# Track new IT contracts awarded by a federal agency

**Use case:** 

Pick an awarding agency and NAICS codes and get the federal contracts it newly awarded from USAspending.gov: recipient and UEI, amount, outlays, PSC, dates and award links. The example lists new Department of Homeland Security contracts for computer systems design (NAICS 541512) in the last 30 days. Add a monitor key to get only new and updated awards on each run.

## Input

```json
{
  "awardTypes": [
    "contracts"
  ],
  "awardingAgencies": [
    "Department of Homeland Security"
  ],
  "naicsCodes": [
    "541512"
  ],
  "dateFilter": "new_awards",
  "lookbackDays": 30,
  "sortBy": "amount",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "onlyChanges": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "changeType": {
    "label": "Change",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardTypeGroup": {
    "label": "Group",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardId": {
    "label": "Award ID",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardType": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recipientName": {
    "label": "Recipient",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "recipientUei": {
    "label": "UEI",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardingAgency": {
    "label": "Awarding agency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardingSubAgency": {
    "label": "Sub-agency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardAmount": {
    "label": "Obligated (USD)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "totalOutlays": {
    "label": "Outlays (USD)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "loanFaceValue": {
    "label": "Loan value (USD)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "startDate": {
    "label": "Start",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "endDate": {
    "label": "End",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "lastModifiedDate": {
    "label": "Last modified",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "naicsCode": {
    "label": "NAICS",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "pscCode": {
    "label": "PSC",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "awardUrl": {
    "label": "Award page",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The USAspending Federal Awards & Recipient Monitor Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Track new IT contracts awarded by a federal agency". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/ziP0SfIs6SUPC3Wlq) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Track new IT contracts awarded by a federal agency" task

The USAspending Federal Awards & Recipient Monitor Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like award types, awarding agencies, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Track new IT contracts awarded by a federal agency" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as change, group, award id, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Track new IT contracts awarded by a federal agency" task via API](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/usaspending-federal-awards-monitor.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [USAspending Federal Awards & Recipient Monitor](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/usaspending-federal-awards-monitor.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/usaspending-federal-awards-monitor.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/cliqtomedia/usaspending-federal-awards-monitor.md

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`).