SBA Small Business Search Scraper — Federal Contractors & Leads

SBA Small Business Search Scraper — Federal Contractors, Contacts & Certifications

Scrape the SBA Small Business Search (SBS) — the official U.S. Small Business Administration directory of federal contractors and small businesses — into clean, outreach-ready B2B datasets. Extract company names, verified emails, phone numbers, named contact persons, websites, full addresses, SAM.gov UEI, CAGE codes, NAICS codes, SBA certifications, and capability narratives with zero coding.

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⚡ At a glance

Feature	Details
🎯 Primary Target	U.S. SBA Small Business Search (SBS — successor to the legacy DSBS directory)
📊 Core Data Extracted	Legal/DBA name, email (~91%), phone (~90%), contact person (100%), website, address, UEI, CAGE, NAICS, SBA certs
🏅 Certifications Covered	8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, and Self-Certified Small Business
🔎 Search & Filter Modes	Keyword / capability search, multi-term search, US state filter, 6-digit NAICS filter, certification filter, SAM active filter
📈 Scale & Pagination	Supports 1,000+ results pagination and multi-industry sweeps with automatic deduplication by Entity ID & UEI
⚡ Speed & Efficiency	~100 companies in < 15 seconds (prefill); 1,000+ companies in under 60 seconds
📦 Bulk Export Formats	JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), XML, HTML Table, RSS, and direct REST API / Webhook integration
🛠️ Integrations	Salesforce, HubSpot, Clay, Apollo, Google Sheets, Airtable, Make, Zapier, n8n

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🔎 Why scrape the SBA Small Business Search?

The SBA Small Business Search (SBS) — which replaced the legacy Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS) — is the authoritative directory where U.S. small businesses register to win federal prime contracts and subcontracts. It contains hundreds of thousands of active small businesses across every U.S. state, territory, and 6-digit NAICS industry code.

Unlike generic business directories that hide contact details behind paywalls, businesses listed in the SBA directory voluntarily publish direct executive contact information so government contracting officers and prime contractors can reach them. In verified production runs, ~91% of records include a direct email address, ~90% include a phone number, and 100% include a named contact person.

However, extracting this data manually from the web interface is tedious: there is no bulk export button for filtered multi-industry queries, and cross-filtering by active SAM.gov status, email availability, and specific SBA set-aside certifications requires hours of manual work. This SBA Small Business Search scraper automates the entire workflow into a single, structured B2B data pipeline.

Key reasons teams use this SBA data extractor:

• 📇 High-intent B2B lead generation: Build verified outreach lists with executive names, direct emails, phone numbers, and company websites segmented by NAICS code and U.S. state.
• 🤝 Supplier diversity & set-aside sourcing: Quickly locate active 8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, and HUBZone certified businesses to meet federal subcontracting and corporate diversity spend goals.
• 🏛️ GovCon prime & subcontractor teaming: Identify contract-ready small business partners (samActive: true) with specific capabilities narratives and past federal registration credentials.
• 🧠 B2B intelligence & CRM enrichment: Append SAM.gov Unique Entity IDs (uei), cageCode, primary and secondary NAICS codes, and establishment years to existing CRM accounts.
• 📊 Market & territory mapping: Analyze small-business density across states, counties, and congressional districts for any industrial vertical.

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✨ What this SBA Small Business Search scraper does

• ✅ Full-text keyword & capability search: Search across company names, capability narratives, business keywords, and NAICS codes (e.g., solar panel installation, cybersecurity, janitorial services, or comma-separated multi-term lists).
• ✅ 1,000+ results scale & multi-term expansion: Supports single or comma-separated search terms, direct NAICS code lookups, and an expanded 18-industry default sweep so runs requesting 1,000+ companies scale cleanly without artificial caps.
• ✅ Direct B2B contact extraction: Captures email, phone, fax, contactPerson, currentPrincipals, and normalized clickable website URLs (https://...).
• ✅ Complete geographic & political breakdown: Extracts address1, address2, city, state, zipCode, county, and congressionalDistrict.
• ✅ Federal contracting identifiers: Extracts uei (SAM.gov Unique Entity ID), cageCode, and SBA entityId for instant cross-referencing with SAM.gov and USAspending.gov.
• ✅ Industry & NAICS mapping: Outputs both naicsPrimary and the complete comma-separated list of all registered codes (naicsAllCodes).
• ✅ Granular SBA certification flags: Provides both a human-readable summary (certifications) and individual boolean flags (is8a, isWosb, isEdwosb, isVosb, isSdvosb, isHubzone, selfCertifiedSmall).
• ✅ Outreach-ready filtering: Filter by states, naicsCodes, certifications, activeSamOnly, and requireEmail so every exported row matches your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP).
• ✅ Zero duplicates: Automatically deduplicates records across multiple search terms and NAICS codes using SBA entityId and uei.

