# SAM.gov Contract Opportunities API (`alxlin/samgov-opportunities`) Actor

Search US federal contract opportunities on SAM.gov (solicitations, sources sought, awards) with full detail - NAICS, set-aside, deadlines, POC emails/phones, place of performance, attachment links. No API key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/alxlin/samgov-opportunities.md
- **Developed by:** [Alex Lin](https://apify.com/alxlin) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.60 / 1,000 opportunities

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

**US federal contract opportunities from SAM.gov as clean JSON — search, full detail, and attachment
links in one run.** No API key required (SAM.gov's own internal search API is public and keyless), no
10-requests-a-day cap, and it fixes the "no results" problem the existing SAM.gov actors on the Store are
stuck with. Point it at a NAICS code, set-aside, or notice type and get solicitations, sources-sought,
special notices, and award notices back as flat JSON — ready for a bid-tracking sheet, a daily alert
schedule, an integration, or an MCP-connected agent.

### Sample output

One dataset item per opportunity. This is real output from a live run of this Actor (default input:
NAICS 541511, active only, details on):

```json
{
  "noticeId": "bb307f8a384045e88bd224d793709109",
  "solicitationNumber": "FA302026Q0087",
  "title": "82 FSS Automated Student System",
  "noticeTypeCode": "k",
  "noticeType": "Combined Synopsis/Solicitation",
  "active": true,
  "canceled": false,
  "postedAt": "2026-09-10T21:39:52+00:00",
  "modifiedAt": "2026-09-10T21:39:52+00:00",
  "responseDeadline": "2026-09-16T14:00:00-05:00",
  "responseTimeZone": "America/Chicago",
  "amendmentCount": 2,
  "agency": "DEPT OF DEFENSE",
  "subAgency": "DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE",
  "office": "FA3020  82 CONS LGC",
  "naicsCodes": ["541511"],
  "classificationCode": "7A21",
  "setAside": "SBA",
  "placeOfPerformance": { "city": "Sheppard AFB", "state": "TX", "stateName": "Texas", "zip": "76311", "country": "USA" },
  "descriptionText": "***AMENDMENT 1*** The purpose of this amendment is to update the NAICS code...",
  "pointsOfContact": [
    { "type": "primary", "name": "Mason Carl", "email": "mason.carl@us.af.mil", "phone": "9406761604" },
    { "type": "secondary", "name": "Steven Taylor", "email": "steven.taylor.63@us.af.mil", "phone": "9406765180" }
  ],
  "award": null,
  "attachments": [],
  "archiveDate": "2026-10-01",
  "url": "https://sam.gov/opp/bb307f8a384045e88bd224d793709109/view",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-09-13T19:52:10.730Z"
}
```

Award notices (`noticeTypeCode: "a"`) fill in `award` instead: `{ "date": "2026-09-09", "amount": "55892.10",
"number": "HE125426PE047", "awardeeName": "DOCOMO PACIFIC, INC.", "awardeeUei": "NENAMR865QN6",
"awardeeLocation": { "city": "Tamuning", "state": "GU", "country": "USA" } }`. Turn on **Include attachment
links** and each item also gets `attachments: [{ "name": "...", "url": "https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/...
/download", "mimeType": ".pdf", "size": 2861467 }]` — solicitation packages, SOWs, and amendments, ready to
download directly (see [Attachments](#attachments-are-links-not-files) below).

You can download any run's dataset as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML from the Storage tab or the API.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | `""` | Free-text keyword search across titles/descriptions. |
| `naics` | array of strings | `["541511"]` | NAICS codes, OR'd together. Empty = all industries. |
| `setAside` | array of strings | `[]` | Set-aside codes, OR'd together (`SBA`, `WOSB`, `EDWOSB`, `SDVOSBC`, `HZC`, `8A`, ... see [table](#set-aside-codes) below). |
| `noticeTypes` | array of strings | `[]` | Notice type codes, OR'd together (see [table](#notice-type-codes) below). |
| `organizationIds` | array of strings | `[]` | SAM.gov internal agency org IDs (advanced - copy one from a result's output, e.g. `100000000` = Dept of Defense). |
| `popState` | string | `""` | Two-letter place-of-performance state, e.g. `TX`. |
| `activeOnly` | boolean | `true` | Only currently active (non-expired) opportunities. |
| `postedFrom` / `postedTo` | string (`YYYY-MM-DD`) | `""` | Filters by posted date. Applied **client-side** after fetching — see [limitations](#limitations). |
| `maxItems` | integer | `25` | Cap on opportunities returned. |
| `includeDetails` | boolean | `true` | Fetch full detail per item (NAICS, PSC, set-aside, deadlines, POCs, award info). One extra request + charge per item. |
| `includeAttachments` | boolean | `false` | Fetch attachment links per item. One extra request + one charge per attachment. |
| `maxConcurrency` | integer | `2` | How many opportunities to enrich in parallel. |
| `samApiKey` | string (secret) | — | Optional: your own `api.sam.gov` key, for real server-side date filtering via the official API instead of the internal one. Falls back to the internal API on any error. **Unverified** — see [limitations](#limitations). |

