SAM.gov Scraper — Federal Contract Opportunities, RFPs & GovCon Leads (No API Key)

Scrape US federal contract opportunities, solicitations, RFPs, sources sought, and award notices from SAM.gov using its public internal JSON API — no API key required. Extract NAICS/PSC codes, set-asides, agency contacts (name, email, phone), response deadlines, place of performance, and full descriptions for government contracting, business development, and GovCon lead generation.

Main Use Cases

• GovCon lead generation — monitor solicitations, RFPs, and sources sought matching your capabilities
• Small business set-aside tracking — filter 8(a), SBA, WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone opportunities
• Competitive intelligence — track which agencies are awarding contracts and to whom
• NAICS-based market research — study federal demand by industry code and region
• Proposal pipeline management — collect deadlines, agencies, contacts, and descriptions for BD teams
• Federal procurement datasets — build structured exports (JSON, CSV, Excel) for analysis

How It Works

SAM.gov is a Drupal-based portal whose search frontend talks to internal JSON endpoints. This actor calls those same public endpoints directly:

• Search: GET /api/prod/sgs/v1/search (with Accept: application/hal+json)
• Details: GET /api/prod/opps/v2/opportunities/{id}

Both return structured JSON with no API key, no anti-bot wall, and no browser rendering — making this the cheapest and most reliable way to pull SAM.gov data at scale. Free users get 10 items per run; paid users can scrape up to 10,000 items per run.

Track Federal Contract Opportunities Without an Official API Key

SAM.gov's official "Get Opportunities" API exists but requires registering for a free API key and is rate-limited (as low as 10 requests/day on a basic account). This actor bypasses that entirely: it reads the same public JSON endpoints the SAM.gov website itself uses, so you can filter and export contract data immediately — no registration, no key management.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Default	Notes
keywords	string	no	—	Full-text search on title/description, e.g. "IT services"
noticeType	string	no	—	Notice type code: o solicitation, p presolicitation, k combined synopsis, a award, r sources sought, g sale of surplus, s special notice, i intent to bundle
naicsCode	string	no	—	NAICS industry code, e.g. 541512
state	string	no	—	Place of performance state code, e.g. VA
country	string	no	—	Place of performance country
setAside	string	no	—	Set-aside type: SBA, 8A, WOSB, SDVOSBC, HZC etc.
maxResults	integer	no	25	Max results — free: 10, paid: up to 10,000
fetchDetails	boolean	no	true	Fetch full detail per opportunity (extra API call per item)

Output

Each scraped opportunity includes: _id, title, type/typeCode (Solicitation, Presolicitation, Award Notice…), solicitationNumber, responseDate, publishDate, modifiedDate, department, agency, office, naicsCodes, setAside, setAsideDescription, placeOfPerformance (city/state/country), contactInfo (name, email, phone), descriptionShort, descriptionFull (HTML), and url (direct SAM.gov link). See output_schema.json for the complete field list.

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML, or stream it via the Apify API.

Example Input

{
  "keywords": "IT services",
  "noticeType": "o",
  "naicsCode": "541512",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Small business set-aside monitor:

{
  "naicsCode": "541611",
  "setAside": "SDVOSBC",
  "state": "VA",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Example Output

{
  "_id": "e5f8a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0",
  "title": "Enterprise Software Licensing and Support",
  "type": "Solicitation",
  "typeCode": "o",
  "solicitationNumber": "W1234-26-R-0001",
  "department": "DEPT OF DEFENSE",
  "agency": "DEPT OF THE ARMY",
  "naicsCodes": ["541511"],
  "setAside": "SBA",
  "setAsideDescription": "Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)",
  "placeOfPerformance": "Arlington, VA, USA",
  "responseDate": "2026-08-14T17:00:00-04:00",
  "publishDate": "2026-07-15T10:04:00-04:00",
  "contactInfo": [{ "name": "Jane Doe", "email": "jane.doe@army.mil", "phone": "703-555-0123" }],
  "descriptionShort": "Enterprise software licensing...",
  "descriptionFull": "<p>Full solicitation description...</p>",
  "url": "https://sam.gov/opp/e5f8a1b2c3d4e5f6a7b8c9d0/view"
}

Integrations & Automation

• Apify API — call from your BD tools, CRM, or AI agents
• Apify Schedules — run daily to catch new solicitations in your NAICS/state/set-aside filters
• Webhooks — push new opportunities to CRM, Slack, or email as they post
• Export — JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, XML

Recommended schedule: daily monitoring of keywords + setAside + state; the responseDate field feeds a prioritized action queue.