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🎯 Use cases

Audience	How they use this SBA scraper
B2B Sales & Outbound Agencies	Build hyper-targeted cold email and calling lists of established U.S. small businesses with requireEmail: true and state/NAICS filters.
GovCon Prime Contractors	Find qualified SDVOSB, WOSB, 8(a), and HUBZone subcontractors with active SAM.gov registrations (activeSamOnly: true) for RFP teaming.
Corporate Supplier Diversity Teams	Source certified diverse vendors across construction, IT, logistics, engineering, and facilities management.
Financial, Insurance & Bonding Firms	Prospect federal contractors that need commercial insurance, surety bonding, equipment financing, or SBA loans.
SaaS, ERP & Compliance Vendors	Target defence and federal contractors needing CMMC cybersecurity compliance, GovCon accounting software, or proposal automation tools.
Economic & Academic Researchers	Study small-business distribution by congressional district, county, establishment year, and exporter status.

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📥 Input configuration

Configure your run using the visual form in the Apify Console or pass a JSON payload via the API. All fields are optional — running with an empty input {} automatically generates a diverse multi-industry sample of federal contractors.

Parameter	Type	Default / Prefill	Description
searchTerm	string	"solar panel installation"	Keyword, capability, company name, or comma-separated list of terms (e.g., "cybersecurity, cloud migration"). Leave empty to sweep across popular industries or filter purely by NAICS/state.
states	array<string>	[] (All states)	Select one or more U.S. states or territories (e.g., ["TX", "CA", "VA"]) to keep only companies located there.
certifications	array<string>	[] (Any)	Keep only companies holding at least one selected active SBA certification: 8a, wosb, edwosb, vosb, sdvosb, hubzone.
activeSamOnly	boolean	false	When true, keeps only companies with an active SAM.gov registration (samActive: true).
requireEmail	boolean	false	When true, skips companies that do not publish an email address — ideal for B2B outreach campaigns.
naicsCodes	array<string>	[] (All NAICS)	Optional list of 6-digit NAICS codes (e.g., ["541512", "541330"]). Matches against both primary and secondary NAICS codes.
maxItems	integer	0 (Prefill: 100)	Maximum number of companies to save. Set 0 for unlimited results, or 1000+ for bulk lead extraction.
proxyConfiguration	object	{ "useApifyProxy": true }	Proxy settings. Default Apify datacenter proxy works reliably and keeps run costs minimal.

Example 1: Fast prefill / targeted keyword search

{
  "searchTerm": "solar panel installation",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Example 2: 1,000+ certified cybersecurity & IT contractors with verified emails

{
  "searchTerm": "cybersecurity, software development, cloud services",
  "states": ["VA", "MD", "DC", "TX", "CA"],
  "certifications": ["8a", "sdvosb", "wosb", "hubzone"],
  "activeSamOnly": true,
  "requireEmail": true,
  "maxItems": 1500,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}

Example 3: Pure NAICS code & state sweep (no keyword required)

{
  "searchTerm": "",
  "naicsCodes": ["541330", "541512", "236220"],
  "states": ["FL", "GA", "NC"],
  "requireEmail": true,
  "maxItems": 1000
}

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📤 Output schema & field reference

Each company is saved as a clean, normalized JSON object in the Apify dataset. Below is an actual record from a production run:

