# SAM.gov Contract Opportunities API - Federal Procurement Search (`bridged/sam-gov-opportunities-api`) Actor

Search and pull US federal contract opportunities (solicitations, RFPs, sources sought) from the official SAM.gov Get Opportunities Public API.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bridged/sam-gov-opportunities-api.md
- **Developed by:** [Zihan Poh](https://apify.com/bridged) (community)
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## Pricing

$1.00 / 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.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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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

## SAM.gov Contract Opportunities API

Search US federal contract opportunities (solicitations, presolicitations, sources sought, award
notices) from the official **SAM.gov Get Opportunities Public API** — no scraping, no login bypass.

### Why this exists

Existing SAM.gov actors on the store have almost no reviews and low traction, but the niche is
completely unowned — nobody has combined keyword + NAICS + set-aside + place-of-performance
filtering with clean normalized output at a fair price. Federal contract data is public domain, so
this is low-risk, low-cost to run, and useful to any small business doing government contracting
lead generation.

### You need your own free API key

SAM.gov has no shared/public key. Register at [sam.gov](https://sam.gov), go to your Account
Details page, and request a public API key (instant, free). Pass it as `apiKey` in the input.

### Input

```json
{
  "apiKey": "your-sam-gov-api-key",
  "postedFrom": "09/01/2026",
  "postedTo": "09/16/2026",
  "keyword": "software",
  "naicsCode": ["541511"],
  "active": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

`postedFrom`/`postedTo` are required and the date window can't exceed one year (a SAM.gov API
limit, not this actor's).

### Output (one row per opportunity)

```json
{
  "noticeId": "abc123",
  "title": "IT Support Services",
  "solicitationNumber": "...",
  "department": "DEPT OF DEFENSE.DEPT OF THE ARMY...",
  "type": "Solicitation",
  "active": "Yes",
  "postedDate": "2026-09-10",
  "responseDeadLine": "2026-10-01T17:00:00-04:00",
  "naicsCode": "541511",
  "setAside": "SBA",
  "placeOfPerformance": { "city": "Washington", "state": "DC", "zip": "20001", "country": "USA" },
  "pointOfContact": [{ "type": "primary", "fullName": "...", "email": "..." }],
  "uiLink": "https://sam.gov/opp/abc123/view",
  "licence": "US federal government public data (public domain, no copyright)."
}
```

### Pricing

Pay-per-result: one `opportunity` event per row. $1.00 per 1,000, no start fee.

### Data source and legality

The SAM.gov Get Opportunities API (`api.sam.gov/opportunities/v2/search`) is an official US
government API. Federal procurement notices are public-domain government records — no
robots.txt, no ToS restriction on reuse. Point-of-contact names/emails on a notice are the
contracting officer's official government contact info (business data, not private-individual
personal data), published specifically so vendors can respond.

**Rate limits:** SAM.gov's public documentation states request limits are role-based but doesn't
publish an exact number. This actor throttles itself to roughly 1 request/second and never
rotates keys/IPs to exceed whatever limit applies to the caller's key.

### Getting started

```bash
apify run
```

### Deploy to Apify

```bash
apify login
apify push
```

# Actor input Schema

## `apiKey` (type: `string`):

Required. Get a free public API key at sam.gov (register, then Account Details -> Request Public API Key). SAM.gov has no shared/public key option.

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

Required. MM/dd/yyyy. Start of the posting-date window (max 1 year range).

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

Required. MM/dd/yyyy. End of the posting-date window (max 1 year range).

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

Free-text search across opportunity title.

## `naicsCode` (type: `array`):

e.g. \["541511"] for computer systems design.

## `state` (type: `string`):

Two-letter US state code, e.g. CA.

## `zip` (type: `string`):

5-digit US ZIP code to filter place of performance.

## `ptype` (type: `array`):

One or more of: o (Solicitation), p (Presolicitation), k (Combined Synopsis/Solicitation), r (Sources Sought), g (Sale of Surplus Property), s (Special Notice), a (Award Notice), i (Intent to Bundle).

## `setAsideType` (type: `string`):

e.g. SBA (Small Business), 8A, WOSB, SDVOSB.

## `active` (type: `boolean`):

Only currently open opportunities.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many opportunities.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "active": true,
  "maxResults": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bridged/sam-gov-opportunities-api").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("bridged/sam-gov-opportunities-api").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 bridged/sam-gov-opportunities-api --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/HTGqWVDdv5Zfgxetw/builds/cZSJYwmIYj4uQGbCf/openapi.json