Related Actors

• SAM.gov Scraper — the most-used SAM.gov actor on the Store
• SAM.gov Contracts Scraper — 26-field SAM.gov export, MCP-ready (requires a free API key)
• SAM.gov Government Contracts Scraper — agencies, NAICS, contacts, deadlines
• SAM.gov Scraper - Opportunities & Contacts — full details with attachments
• Federal Contracts Search — SAM.gov federal contract opportunities

FAQ

Does SAM.gov have an official API? Yes — the Get Opportunities Public API (api.sam.gov) requires a free API key and has strict rate limits (as low as 10 requests/day on a basic account). This actor uses SAM.gov's public internal JSON endpoints directly instead, so no API key is needed.

Why use this actor instead of the "Get Opportunities" API? The official API needs registration, an API key, and paginated calls with tight rate limits. This actor hits the same public data the SAM.gov website uses — plain HTTP, no key, no browser — and adds filters (keyword, NAICS, state, set-aside) plus full-detail enrichment in one run.

What is a set-aside, and which codes exist? Set-asides reserve contracts for small-business categories: SBA/SBP (small business), 8A (8(a) program), HZC/HZS (HUBZone), SDVOSBC/SDVOSBS (service-disabled veteran-owned), WOSB/WOSBSS (women-owned), EDWOSB (economically disadvantaged WOSB), and others (FAR 19.x).

How do I find federal contract opportunities for my NAICS code? Set naicsCode to your 6-digit code (e.g. 541512 for IT services) and optionally add state and setAside. The output includes responseDate so you can prioritize upcoming deadlines.

What is the difference between notice types? o Solicitation (open call for bids), p Presolicitation, k Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, r Sources Sought (market research), a Award Notice (contract awarded), g Sale of Surplus Property, s Special Notice, i Intent to Bundle.

Where does the data come from? All data is read from SAM.gov's public pages and JSON endpoints. SAM.gov is the official U.S. government System for Award Management for federal contracting opportunities.

How much does it cost? Pay-per-result at $1.50 per 1,000 results plus $0.0005 per run start. Free users are capped at 10 items per run; paid users can pull up to 10,000 per run. fetchDetails adds one API call per item (slower but with richer data).

For AI Agents & LLM Apps

Purpose: Given optional keyword/NAICS/state/set-aside filters, returns US federal contract opportunities from SAM.gov (title, type, solicitation number, deadlines, agency, contacts, descriptions, URL) — no API key needed.

Minimal working input:

{ "maxResults": 10 }

Variant inputs:

• Keyword search: { "keywords": "cybersecurity", "noticeType": "o", "maxResults": 25 }
• Set-aside + state: { "naicsCode": "541611", "setAside": "SDVOSBC", "state": "VA", "maxResults": 50 }

Output fields: _id, title, type, typeCode, solicitationNumber, responseDate, publishDate, modifiedDate, department, agency, office, naicsCodes, setAside, setAsideDescription, placeOfPerformance, contactInfo (name/email/phone), descriptionShort, descriptionFull, url.

Behaviors an agent should know:

• Free-tier runs are capped at 10 items; set maxResults accordingly or note that paid runs are needed above 10
• fetchDetails: true (default) adds one API call per opportunity — set it to false for faster, cheaper list-only runs
• noticeType uses single-letter codes (o, p, r, a, k, s, g, i) — use the code, not the full name
• Set-aside filters use short codes (SBA, 8A, WOSB, SDVOSBC, HZC) — not descriptions
• responseDate is the deadline to prioritize; publishDate is when it was posted
• No API key or authentication is required

Billing: pay-per-result — $0.0015 per result pushed to the dataset, plus $0.0005 per run start.

Competitive Positioning

Compared with other SAM.gov actors, verified differences:

Capability	Other SAM.gov actors	This actor
API key required	Many (e.g. themineworks/sam-gov-contracts, jungle_synthesizer) require a free SAM.gov API key	No API key — uses SAM.gov's public internal JSON API
Free-tier results per run	Often 10–25	10
Full detail enrichment	Varies	Optional fetchDetails per opportunity
Rate limits	Subject to official API limits (10–1,000/day)	Plain HTTP, no official key quota

Legal & Compliance Disclaimer

This actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. General Services Administration, SAM.gov, or the U.S. government. It accesses only publicly available data on SAM.gov — no credentialed access, no private entity data, no login. Output may include public point-of-contact names, emails, and phone numbers published by contracting agencies; this data should not be used for unsolicited commercial outreach in violation of applicable law (e.g. CAN-SPAM, GDPR, TCPA). Users are responsible for complying with SAM.gov's terms of use and applicable law when using or redistributing scraped data.

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