{
  "legalBusinessName": "WHITE BEAR CONSTRUCTION, INC.",
  "dbaName": "WHITE BEAR CONSTRUCTION INC",
  "email": "ahoywhitebear@outlook.com",
  "phone": "5302334875",
  "fax": null,
  "contactPerson": "AMANDA HOY",
  "website": "https://www.whitebearconstruction.com",
  "address1": "123 Example Rd",
  "address2": null,
  "city": "ALTURAS",
  "state": "California",
  "zipCode": "96101",
  "county": "Modoc County",
  "congressionalDistrict": "01",
  "uei": "HQXENRADGGK3",
  "cageCode": "65WQ8",
  "entityId": "27960",
  "naicsPrimary": "238910",
  "naicsAllCodes": "115310, 212319, 221310, 236220, 237110, 238110, 238910, 238990, 541330, 562910",
  "certifications": "8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB, HUBZone",
  "is8a": true,
  "isWosb": true,
  "isEdwosb": true,
  "isVosb": false,
  "isSdvosb": false,
  "isHubzone": true,
  "selfCertifiedSmall": false,
  "legalStructure": "2L",
  "yearEstablished": "1999",
  "currentPrincipals": "Amanda Hoy",
  "capabilitiesNarrative": "General Engineering Contractor. Site Civil and Heavy Civil work including Earthwork, Levees, Grading, Underground Utilities, Excavation, Paving, Concrete, and Fire Response.",
  "capabilitiesLink": null,
  "keywords": "General Engineering, Site Civil, Heavy Civil, Levees, Earthwork, Underground Utilities, Grading, Paving, Concrete, Road Construction",
  "exporterStatus": null,
  "samActive": true,
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-02",
  "searchTerm": "construction",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-10T02:30:00.000Z"
}

🏢 Identity & Contact Fields

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
legalBusinessName	string	🟢 High (100%)	Official registered legal name of the company
dbaName	string	🟡 Conditional (~24%)	Doing-Business-As (trade) name, when registered
contactPerson	string	🟢 High (100%)	Primary named executive or government contact person
currentPrincipals	string	🟡 Conditional (~57%)	Listed company principals, owners, or officers
email	string	🟢 High (~91%)	Direct business contact email address (100% when requireEmail: true)
phone	string	🟢 High (~90%)	Primary business phone number
fax	string	🟡 Conditional (~28%)	Business fax number, when listed
website	string	🟢 High (~56–76%)	Company website URL, normalized with https:// scheme

📍 Location & Geographic Fields

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
address1	string	🟢 High (100%)	Primary street address line
address2	string	🟡 Conditional (~18%)	Suite, unit, or building line
city	string	🟢 High (100%)	City name
state	string	🟢 High (100%)	Full U.S. state or territory name (e.g., "California", "Texas")
zipCode	string	🟢 High (100%)	5-digit or 9-digit postal ZIP code
county	string	🟢 High (~98%)	U.S. county name
congressionalDistrict	string	🟢 High (~97%)	U.S. Congressional District code

🏛️ Federal Identifiers, NAICS & Firmographics

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
uei	string	🟢 High (100%)	12-character SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)
cageCode	string	🟢 High (~99%)	5-character Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code
entityId	string	🟢 High (100%)	Unique SBA directory entity detail identifier
naicsPrimary	string	🟢 High (~99%)	Primary 6-digit NAICS industry code
naicsAllCodes	string	🟢 High (~99%)	Comma-separated list of all 6-digit NAICS codes the company registered
samActive	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	true if the firm holds an active SAM.gov registration
legalStructure	string	🟢 High (~98%)	SBA legal structure classification code
yearEstablished	string	🟢 High (~99%)	Four-digit year the company was founded
capabilitiesNarrative	string	🟢 High (~69%)	Free-text statement of core competencies and federal contracting capabilities
capabilitiesLink	string	🟡 Conditional (~15%)	URL to an external capability statement PDF or webpage
keywords	string	🟢 High (~77%)	Self-selected industry and capability keywords
exporterStatus	string	🟡 Conditional (~54%)	Export activity status declaration
lastUpdated	string	🟢 High (100%)	Date the company profile was last updated (YYYY-MM-DD)

