# SAM.gov Scraper: Federal Contract Opportunities (No API Key) (`delgadolegacy/samgov-opportunities`) Actor

Scrape US federal contract opportunities from SAM.gov: RFPs, RFQs, solicitations, sources sought and awards, from the official public data extract. No API key, no login. Filter by keyword, NAICS, PSC, set-aside, agency, state and dates. Daily bid alerts via monitor mode. From $0.80 per 1k results.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/delgadolegacy/samgov-opportunities.md
- **Developed by:** [Delgado Legacy Partners](https://apify.com/delgadolegacy) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.80 / 1,000 opportunity results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## SAM.gov Scraper: Federal Contract Opportunities, RFPs & Bids (No API Key)

**SAM.gov Contract Opportunities Scraper** gets **US federal government contract opportunities** from SAM.gov as clean JSON, CSV or Excel: solicitations, RFPs, RFQs, combined synopses, presolicitations, sources sought / RFIs, special notices and award notices. Filter by **keyword, NAICS code, PSC code, set-aside (SBA, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB), agency, state, posted date and response deadline**, and turn on monitor mode for daily bid alerts. **No SAM.gov API key, no login.gov account, no proxies. Pay per result from $0.80 per 1,000 opportunities.**

It reads SAM.gov's **official public Contract Opportunities data extract**, which GSA publishes on SAM.gov Data Services and refreshes every night. That means no API rate limits and no scraping of the SAM.gov website.

### Why use this SAM.gov scraper

- ✅ **No API key needed** — no SAM.gov registration, no login.gov account, no personal API key to paste or rotate.
- ✅ **Fast** — a typical "last 7 days" search finishes in a few seconds; a full pull of all ~70,000 active notices takes under a minute.
- ✅ **Real filters** — keywords (title + description), NAICS (prefix), PSC codes, set-aside type (SBA, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, EDWOSB, VOSB…), notice type, agency / office, state, posted date range, open-for-bids only, and "due within N days".
- ✅ **Clean, normalized fields** — ISO dates with time zones, `daysUntilDeadline`, decoded set-aside names, nested place of performance and award info, numeric award amounts, public SAM.gov link.
- ✅ **Monitor mode** — turn on *Only new since last run*, schedule it daily, and get **only the fresh bids** you haven't seen (great for Slack / email / CRM alerts via Apify integrations).
- ✅ **Pay only for results**: $1.20 per 1,000 opportunities on the Free plan, down to $0.80 on Gold+. No start fee.

### Use cases

- **Daily bid alerts:** new RFPs and solicitations for your NAICS codes and set-aside status, sent to Slack, email or a CRM.
- **GovCon business development and capture:** feed a pipeline in Google Sheets, Airtable, HubSpot or Salesforce.
- **Market research:** see who is buying what, where, and through which set-asides.
- **Award tracking:** award notices include the award number, date, amount and awardee.
- **Newsletters, dashboards and AI agents** built on federal procurement data.

### How to search SAM.gov contract opportunities

1. Add keywords and/or NAICS, PSC or set-aside filters. All filters are optional.
2. Pick a date window (default: posted in the last 7 days, still open for bids).
3. Click **Start**, then export the results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or use the Apify API.
4. For alerts, tick **Only new since last run** and add a daily **Schedule**.

The prefilled input (keyword `cybersecurity`, last 7 days, open only, 100 results) returns results in one click.

