Sentinel One - Business Intelligence Agent

A powerful AI agent that monitors government contracts, business acquisitions, distress signals, regulatory changes, patents, bankruptcies, trade data, news, and company intelligence across 20+ data sources. Find opportunities before your competitors.

What It Does

Sentinel One is a unified business intelligence platform with 9 intelligence modules:

Core Modules

1. Contract Hunter - Finds government contracts and grants from USASpending.gov, Grants.gov, GSA CALC, and SAM.gov
2. Acquisition Scout - Discovers businesses for sale on Empire Flippers, BizBuySell, and Flippa
3. Distress Detector - Monitors SEC 8-K filings for bankruptcies, layoffs, and executive changes
4. Regulatory Monitor - Tracks FDA approvals, recalls, and Federal Register updates

NEW Advanced Modules

5. Patent Intelligence - Tracks USPTO patents and trademarks for competitive intelligence
6. Bankruptcy Monitor - Court records and bankruptcy filings from CourtListener/RECAP
7. Trade Analytics - US Census import/export data and World Bank trade indicators
8. News Intelligence - Real-time news monitoring via GDELT and Google News
9. Company Intelligence - Global corporate registry data from OpenCorporates (140+ jurisdictions)

All data is analyzed by specialized AI agents that score and prioritize opportunities based on your specific criteria.

Data Sources

Free APIs (No Account Required)

Source	Module	Data Type
USASpending.gov	Contracts	Federal contract awards, values, agencies
Grants.gov	Contracts	Federal grant opportunities
GSA CALC	Contracts	Labor rates and pricing data
SEC EDGAR	Distress	8-K filings, material events, executive changes
FDA openFDA	Regulatory	Drug approvals, recalls, enforcement actions
Federal Register	Regulatory	New regulations, executive orders
Empire Flippers	Acquisitions	Online businesses for sale with financials
USPTO PatentsView	Patents	Patent grants, applications, assignees
CourtListener/RECAP	Bankruptcy	Federal court records, bankruptcy filings
US Census Trade	Trade	Import/export statistics by HS code
World Bank WITS	Trade	Global trade indicators and trends
GDELT Project	News	Global news monitoring, sentiment analysis
Google News RSS	News	Real-time business news
OpenCorporates	Companies	Global company registry (140+ countries)

Optional APIs (User Provides Key)

Source	How to Get Key	Benefits
SAM.gov	Free at sam.gov	Enhanced contract opportunity data

Optional Scrapers (Uses Apify Credits)

Source	What You Get
BizBuySell	Traditional business listings
Flippa	Digital assets and websites

Input Configuration

{
  "query": "Find IT consulting contracts over $100K in the technology sector",
  "modules": ["contracts", "acquisitions", "distress", "regulatory", "patents", "bankruptcy", "trade", "news", "companies"],
  "industries": ["technology", "software"],
  "keywords": ["IT", "consulting", "cloud"],
  "minValue": 100000,
  "maxValue": 5000000,
  "maxResults": 25,
  "modelName": "gpt-4o-mini",
  "enableScrapers": false,
  "webhookUrl": "https://hooks.slack.com/your-webhook"
}

Input Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	string	Yes	Natural language description of opportunities you're looking for
modules	array	No	Intelligence modules: contracts, acquisitions, distress, regulatory, patents, bankruptcy, trade, news, companies
industries	array	No	Filter by industry (e.g., "technology", "healthcare")
keywords	array	No	Additional keywords to filter opportunities
minValue	integer	No	Minimum opportunity value in USD
maxValue	integer	No	Maximum opportunity value in USD (0 = no limit)
maxResults	integer	No	Max results per module (default: 25)
modelName	string	No	AI model: gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, or gpt-4-turbo
samGovApiKey	string	No	Your SAM.gov API key for enhanced data
enableScrapers	boolean	No	Enable BizBuySell/Flippa scrapers
webhookUrl	string	No	Webhook URL for high-value alerts

Output

Results are saved to the Actor's dataset with multiple views:

Overview View

All opportunities sorted by relevance score with:

• Type (contract/acquisition/distress/regulatory/patent/bankruptcy/trade/news/company)
• Title and value
• Relevance score (0-100)
• Urgency rating (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW)
• Source and deadline

Category Views

• Contracts: Government contracts with agency, NAICS, set-asides, GSA labor rates
• Acquisitions: Businesses for sale with revenue, profit, multiples
• Distress: Company signals with severity and details
• Regulatory: Regulations with agency, effective date, impact
• Patents: Patent grants and applications with assignees, citations
• Bankruptcy: Court filings with case type, parties, jurisdiction
• Trade: Import/export data with HS codes, trade partners, values
• News: Global news with sentiment analysis, source credibility
• Companies: Corporate registry data with officers, filings, status

AI Analysis

Each run includes a comprehensive AI analysis that:

• Prioritizes the top 15 opportunities
• Explains relevance to your criteria
• Provides specific action recommendations
• Identifies risks and competition factors

Pricing

Sentinel One uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Price	Description
Scan Started	$0.25	Base fee per run
Opportunity Found	$0.05	Per opportunity discovered
High-Value Alert	$0.25	For opportunities scoring 90+
Module Completed	$0.15	Per intelligence module analyzed
Webhook Sent	$0.02	Per webhook notification

Example: A typical run finding 100 opportunities across 9 modules costs approximately:

• $0.25 (start) + $5.00 (100 opportunities) + $1.35 (9 modules) = $6.60

Use Cases

Government Contractors

"Find IT consulting contracts over $500K with small business set-asides"

Business Buyers

"Show me profitable SaaS businesses under $1M asking price"

Competitive Intelligence

"Alert me when competitors in the fintech space have layoffs or executive changes"

Patent Monitoring

"Track new patent filings in the AI/ML space from major tech companies"

Supply Chain Analysis

"Monitor import/export trends for semiconductor components from Asia"

Compliance Teams

"Monitor FDA regulations affecting medical device manufacturers"

Investors

"Find distressed companies in the retail sector that might be acquisition targets"

Due Diligence

"Get corporate registry data for companies I'm evaluating for partnership"

Example Queries

"Find government contracts for cybersecurity services over $100K"

"Show me e-commerce businesses for sale with $50K+ monthly profit"

"Alert me to any SEC filings about layoffs at tech companies"

"What new FDA regulations affect pharmaceutical companies this month?"

"Track patent applications in the autonomous vehicle space"

"Find bankruptcy filings in the retail industry"

"Show me US import/export data for semiconductor chips"

"Monitor news about my competitors in the fintech space"

"Get company information for startups in the AI sector"

Webhook Integration

Send high-value alerts (90+ relevance score) to Slack, Teams, or any webhook:

{
  "source": "Sentinel One",
  "query": "Your search query",
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "high_value_opportunities": [
    {
      "title": "IT Services Contract - Department of Defense",
      "type": "contract",
      "value": "$2,500,000",
      "relevance_score": 95,
      "urgency": "HIGH",
      "url": "https://sam.gov/..."
    }
  ]
}

Technical Details

• Framework: CrewAI with specialized AI agents
• APIs: Async HTTP with aiohttp for parallel data fetching (20+ concurrent API calls)
• Analysis: Multi-agent crew with contract, acquisition, distress, regulatory, patent, bankruptcy, trade, news, and company specialists
• Scoring: Hybrid heuristic + LLM scoring for relevance
• Data Sources: 14 free public APIs + 2 optional scrapers

Getting Started

1. Click "Start" on this Actor page
2. Enter your search query
3. Select which modules to enable (all 9 enabled by default)
4. (Optional) Add your SAM.gov API key for enhanced contract data
5. Run and explore your opportunities!

Deploy to Apify

Using Apify CLI

# Login to Apify
apify login

# Deploy the Actor
apify push

Environment Variables

Set the following in Actor settings:

• OPENAI_API_KEY - Your OpenAI API key (optional, enables AI analysis)

Support

For issues or feature requests, contact the Actor author or submit feedback through the Apify platform.

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