🏅 SBA Certification Fields

Field	Type	Coverage	Description
certifications	string	🟡 Conditional (~21%)	Comma-separated active SBA certifications (e.g., "8(a), WOSB, HUBZone")
is8a	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Active SBA 8(a) Business Development Program participant
isWosb	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Active Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification
isEdwosb	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Active Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) certification
isVosb	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Active Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) certification
isSdvosb	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Active Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)
isHubzone	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Active Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) certification
selfCertifiedSmall	boolean	🟢 High (100%)	Self-certified small business indicator
searchTerm	string	🟢 High (100%)	The search term or NAICS query that matched the record
scrapedAt	string	🟢 High (100%)	ISO 8601 timestamp when the record was extracted

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🔁 Pagination & 1,000+ scale architecture

• Full-dataset query retrieval: Each search term retrieves the complete matching dataset from the SBA directory in one structured stream, avoiding missed pages or broken cursor offsets.
• Multi-term & NAICS expansion for 1,000+ results: You can pass multiple comma-separated keywords in searchTerm (e.g., "solar, hvac, electrical contractor"), pass an array of naicsCodes, or leave searchTerm blank to sweep across 18 built-in industrial verticals.
• Unthrottled maxItems scaling: Setting maxItems: 1000, 5000, or 0 (unlimited) scales seamlessly across all matching records and search terms while deduplicating globally on entityId and uei.
• Fast prefill execution: The default prefill (maxItems: 100, searchTerm: "solar panel installation") finishes in under 15 seconds, letting you preview the schema and field quality immediately.

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⚙️ How to use

1. Open the Actor in the Apify Console.
2. Enter your searchTerm (such as "cybersecurity", "medical supplies", or comma-separated keywords) or specify naicsCodes.
3. Select your target filters: pick states, certifications, activeSamOnly, or enable requireEmail for direct email outreach lists.
4. Set maxItems: keep 100 for a quick test, or set 1000+ (or 0 for all matches) for bulk extraction.
5. Click Start and download your dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML from the Storage tab.

Calling via the Apify API (cURL)

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/haketa~sba-small-business-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "searchTerm": "cybersecurity, cloud computing",
    "states": ["VA", "MD", "DC"],
    "requireEmail": true,
    "activeSamOnly": true,
    "maxItems": 1000
  }'

Calling via Python (apify-client)

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("haketa/sba-small-business-scraper").call(run_input={
    "searchTerm": "engineering services",
    "certifications": ["sdvosb", "8a"],
    "requireEmail": true,
    "maxItems": 1000,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['legalBusinessName']} | {item['contactPerson']} | {item['email']} | UEI: {item['uei']}")

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Calling via Node.js (apify-client)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('haketa/sba-small-business-scraper').call({
    searchTerm: 'solar panel installation, electrical contractor',
    states: ['TX', 'CA', 'FL', 'AZ'],
    certifications: ['wosb', 'sdvosb', 'hubzone'],
    activeSamOnly: true,
    requireEmail: true,
    maxItems: 1000,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(`Extracted ${items.length} verified SBA contractors`);

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📚 SBA Certification & Popular NAICS Reference

Supported SBA Certification Codes (certifications input)

Input Value	Official SBA Program Name	Output Boolean Flag	Federal Set-Aside Focus
"8a"	8(a) Business Development Program	is8a	Socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses
"wosb"	Women-Owned Small Business	isWosb	Women-owned contractors in underrepresented NAICS industries
"edwosb"	Economically Disadvantaged WOSB	isEdwosb	Economically disadvantaged women-owned federal contractors
"vosb"	Veteran-Owned Small Business	isVosb	Veteran-owned businesses verified by SBA VetCert
"sdvosb"	Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned	isSdvosb	Service-disabled veteran-owned prime & sub contractors
"hubzone"	HUBZone Program	isHubzone	Businesses located in Historically Underutilized Business Zones

High-Volume Federal Contracting NAICS Codes (naicsCodes input)