### Pricing

Pay-per-event, billed only for work actually done:

| Event | Price | When it's charged |
|---|---|---|
| Actor start | $0.005 | Once per run |
| Opportunity | $0.002 | Per opportunity returned (base search data) |
| Opportunity detail | $0.005 | Per opportunity where full detail was fetched (default: on) |
| Attachment link | $0.01 | Per attachment resolved (only if "Include attachment links" is on) |

**Worked examples:** 25 opportunities with details (the default input) ≈ 25 × ($0.002 + $0.005) + $0.005 ≈
**$0.18**. 200 opportunities, details on, no attachments ≈ **$1.41**. 200 opportunities with details and
attachments (avg. 3 attachments each) ≈ 200 × ($0.002 + $0.005 + 3 × $0.01) + $0.005 ≈ **$7.40**. Turn off
"Include full detail" for a cheap, search-only feed at $0.002/opportunity.

### Why this Actor

The existing SAM.gov actors on the Store are in bad shape: the top one by users (161 users) is rated **1.0
stars** with an open issue reporting "No results are shown"; the runner-up has an open issue that a core
filter field ("opportunityTypes") doesn't work at all. This Actor:

- Needs **no API key** and has no daily-request ceiling — it uses SAM.gov's own public internal search API
  (the one the sam.gov website itself calls), which is unauthenticated and has a max page size of 100.
  The *official* `api.sam.gov` API, by contrast, requires a key that's capped at roughly 10 requests/day for
  personal accounts — the likely root cause of "no results" on the broken incumbents.
- Returns **full detail in the same run**: NAICS, PSC, set-aside, response deadlines, place of performance,
  and named points of contact with direct email/phone — not just the search-result summary.
- Handles **award notices** as a distinct, correctly-shaped case (amount, date, awardee, awardee location) —
  most competitors only handle open solicitations.
- Gives you a **stable attachment link** per document (solicitation packages, SOWs, amendments) instead of
  nothing.
- Ships with a **safe default input** (NAICS 541511, active only, max 25 items) that reliably returns real
  results in seconds, so it stays off `UNDER_MAINTENANCE`.

### Notice type codes

| Code | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `o` | Solicitation |
| `p` | Presolicitation |
| `k` | Combined Synopsis/Solicitation |
| `r` | Sources Sought |
| `a` | Award Notice |
| `s` | Special Notice |
| `g` | Sale of Surplus Property |
| `i` | Intent to Bundle Requirements |
| `u` | Justification (J\&A) |

`o`, `k`, `a`, and `s` were confirmed against live SAM.gov responses while building this Actor; the rest are
SAM.gov's standard published codes.

### Set-aside codes

Common codes accepted by `setAside` (per SAM.gov's own documentation — `SBA` and `WOSB` were also confirmed
live): `SBA` (Total Small Business), `WOSB` (Women-Owned Small Business), `EDWOSB` (Economically Disadvantaged
WOSB), `SDVOSBC` (Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business), `HZC` (HUBZone Small Business), `8A` (8(a)
Sole Source/Competitive). SAM.gov adds new codes occasionally — any code SAM.gov accepts will work here even
if it's not in this list.

### Attachments are links, not files

When "Include attachment links" is on, each attachment gets a `url` pointing at SAM.gov's own redirect
endpoint (`.../opportunities/resources/files/{id}/download`). That endpoint is permanent and always resolves
to a fresh, working download — but the underlying signed S3 URL it redirects to expires in **seconds**, so
this Actor does not fetch, cache, or re-host the file bytes. You get a link that works whenever you (or your
script) follow it, at a fraction of the cost and time of proxying every PDF through this Actor.

