# Find companies that just won their first federal contract

**Use case:** 

Companies whose first-ever federal contract was awarded in the last 14 days, from USASpending, for GovCon service providers.

## Input

```json
{
  "withinDays": 14,
  "maxRecipientsChecked": 150,
  "maxResults": 100,
  "onlyNew": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "company": {
    "label": "Company"
  },
  "uei": {
    "label": "UEI",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "firstAwardDate": {
    "label": "First award",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "firstAward.agency": {
    "label": "Agency"
  },
  "firstAward.amount": {
    "label": "Amount ($)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "firstAward.naicsDescription": {
    "label": "Industry"
  },
  "firstAward.placeOfPerformanceState": {
    "label": "State"
  },
  "firstAward.url": {
    "label": "Award",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The First-Time Federal Contractors (New Entrants, USASpending) Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find companies that just won their first federal contract". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/gDOVnTZbbjUh88fSv) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find companies that just won their first federal contract" task

The First-Time Federal Contractors (New Entrants, USASpending) Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like first award within (days), max recipients checked, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find companies that just won their first federal contract" 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 company, UEI, first award, 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 "Find companies that just won their first federal contract" task via API](https://apify.com/dennydevelops/first-time-federal-contractors.md).

## FAQ

### What is a first-time federal contractor?

First-Time Federal Contractors lists companies whose first-ever federal contract was awarded recently, based on full USASpending award history.

### Who uses this list?

First-Time Federal Contractors is used by GovCon consultants, compliance software, lenders and accountants selling to companies new to federal work.

### Can I filter by industry or state?

Yes. First-Time Federal Contractors filters by NAICS code, place-of-performance state, agency and minimum award amount.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [First-Time Federal Contractors (New Entrants, USASpending)](https://apify.com/dennydevelops/first-time-federal-contractors.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/dennydevelops/first-time-federal-contractors.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/dennydevelops/first-time-federal-contractors.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`).