USAspending Government Contracts Intelligence

Extract $600B+ in federal government contracts, grants, and spending data from USAspending.gov with AI-enhanced opportunity analysis. Perfect for government contractors, business development teams, consultants, journalists, and researchers.

Features

• Comprehensive Data: Access contracts, grants, loans, and direct payments from all federal agencies
• AI Opportunity Scoring: Automatic scoring (0-100) based on award value, technology keywords, and agency
• Rich Filtering: Search by keywords, agency, recipient, state, date range, amount, NAICS/PSC codes
• Recipient Analysis: Find top government contractors and their award history
• Real-time Data: Updated as filings are processed by Treasury

Use Cases

• Government Contractors: Find new contract opportunities and track competitors
• Business Development: Identify agencies spending on your products/services
• Consultants: Research federal spending trends for clients
• Journalists: Investigate government spending and contractor relationships
• Researchers: Analyze federal procurement patterns and policy impacts

Input Parameters

Search Mode

• awards - Search federal awards (contracts, grants, loans)
• recipients - Search award recipients (companies/organizations)

Award Filters

• keywords - Search terms (e.g., "software", "cybersecurity", "artificial intelligence")
• awardType - Filter by type: contract, grant, loan, direct_payment, other, all
• agency - Filter by awarding agency name
• recipient - Filter by recipient/contractor name
• state - Filter by recipient state (2-letter code)
• dateFrom/dateTo - Date range (YYYY-MM-DD format)
• minAmount/maxAmount - Award amount range in USD
• naicsCodes - Industry codes
• pscCodes - Product/Service codes

Output Options

• sortField - Sort by: Award Amount, Start Date, End Date, Recipient Name
• sortOrder - desc (highest first) or asc (lowest first)
• maxResults - Number of results (1-10,000)

Output Data

Federal Awards

{
  "award_id": "W91ZRU24P0012",
  "recipient_name": "MICROSOFT CORPORATION",
  "award_amount": 1500000.0,
  "awarding_agency": "Department of Defense",
  "funding_agency": "Department of Defense",
  "description": "Cloud infrastructure modernization...",
  "award_type": "contract",
  "start_date": "2024-01-15",
  "end_date": "2025-01-14",
  "recipient_state": "WA",
  "recipient_city": "REDMOND",
  "recipient_uei": "FMVPEWNJGLM1",
  "naics_code": "541512",
  "naics_description": "Computer Systems Design Services",
  "opportunity_score": 85,
  "opportunity_label": "High Value",
  "insights": [
    "Major contract ($1M+)",
    "Cloud related",
    "Defense sector opportunity"
  ]
}

Recipients

{
  "id": "dd77b7c3-663e-cb91-229f-5766a50e9b7f-P",
  "name": "MICROSOFT CORPORATION",
  "uei": "FMVPEWNJGLM1",
  "recipient_level": "P",
  "total_amount": 381132752.31
}

AI Opportunity Scoring

The actor calculates an opportunity score (0-100) based on:

• Award Amount (40 pts): Higher value = higher score
• Technology Keywords (30 pts): AI, cloud, cybersecurity, software, data analytics
• Agency (20 pts): High-spend agencies like DoD, HHS, VA
• Award Type (10 pts): Contracts and grants score higher

Score Labels

• High Value (80-100): Major opportunities worth pursuing
• Promising (60-79): Good potential opportunities
• Moderate (40-59): Average opportunities
• Low Value (20-39): Smaller opportunities
• Minimal (0-19): Very small or limited opportunities

Example Usage

Find AI Contracts from DoD

{
  "mode": "awards",
  "keywords": ["artificial intelligence", "machine learning"],
  "awardType": "contract",
  "agency": "Department of Defense",
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01",
  "minAmount": 100000,
  "maxResults": 100
}

Search for Top Software Contractors

{
  "mode": "recipients",
  "keyword": "software",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Find California Healthcare Grants

{
  "mode": "awards",
  "keywords": ["healthcare", "medical"],
  "awardType": "grant",
  "state": "CA",
  "dateFrom": "2023-01-01",
  "maxResults": 200
}

Data Source

This actor uses the official USAspending.gov API provided by the U.S. Treasury Department. The data includes:

• $600B+ in annual federal spending
• All federal agencies and their awards
• Millions of contractors and recipients
• Data going back to 2007

The API is free, requires no authentication, and is updated in real-time.

Pricing Suggestion

$5-7 per 1,000 results

Competitive with similar government data scrapers while providing additional AI analysis and insights.

Limitations

• Historical data starts from October 1, 2007
• API rate limit: 10 requests/second (actor respects this automatically)
• Some data fields may be incomplete for older awards
• Data accuracy depends on agency reporting

Support

For issues or feature requests, please contact the developer or open an issue on the actor page.