These terms govern your use of Shell Key Bid Board (the "Service"), operated by Shell Key LLC ("Shell Key," "we," "us"). By creating an account or subscribing, you agree to them. If you are subscribing for a company, you confirm you are authorized to bind it.
1. What the Service is
Bid Board compiles public procurement postings and bid results from Louisiana and federal sources, scores them against the profile you enter, stores documents you upload, and generates draft bid documents from your profile. It is a research and organization tool. It does not submit bids, does not guarantee that any posting is complete or current, and does not guarantee any award.
2. What is covered
Bid Board currently collects: LaPAC (Louisiana Office of State Procurement) construction solicitations; Louisiana DOTD letting-result announcements (project descriptions, parishes and apparent low-bid amounts, which do not name contractors); and SAM.gov federal opportunities in Louisiana. It does not currently include parishes that publish only on Central Bidding or their own websites, and it does not include bidder names or full bid tabulations. We describe coverage honestly on the site and update it as sources are added.
3. Public data; no warranty of accuracy
Postings, bid tabulations, and award information are compiled from public sources and may be incomplete, delayed, or contain errors. The issuing agency's bid documents govern. You are responsible for verifying every date, requirement, and amount with the agency before bidding. Fit scores and readiness checks are estimates based on what you entered.
4. Generated documents are drafts
Bid forms, affidavits, letters, and checklists produced by the Service are prefilled drafts based on public forms and statutes as we understand them. They are not legal advice. Compare every draft against the forms in the bid documents and have your attorney review anything you sign or swear to. You are solely responsible for what you submit to any agency.
4. Subscription and billing
- Price: $75.00 for the first month, then $295.00 per month (or the price shown at checkout), billed through PayPal.
- Introductory month: the $75 first month is available once per company. If you cancel and subscribe again later, the standard monthly price applies from the first month. We identify returning subscribers by a one-way hash of the account email and by the PayPal payer on the subscription.
- Automatic renewal: your subscription renews automatically each month until you cancel. Your next billing date is shown on your Company profile page and in your confirmation email.
- Payment: PayPal processes payments. Shell Key never sees or stores your card number.
- Refunds: a month that has already been billed is not refunded, except where the law requires it. Cancelling stops all future charges.
- Price changes: we will email you at least 30 days before any price change takes effect; continuing to use the Service after that date accepts the new price.
- Failed payments: if PayPal cannot collect a payment, access may be suspended until payment is made.
5. How to cancel
Sign in, open Company profile, and click Request cancellation. You will be signed out and emailed a confirmation link. Cancellation takes effect when you click that link. At that moment your PayPal subscription is cancelled and your account, profile, uploaded documents, and decision history are permanently deleted. To avoid the next charge, complete both steps before your billing date. If you cannot access your account, email support@shellkey.company from the address on the account and we will process the cancellation.
6. Your account
One subscription covers one company. Keep your password private; you are responsible for activity under your login. Do not share logins outside your company, resell access, scrape the Service, or use it to harass agencies or other bidders. We may suspend accounts that violate these terms.
7. Your documents and data
You own everything you upload and everything the Service generates from your information. You grant Shell Key permission to store and process it only to provide the Service. We do not sell your data. Uploaded documents are stored on Cloudflare infrastructure in the United States and deleted when your account is deleted. See the Privacy Policy.
8. Our content
The Service, its design, scoring logic, and templates are owned by Shell Key LLC. You may use outputs for your own bidding. You may not copy the Service or its templates to build a competing product.
9. Availability and changes
We aim for the Service to be available at all times but do not guarantee uninterrupted access. We may add, change, or remove features. If we discontinue the Service, we will give at least 30 days' notice and not charge for periods after shutdown.
10. Disclaimer and limitation of liability
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SHELL KEY LLC IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOST BID, LOST AWARD, LOST PROFIT, REJECTED SUBMISSION, MISSED DEADLINE, OR INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF THE SERVICE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US IN THE THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE CLAIM.
11. Indemnity
You will defend and hold Shell Key LLC harmless from claims arising from your bids, your submissions to agencies, or your breach of these terms.
12. Governing law and disputes
These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana. Any dispute will be brought in the state or federal courts located in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, and you consent to that venue. Before filing, both sides agree to try in good faith to resolve the matter by email for 30 days.
13. Changes to these terms
We may update these terms. Material changes will be emailed to the address on your account at least 14 days before they take effect. Continued use after that date accepts the changes.
14. Contact
Shell Key LLC · Lafayette, Louisiana · support@shellkey.company