### Input example

```json
{
  "keywords": ["cybersecurity", "zero trust"],
  "naicsCodes": ["5415"],
  "setAsides": ["SBA", "SDVOSBC"],
  "states": ["VA", "MD", "DC"],
  "postedWithinDays": 7,
  "openOnly": true,
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

All filters are optional and combine with AND. Inside a filter, values combine with OR (unless *Require ALL keywords* is on).

| Filter | What it does |
|---|---|
| `keywords` | Whole-word match in title, solicitation number and (optionally) description |
| `excludeKeywords` | Drop notices whose title contains these words |
| `naicsCodes` | NAICS prefix match (`5415` = all computer systems design) |
| `pscCodes` | Product Service Code prefix (`D3`, `R4`, `Y1`…) |
| `setAsides` / `smallBusinessOnly` | Specific set-aside codes, or any set-aside |
| `noticeTypes` | Solicitation, Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Presolicitation, Sources Sought, Special Notice, Award Notice… |
| `agencies` | Text match on department, sub-tier agency or office (`NAVY`, `VETERANS AFFAIRS`, `DLA`…) |
| `states` | Place-of-performance state (falls back to contracting office state) |
| `postedWithinDays` / `postedFrom` / `postedTo` | Posted date window |
| `openOnly` / `deadlineWithinDays` | Only notices still open, or due soon |
| `onlyNewSinceLastRun` + `monitorName` | Skip notices delivered in earlier runs |

### Sample results (real rows from our test run of the Oct 23, 2026 extract)

| Notice type | Title | Agency | NAICS | Set-aside | Due | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | Southern Research Station - Bent Creek Janitorial Services | Agriculture | 561720 | Small Business Set Aside - Total | 2026-10-26 | NC |
| Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | 13--140D0426Q0641 IDIQ for Law Enforcement Equipment | Interior | 332994 | 8(a) Set-Aside (FAR 19.8) | 2026-10-29 | n/a |
| Solicitation | 7A--Smartsheet Licenses for OTS | Interior | 513210 | Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise | 2026-10-29 | n/a |
| Combined Synopsis/Solicitation | HVAC Unit Replacement | Commerce | 238220 | Small Business Set Aside - Total | 2026-11-20 | n/a |
| Sources Sought | S--AMARILLO FIELD OFFICE JANITORIAL SERVICES | Interior | 561720 | Small Business Set Aside - Total | 2026-10-28 | TX |

### Output example