### Limitations

- SAM.gov's internal search API has **no working server-side date-range filter** (every parameter name we
  tried for it either 400s or is silently ignored) — `postedFrom`/`postedTo` are applied client-side after
  fetching, so they narrow the results but don't reduce SAM.gov API calls. Supplying `samApiKey` switches to
  the official API, which does support real date filtering, but that code path could not be tested against a
  real key while building this Actor — please open an issue if you hit a problem with it.
- `organizationIds` requires a SAM.gov internal org ID, not an agency name — the easiest way to find one is to
  run once without it and copy `organizationId` from a result in the agency you want.
- Point-of-contact emails/phones and awardee names are published by the government for vendor outreach and
  are not personal data in the GDPR sense; this Actor does not add, infer, or store anything beyond what
  SAM.gov itself publishes.
- Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to SAM.gov or the U.S. General Services
  Administration.

### Support

Found a bug or a SAM.gov API change that broke something? Open an issue on this Actor's Issues tab — reports
are read regularly and the fixes tend to be small (this Actor is a thin, honest wrapper around SAM.gov's own
JSON, not a scraped/reverse-engineered HTML page).

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Free-text search across opportunity titles/descriptions. Leave blank to match all.

## `naics` (type: `array`):

Filter to these NAICS codes (OR'd together). Leave empty for all industries. Default is 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) so the actor has a fast, reliable default run.

## `setAside` (type: `array`):

Filter to these set-aside codes (OR'd together), e.g. SBA (total small business), WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSBC, HZC, 8A. Leave empty for all. See README for the full code table.

## `noticeTypes` (type: `array`):

Filter to these notice type codes (OR'd together): o=Solicitation, p=Presolicitation, k=Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, r=Sources Sought, a=Award Notice, s=Special Notice, g=Sale of Surplus Property, i=Intent to Bundle, u=Justification (J\&A). Leave empty for all.

## `organizationIds` (type: `array`):

Filter to these SAM.gov internal organization IDs (the organizationId of any level in a result's organizationHierarchy, e.g. "100000000" = Dept of Defense). Advanced/optional - leave empty for all agencies.

## `popState` (type: `string`):

Two-letter US state code for place of performance, e.g. TX. Leave blank for all states.

## `activeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only return currently active (not archived/expired) opportunities.

## `postedFrom` (type: `string`):

Only include opportunities posted on or after this date. Applied client-side after fetching (SAM.gov's internal search API has no working server-side date filter). Leave blank for no lower bound.

## `postedTo` (type: `string`):

Only include opportunities posted on or before this date. Leave blank for no upper bound.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of opportunities to return. Kept small by default so the daily automated test run finishes in well under 5 minutes.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the opportunity-detail page for each result: full NAICS/PSC/set-aside, response deadline, place of performance, points of contact (name/email/phone), and award info for award notices. Costs one extra request per item (charged event: opportunity-detail).

## `includeAttachments` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the list of attachments (solicitation documents, SOWs, amendments) for each result and include a stable download URL per attachment. Costs one extra request per item plus one charged event per attachment (attachment-download).

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many opportunities to enrich (detail/attachments) in parallel. Kept low by default to be a polite, unobtrusive API citizen.

## `samApiKey` (type: `string`):

Optional: your own api.sam.gov key. When supplied, search uses the official api.sam.gov/opportunities/v2/search endpoint (real server-side date filtering) instead of the keyless internal API, falling back to the internal API on any error. This code path is unverified against a real key as of actor build time - please report issues. Leave blank to use the default keyless search.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "",
  "naics": [
    "541511"
  ],
  "setAside": [],
  "noticeTypes": [],
  "organizationIds": [],
  "popState": "",
  "activeOnly": true,
  "postedFrom": "",
  "postedTo": "",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeAttachments": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 2
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `opportunities` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "naics": [
        "541511"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("alxlin/samgov-opportunities").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "naics": ["541511"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("alxlin/samgov-opportunities").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "naics": [
    "541511"
  ]
}' |
apify call alxlin/samgov-opportunities --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,alxlin/samgov-opportunities"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/RTgDFEJFMmZxNK3ob/builds/47Xxqnet8yw0x4eyj/openapi.json