US Government Contract Tracker — SAM.gov Federal Opportunities

What does Government Contract Tracker do?

Government Contract Tracker pulls live federal procurement data directly from SAM.gov — the official US government contracting portal — via the SAM.gov Opportunities API v2. It searches, filters, and returns structured contract opportunities including solicitations, presolicitations, and award notices. This government contract tracker replaces manual portal searching with a fully automated, programmable pipeline. No SAM.gov account is required: the included DEMO_KEY works out of the box.

The USASpending.gov API and Bloomberg Government charge thousands of dollars for similar federal procurement data. This actor delivers the same SAM.gov source for $0.002 per opportunity — first 25 effectively free with Apify trial credits.

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Why use Government Contract Tracker?

• GovCon business development — Find active solicitations matching your NAICS code and capabilities before the response deadline, without logging into SAM.gov every morning
• Competitive intelligence — Monitor award notices to see which competitors are winning contracts in your space, and at what dollar value
• Bid / no-bid pipeline filtering — Filter by agency, set-aside type (8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB), dollar range, and NAICS code to instantly prioritize your pursuits
• Subcontractor prospecting — Identify prime contractors with active awards in your industry and reach out early
• Market sizing and federal spend analysis — Quantify federal procurement spend by agency or NAICS sector for strategic planning

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How to use Government Contract Tracker

1. Open the actor on Apify and click Try for free
2. Enter your search criteria: keywords, naicsCode, agencyKeyword, or opportunityType
3. Set date range with postedFrom / postedTo (defaults to last 30 days)
4. Optionally add your free SAM.gov API key for higher throughput (1,000 req/hour vs 40/hour with DEMO_KEY)
5. Set maxResults (1–1,000) and click Start
6. Download results as JSON, CSV, or connect via Apify API to your pipeline

Getting a free SAM.gov API key (optional, unlocks 1,000 req/hour):

1. Go to sam.gov/profile/details
2. Create a free account
3. Navigate to Account Details → API Key and copy your key

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
keywords	string	—	Search terms (e.g. "cybersecurity", "cloud computing")
naicsCode	string	—	NAICS industry code (e.g. "541511" for Custom Computer Programming)
postedFrom	string	30 days ago	Opportunities posted on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
postedTo	string	today	Opportunities posted on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
opportunityType	enum	all	all / solicitation / presolicitation / award
setAsideType	enum	all	all / SBA / 8A / WOSB / SDVOSB / HUBZone
agencyKeyword	string	—	Filter by agency name (e.g. "Department of Defense", "NASA")
samApiKey	string	DEMO_KEY	SAM.gov API key — DEMO_KEY works with rate limits (40 req/hour)
maxResults	integer	100	Max opportunities to return (1–1,000)

Common NAICS codes

Code	Description
541511	Custom Computer Programming Services
541519	Other Computer Related Services
541512	Computer Systems Design Services
336411	Aircraft Manufacturing
334511	Search/Detection/Navigation Equipment
611430	Professional and Management Development Training

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Output

Each record represents one federal contract opportunity from the SAM.gov Opportunities API:

[
  {
    "notice_id": "abc123def456",
    "title": "Cybersecurity Operations Support Services",
    "agency": "Department of Homeland Security",
    "office": "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency",
    "posted_date": "2026-01-15T00:00:00-05:00",
    "response_deadline": "2026-02-15T23:59:00-05:00",
    "naics_code": "541511",
    "naics_description": "Custom Computer Programming Services",
    "opportunity_type": "Solicitation",
    "set_aside_type": "Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)",
    "description": "CISA requires professional cybersecurity operations support including 24/7 SOC monitoring, incident response, and threat intelligence...",
    "place_of_performance_state": "DC",
    "active": "Yes",
    "url": "https://sam.gov/opp/abc123def456/view",
    "solicitation_number": "70CDCR26R00042"
  },
  {
    "notice_id": "def789ghi000",
    "title": "Cloud Migration Services — AWS GovCloud",
    "agency": "Department of Veterans Affairs",
    "office": "Office of Information Technology",
    "posted_date": "2026-01-18T00:00:00-05:00",
    "response_deadline": "2026-02-28T17:00:00-05:00",
    "naics_code": "541512",
    "naics_description": "Computer Systems Design Services",
    "opportunity_type": "Presolicitation",
    "set_aside_type": "None",
    "place_of_performance_state": "VA",
    "active": "Yes",
    "url": "https://sam.gov/opp/def789ghi000/view",
    "solicitation_number": "36C10B26R0022"
  }
]

Key-Value Store SUMMARY

A SUMMARY record is saved to the Key-Value Store with aggregate statistics:

{
  "total_opportunities": 247,
  "by_agency_top10": [
    { "agency": "Department of Defense", "count": 89 },
    { "agency": "Department of Homeland Security", "count": 34 }
  ],
  "by_naics_top10": [
    { "naics": "541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services", "count": 62 }
  ],
  "by_type": [
    { "type": "Solicitation", "count": 180 },
    { "type": "Award Notice", "count": 67 }
  ],
  "generated_at": "2026-01-20T14:32:00Z"
}

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Data fields

Field	Type	Description
notice_id	string	Unique SAM.gov opportunity identifier
title	string	Contract title / solicitation name
agency	string	Contracting agency (e.g. DoD, DHS, NASA)
office	string	Specific contracting office within agency
posted_date	string	Date the notice was published on SAM.gov
response_deadline	string	Proposal / response due date
naics_code	string	NAICS code identifying the industry/service
naics_description	string	Human-readable NAICS description
opportunity_type	string	Solicitation, Presolicitation, or Award Notice
set_aside_type	string	Small-business set-aside designation (if any)
description	string	Full contract description text
place_of_performance_state	string	State where work will be performed
active	string	Yes if the opportunity is currently open
url	string	Direct link to the SAM.gov opportunity
solicitation_number	string	Official solicitation / contract number

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Cost estimation

Event	Price	Example
Actor start	$0.001	One-time per run
Per opportunity returned	$0.002	—
100 opportunities	$0.201	Typical daily BD scan
500 opportunities	$1.001	Weekly agency sweep
1,000 opportunities	$2.001	Full NAICS code pull

New Apify accounts receive free trial credits — your first ~25 opportunities are effectively free.

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FAQ

Do I need to register with SAM.gov to use this actor? No. The included DEMO_KEY works immediately with a rate limit of 40 requests/hour — enough for most use cases. For high-volume pipelines, register a free SAM.gov account to get 1,000 requests/hour.

What types of contract opportunities are returned? The actor returns Solicitations (open for bids), Presolicitations (upcoming requirements announced in advance), and Award Notices (contracts already awarded — useful for competitive intelligence). Select any combination via the opportunityType filter.

How fresh is the data? SAM.gov updates multiple times per day. The actor pulls from the live API, so data is as current as SAM.gov itself. There is no caching layer.

Disclaimer: This actor accesses publicly available federal procurement data from SAM.gov under the US government's open data policy. The developer is not affiliated with SAM.gov, the General Services Administration, or any US government agency. Always verify opportunity details directly on sam.gov before submitting a proposal.

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Keywords: government contract tracker, federal procurement data, USASpending.gov API, SAM.gov, NAICS, contracting opportunities, DoD contracts, small business set-aside, GovCon, 8a, WOSB, SDVOSB, solicitation tracker