# BidNet Direct \[Open ✅] Bid Opportunities Scraper (`confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes open✅ government bid and RFP solicitations from BidNet Direct, including title, publication date, closing date, and days remaining until closing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/confidential\_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ActorFlow](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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

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# README

## BidNet Direct Open Bid Opportunities Scraper

Scrapes open government bid and RFP solicitations from [BidNet Direct](https://www.bidnetdirect.com), covering both keyword/status search pages and state or agency listing pages. For each solicitation it extracts the title, publication date, closing date, bid ID, and whether the bid is still open, and outputs the results as structured JSON.

**This actor only covers open bids.** For closed solicitations, use the companion closed-bids actor: https://apify.com/confidential\_gnat/bidnetdirect-closed-bid-opportunities-scraper.

### ✨ Features

- **Open bid solicitation extraction** — title, bid ID, publication date, closing date, open/closed status, and days remaining until closing
- **Pagination support** — automatically follows listing pages until `maxItems` is reached
- **Proxy support** — datacenter proxy by default to avoid blocks

### 🔧 Input Configuration

| Field                | Type    | Required | Default                                                                                      | Description                                                                       |
| -------------------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `startUrls`          | array   | ✅       | `https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24` | Search/listing URLs or individual solicitation detail URLs from bidnetdirect.com. |
| `maxItems`           | integer | —        | `5`                                                                                          | Maximum number of solicitations to scrape per start URL.                          |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object  | —        | Apify datacenter proxy (`AUTO` group)                                                        | Proxy settings used for all requests.                                             |

**Supported URL types:**

- Keyword/status search pages, e.g. `https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24`
- State or agency listing pages, e.g. `https://www.bidnetdirect.com/alabama`
- Individual open-bid solicitation detail pages, e.g. `https://www.bidnetdirect.com/georgia/solicitations/open-bids/Henry-County-Water-Authority-Human-Resource-Office-Addition/0000432799`

### 📦 Output

One dataset view, **Overview**, gives a compact table of title, bid ID, publication date, closing date, open status, days remaining, and URL for each solicitation.

**Sample output:**

```json
{
    "solicitationTitle": "Regional Water Metering & Billing Study",
    "bidId": "444118548053",
    "publicationDate": "08/04/2026 03:21 PM EDT",
    "closingDate": "08/24/2026 07:00 PM EDT",
    "bidStatus": "open",
    "remainingDays": 21,
    "scrapedDate": "2026-08-04T19:36:04.499Z",
    "searchPageUrl": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24",
    "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/wyoming/solicitations/open-bids/statewide/2026-Regional-Water-Metering-Billing-Study/444118548053?origin=0&target=view"
}
```

### 💡 Uses of This Data

- Monitoring new government contracting opportunities by keyword or sector
- Tracking closing deadlines to prioritize proposal preparation
- Feeding bid opportunities into a CRM or procurement pipeline
- Building regional or agency-specific bid dashboards
- Alerting teams when new solicitations matching their criteria are published

### 🚀 How to Use

1. [Sign up](https://apify.com/sign-up) for a free Apify account — includes **$5 monthly credit**.
2. Open the actor page and click **Try for free**.
3. Fill in the **Input** fields (start URL or search query is required).
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to complete.
5. Download results from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format.

You can also run this actor via the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2) or integrate it directly into your workflows using [Zapier](https://zapier.com/apps/apify), [Make](https://www.make.com/), or [n8n](https://n8n.io/).

### ⚠️ Limitations & Known Issues

- **Open bids only** — this actor does not scrape closed solicitations; use the closed-bids companion actor for that data.
- **Registration-gated fields** — some detail pages (member-agency "teaser" pages) hide fields like issuing organization, description, and contact behind a "registered members only" notice that this actor cannot access.

### 📝 Notes

- **Proxy recommended for large-scale scraping** — BidNet Direct blocks unproxied traffic at scale, so keep proxy enabled for production runs.
- **API integration** — This actor can be called as an API from any automation platform (Zapier, Make, n8n, custom scripts).

### Other Existing Actors

| Scraper | Description |
|----------|-------------|
| [🏛️ BidNet Direct Closed Bid Opportunities Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-closed-bid-opportunities-scraper) | Scrapes closed government bid and RFP solicitations from BidNet Direct, including title, publication date, closing date and other relevant data. |
| [🚗 Cheapest Cars & Bids Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/cheapest-carsandbids-scraper) | Scrapes the cheapest vehicle listings from Cars & Bids, making it easy to discover the best-value auction deals. |
| [🔍 Incidecoder Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/whois-com) | Extracts cosmetic ingredient and product information from Incidecoder for research and analysis. |
| [🎟️ Gametime Events Website Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/gametime-events-scraper) | Collects event listings, ticket availability, and pricing data from Gametime. |
| [🏠 Rightmove Scraper](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/riccycaunce-rightmove-scrapy) | Extracts property listings, prices, locations, and other real estate details from Rightmove. |

### 💬 Support & Contact

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please [open an issue](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat/churchfinder-scraper/issues/open)

You can also find more of my actors on the page [Actor Flow ](https://apify.com/confidential_gnat).

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Search/listing URLs or individual solicitation detail URLs from bidnetdirect.com. This actor only covers OPEN bids — use the closed-bids companion actor for closed solicitations. The default searches for the keyword "water", published in the last 24 hours.

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

Maximum number of solicitations to scrape per start URL.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

BidNet Direct blocks requests without a proxy, so datacenter proxy is used by default.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 5,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper").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 = {
    "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24" }],
    "maxItems": 5,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper").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 '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&publishDate=HOURS_24"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,confidential_gnat/bidnetdirect-open-bid-opportunities-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/3xaeEXGBSo4a49glg/builds/bB9wDjrIhLrbchc1U/openapi.json