diff --git a/app/models/create_cap_proposal.rb b/app/models/create_cap_proposal.rb
index a86ca43d..68025680 100644
--- a/app/models/create_cap_proposal.rb
+++ b/app/models/create_cap_proposal.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 class CreateCapProposal
-  def initialize(auction)
-    if !auction.is_a?(Presenter::Auction)
-      fail "an instance of Auction::Presenter must be passed to CreateCapProposal::initialize"
-    end
+  OFFICE = 'DC'
+  PURCHASE_TYPE = 'Software'
+  QUANTITY = 1
+  RECURRING = false
+  URGENCY = 20
 
+  def initialize(auction)
     @auction = auction
   end
 
-  def configure_c2_client!
+  def configure_c2_client
     @host = ENV.fetch('C2_HOST', 'https://cap.18f.gov')
     @c2_client = C2::Client.new(
       oauth_key: ENV.fetch('C2_OAUTH_KEY'),
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ def configure_c2_client!
   end
 
   def c2_client
-    @c2_client ||= configure_c2_client!
+    @c2_client ||= configure_c2_client
   end
 
   def perform
@@ -32,23 +34,23 @@ def perform
 
   def c2_proposal_hash
     {
-      office: 'DC',
-      purchase_type: 'Software',
+      office: CreateCapProposal::OFFICE,
+      purchase_type: CreateCapProposal::PURCHASE_TYPE,
       product_name_and_description: product_name_and_description,
       justification: justification,
       link_to_product: link_to_product,
       cost_per_unit: cost_per_unit,
-      quantity: 1,
-      recurring: false,
+      quantity: CreateCapProposal::QUANTITY,
+      recurring: CreateCapProposal::RECURRING,
       date_requested: date_requested,
-      urgency: 20,
+      urgency: CreateCapProposal::URGENCY,
       additional_info: additional_info
     }
   end
 
   def product_name_and_description
     %{
-      Micropurchase for '#{@auction.title}.
+      Micropurchase for '#{@auction.title}'.
 
       Link: https://micropurchase.18f.gov/auctions/#{@auction.id}.
 
diff --git a/app/models/presenter/auction.rb b/app/models/presenter/auction.rb
index 265a31ac..59c67a34 100644
--- a/app/models/presenter/auction.rb
+++ b/app/models/presenter/auction.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Auction
     include ActiveModel::SerializerSupport
     include ActionView::Helpers::DateHelper
     include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper
+    include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
+    default_url_options[:host] = ::Rails.application.routes.default_url_options[:host]
 
     def initialize(auction)
       @auction = auction
@@ -44,14 +46,14 @@ def initialize(auction)
       to: :lowest_bid,
       prefix: :lowest_bid
     )
-    
+
     delegate(
       :bidder_duns_number,
-      :bidder_name, 
+      :bidder_name,
       to: :lowest_bid,
       prefix: :lowest
     )
-    
+
     delegate(
       :future?,
       :expiring?,
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ def initialize(auction)
       to: :auction_rules
     )
 
+    def url
+      "/auctions/#{id.to_s}"
+    end
+
     def bids?
       bid_count > 0
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/presenter/auction_spec.rb b/spec/models/presenter/auction_spec.rb
index ed36c112..7aef1c62 100644
--- a/spec/models/presenter/auction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/presenter/auction_spec.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
   let(:auction) { Presenter::Auction.new(ar_auction) }
   let(:user) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
 
+  describe '#url' do
+    it 'returns a valid url that includes the id of the auction' do
+      expect(auction.url).to be_url
+      expect(auction.url).to include(auction.id)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'internal bid methods' do
     context 'when there are no bids' do
       let(:ar_auction) { FactoryGirl.create(:auction) }
@@ -103,6 +110,7 @@
         expect(lowest_bids.map(&:id)).to eq(ar_lowest_bids.map(&:id))
         expect(lowest_bids.map(&:bidder_id)).to eq(ar_lowest_bids.map(&:bidder_id))
       end
+
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/url_matcher.rb b/spec/support/url_matcher.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6848e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/support/url_matcher.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+RSpec::Matchers.define :be_url do |expected|
+	# The match method, returns true if valie, false if not.
+	match do |actual|
+		# Use the URI library to parse the string, returning false if this fails.
+		URI.parse(actual) rescue false
+	end
+end