```json
{
  "noticeId": "650978c0876c4ea994b6976213322974",
  "title": "DA01--RFI Action Only Healthcare Data Auditing Billing and Coding Optimization Software",
  "solicitationNumber": "36C10B27Q0073",
  "noticeType": "Sources Sought",
  "department": "VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF",
  "subTier": "VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF",
  "office": "TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CENTER NJ (36C10B)",
  "postedDate": "2026-10-23T13:24:13",
  "responseDeadline": "2026-11-06T15:00:00-05:00",
  "daysUntilDeadline": 13.4,
  "naicsCode": "541519",
  "pscCode": "DA01",
  "setAsideCode": null,
  "setAside": null,
  "placeOfPerformance": {"street": null, "city": null, "state": null, "zip": null, "country": null},
  "officeLocation": {"city": "EATONTOWN", "state": "NJ", "zip": "07724", "country": "USA"},
  "award": null,
  "active": true,
  "url": "https://sam.gov/opp/650978c0876c4ea994b6976213322974/view",
  "description": "Request for Information (RFI) Healthcare Data Auditing Billing and Coding Optimization Software - ..."
}
```

Award notices also include `award.number`, `award.date`, `award.amount` (number) and `award.awardee`.
No personal contact data: points of contact are not included, and email addresses and phone numbers inside descriptions are replaced with `[contact removed]`. Use the `url` link to reach the notice on SAM.gov.

A `RUN_SUMMARY` record in the key-value store shows the source file, how many notices were scanned, the date window and the filters used.

### Data source and freshness

- Source: SAM.gov Data Services → Contract Opportunities → `ContractOpportunitiesFullCSV.csv` (public, maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration).
- GSA refreshes the file **nightly**, so notices posted today usually appear the next morning (Eastern Time).
- The extract contains **active** notices. Archived/inactive notices and attachment files are not included.
- The Actor downloads the official public file once per run; it does not crawl or scrape the SAM.gov website.
- This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by SAM.gov or GSA. Always confirm details on the official notice before bidding.
- Award notices with an award date before 2022-04-04 may contain Dun & Bradstreet data; per SAM.gov's terms, the awardee name is omitted for those records.

### Pricing

**Pay per result**, live since Oct 24, 2026: you pay only for opportunities saved to the dataset. No start fee, no monthly rental.

| Apify plan | Price per 1,000 opportunities |
|---|---|
| Free | $1.20 |
| Bronze | $1.00 |
| Silver | $0.90 |
| Gold, Platinum, Diamond | $0.80 |

Apify platform usage is included. Set *Maximum cost per run* in the run options to cap spend; the run stops charging at your limit.

### FAQ

**Do I need a SAM.gov account or API key?** No.

**How often should I run it?** Once a day (after ~6 AM ET) is ideal, with *Only new since last run* turned on.

**Can I get every active opportunity?** Yes: set `postedWithinDays` to 0, `openOnly` to false and `maxResults` to 0.

**Is this legal?** Contract opportunity data is published by the U.S. federal government for public use. The Actor downloads GSA's official public extract. No personal contact data is collected: points of contact are left out and emails/phones in descriptions are removed.

**How is this different from the official SAM.gov API?** The official API needs a personal API key and has daily rate limits. This Actor needs neither, and it adds monitor mode and normalized fields. The trade-off is that the extract is refreshed nightly rather than in real time, and it has no attachment files.

**Found a bug or need a field?** Open an issue on the Issues tab.

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- [PDF Text Extractor](https://apify.com/delgadolegacy/pdf-text-extractor): text, per-page text, keyword hits and metadata from PDF URLs in bulk, no start fee.
- [Sitemap URL Extractor](https://apify.com/delgadolegacy/sitemap-url-extractor): every URL from a website's sitemap.xml with lastmod, hreflang and regex/date filters.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keep notices whose title, solicitation number or description contains these words or phrases (whole-word, case-insensitive). Leave empty for all.

## `keywordsMatchAll` (type: `boolean`):

Off = any keyword matches. On = every keyword must appear.

## `searchDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Match keywords in the full notice description, not only the title and solicitation number.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Drop notices whose title contains any of these words, e.g. 'NSN', 'repair'.

## `naicsCodes` (type: `array`):

Prefix match, e.g. '541512' (exact) or '5415' (all computer systems design). Leave empty for all.

## `pscCodes` (type: `array`):

Product Service Codes, prefix match, e.g. 'D3' (IT services), 'R4' (professional services), 'Y1' (construction).

## `setAsides` (type: `array`):

Keep only notices with these set-aside codes. Leave empty for all.

## `smallBusinessOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Keep only notices with any small-business / socio-economic set-aside.

## `noticeTypes` (type: `array`):

Leave empty for all types.

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

Text match on department, sub-tier agency or office, e.g. 'VETERANS AFFAIRS', 'NAVY', 'GSA', 'DLA'.

## `states` (type: `array`):

2-letter state codes, e.g. 'VA', 'TX', 'DC'. Uses place of performance, or the contracting office state when no place of performance is listed.

## `postedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Ignored when 'Posted from' is set. 0 = all active notices.

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

YYYY-MM-DD. Overrides 'Posted within last N days'.

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

YYYY-MM-DD (inclusive).

## `openOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Drop notices whose response deadline has already passed. Notices without a deadline (e.g. awards, special notices) are kept.

## `deadlineWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Only notices due in the next N days (0 = no limit). Notices without a deadline are dropped when set.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Skip notices this Actor already delivered in earlier runs with the same monitor name. Schedule it daily to get just the fresh bids.

## `monitorName` (type: `string`):

Use a different name for each saved search you monitor.

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Add the notice description text.

## `descriptionMaxLength` (type: `integer`):

Truncate descriptions to this many characters (0 = full text).

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

Stop after this many opportunities (0 = no limit).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "cybersecurity"
  ],
  "keywordsMatchAll": false,
  "searchDescription": true,
  "smallBusinessOnly": false,
  "postedWithinDays": 7,
  "openOnly": true,
  "deadlineWithinDays": 0,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "monitorName": "default",
  "includeDescription": true,
  "descriptionMaxLength": 5000,
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

One item per contract opportunity notice (title, agency, NAICS, PSC, set-aside, posted date, response deadline, place of performance, award info, SAM.gov link, description).

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Source file, notices scanned, date window, number saved and the filters used.

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "cybersecurity"
    ],
    "maxResults": 100
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("delgadolegacy/samgov-opportunities").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 = {
    "keywords": ["cybersecurity"],
    "maxResults": 100,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("delgadolegacy/samgov-opportunities").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 '{
  "keywords": [
    "cybersecurity"
  ],
  "maxResults": 100
}' |
apify call delgadolegacy/samgov-opportunities --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/hdW40SiqhP7ifQmdv/builds/RT8m1P90bXTpgvuXv/openapi.json