# Government Contract Monitor — SAM.gov & Federal Awards (`brick_joey_yto/gov-contract-monitor`) Actor

Federal contract intelligence: new SAM.gov solicitations + awarded contracts from USAspending. Keyword/NAICS alerts for govcon BD teams.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto/gov-contract-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [William Billings](https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Business
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Government Contract Monitor — SAM.gov & Federal Awards

**Your govcon pipeline feed** — new SAM.gov solicitations plus awarded federal contracts, as structured rows. The opportunity + award intelligence BD teams pay for, schedulable at $0.001/row.

### Who it's for

- **Govcon BD & capture teams** — new solicitations matching your NAICS/keywords, daily — never miss a posting
- **Proposal shops & consultants** — track agency buying patterns + who keeps winning the contracts you're chasing
- **Market researchers** — federal spending data (USAspending awards) — recipients, amounts, agencies
- **Journalists** — contract award trails and procurement trends

### Modes

| Mode | Key needed | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **awards** | none | New federal contract awards — recipient, amount, agency, award ID |
| **opportunities** | free SAM.gov key | Open solicitations — title, deadline, set-aside, NAICS, place, link |
| **watch** | optional | Keyword alerts across both feeds — the daily BD digest |

SAM.gov keys are free: register at [sam.gov](https://sam.gov) → Account Details → API Key. `awards` mode works with zero setup.

### Example output

```json
{
  "recordType": "award",
  "awardId": "W912P526FA088", "recipient": "ACME ENGINEERING LLC",
  "amount": 2400000, "startDate": "2026-10-31",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense"
}
```

### Example inputs

```json
{ "mode": "opportunities", "samApiKey": "YOUR_KEY", "naics": "541511", "days": 7 }
{ "mode": "awards", "keyword": "cybersecurity", "days": 30 }
{ "mode": "watch", "keywords": ["AI", "cloud migration"], "samApiKey": "YOUR_KEY" }
```

Schedule it daily — new solicitations and awards land every business day.

### Pricing

$0.001 per row — no subscription.

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

awards=new contract awards (keyless); opportunities=open solicitations (needs free SAM.gov key); watch=keyword alerts

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

Free SAM.gov API key — required for opportunities mode. Register at sam.gov > Account Details > API Key

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Filter: solicitation # (opportunities) or description keyword (awards)

## `naics` (type: `string`):

opportunities: NAICS code filter (e.g. 541511 IT services)

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

watch: keywords matched across opportunities + awards

## `days` (type: `integer`):

Lookback window

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Max rows

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "awards",
  "keywords": [
    "cybersecurity",
    "artificial intelligence"
  ],
  "days": 7,
  "limit": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("brick_joey_yto/gov-contract-monitor").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("brick_joey_yto/gov-contract-monitor").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 '{}' |
apify call brick_joey_yto/gov-contract-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,brick_joey_yto/gov-contract-monitor"
        }
    }
}
```

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/tajBWRHs3Zj1X7V6i/builds/azXO0aQJM754oSVZO/openapi.json