intelligence).

Start with a short, instrumented pilot modeled on Colorado's 90‑day Gemini trial (150 participants, 18 agencies, with 74% of participants reporting productivity gains) to capture measurable ROI, user surveys, attestations and training needs before scaling (Colorado OIT Case Study: Google Gemini Pilot).

Parallel actions: create an AI Community of Practice, document NIST‑aligned controls and impact assessments to meet SB24‑205 duties, and upskill frontline staff with practical coursework - e.g., Nucamp's AI Essentials for Work - to convert pilot prompts and playbooks into auditable, procurement‑ready deliverables (Nucamp AI Essentials for Work - 15-week program).

The immediate payoff: an OIT‑aligned pilot with documented metrics and attestations turns speculative automation into compliant, fundable programs Greeley can confidently procure and expand.

Next step	Action
OIT intake & risk assessment	Submit use case to OIT per Statewide GenAI Policy (risk assessment required)
Run a 90‑day pilot	Follow Colorado's Gemini pilot framework: training, attestations, weekly surveys, CoP
Staff training & playbooks	Deliver prompt‑writing and operational training (e.g., AI Essentials for Work) and save metrics for procurement

“Gemini has saved me so much time that I was spending in my workday, doing tasks that were not using my skills. Since having Gemini, I have been able to focus on creative thinking, planning and implementing of ideas - I have been quicker to take action and to finish projects that would have otherwise taken double the time.”