6-Digit NAICS	Industry Description	Common Search Terms
541512	Computer Systems Design Services	cybersecurity, cloud migration, software integration
541511	Custom Computer Programming Services	software development, web application, AI development
541330	Engineering Services	civil engineering, mechanical engineering, structural
541611	Administrative & General Management Consulting	management consulting, program management
236220	Commercial and Institutional Building Construction	general contractor, design build, renovation
238210	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation	electrical contractor, solar panel installation
238220	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	hvac, plumbing, mechanical contractor
561720	Janitorial Services	janitorial services, custodial, facility cleaning
561612	Security Guards and Patrol Services	security services, armed guard, access control
488510	Freight Transportation Arrangement	logistics, freight forwarding, supply chain

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🔄 Automated CRM & Outbound Pipeline Integrations

You can connect this SBA Small Business Search scraper directly to your sales and data stack without writing glue code:

1. Clay / Apollo / Instantly / Smartlead: Run with requireEmail: true and activeSamOnly: true, export the dataset via webhook or CSV, and route contactPerson, email, legalBusinessName, certifications, and naicsPrimary into personalized GovCon outbound sequences.
2. HubSpot & Salesforce Enrichment: Match exported records by website or legalBusinessName and enrich CRM company records with uei, cageCode, yearEstablished, and SBA certification badges.
3. Google Sheets & Airtable: Use the native Apify Google Sheets or Airtable integration to append newly discovered certified suppliers to a live vendor sourcing tracker.
4. Scheduled Supplier Monitoring: Set up a weekly Apify Schedule to monitor new 8a, sdvosb, and hubzone entrants in your target NAICS codes.

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💡 Pro tips for best results

• Combine multiple keywords for massive lists: Enter comma-separated keywords in searchTerm (e.g., "plumbing, hvac, electrical, roofing") with maxItems: 5000 to build a multi-trade regional contractor database in a single run.
• Filter for guaranteed email deliverability: Enable requireEmail: true when exporting directly to cold outreach platforms like Instantly, Smartlead, Lemlist, or HubSpot.
• Verify active bidding eligibility: Toggle activeSamOnly: true if you only want contractors currently eligible to receive federal contract awards.
• Cross-join with federal award data: Use the uei and cageCode fields as primary keys to join your SBA dataset with USAspending.gov contract award histories.

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⚠️ Honest limitations

• Broad single-word queries are memory-heavy: Searching an ultra-generic word like "services" or "construction" matches 30,000+ companies in a single payload. Using specific capability phrases (e.g., "commercial roofing", "solar panel installation") or comma-separated niche terms runs much faster.
• Optional self-reported fields: Fields like dbaName (~24%), fax (~28%), capabilitiesLink (~15%), and formal SBA certifications (~21%) are only populated when the business holds or reports them. Core identity, contact person, UEI, CAGE, NAICS, and address fields populate at ~99–100%.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do I need an SBA or SAM.gov login or API key? No. This scraper extracts public directory records without requiring any account credentials or API keys.

Is this the new SBA Small Business Search or the retired DSBS? It targets the current, live SBA Small Business Search (SBS) at search.certifications.sba.gov, which officially replaced the legacy Dynamic Small Business Search (DSBS).

How many companies can I extract in one run? You can extract 1,000 to 30,000+ companies in a single run. Set maxItems: 0 for no cap, or set a specific target like 1000 or 5000.

Why are some certification fields false? Most small businesses registered in SAM.gov and the SBA directory are self-certified small businesses (selfCertifiedSmall: true) rather than formal 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone certificate holders. Use the certifications input filter to return only formally certified firms.

Do I need residential proxies? No. Standard Apify datacenter proxies work reliably and keep compute and proxy transfer costs very low.

Can I export directly to Excel, CSV, or Google Sheets? Yes. Every dataset can be downloaded directly as CSV, Excel (XLSX), JSON, HTML, or XML, or synced automatically via Apify integrations to Google Sheets, Airtable, HubSpot, Make, Zapier, and n8n.

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📋 Changelog

• v1.2 (2026-11): Unlocked 1,000+ deep pagination & multi-term scaling — added support for comma/semicolon-separated search terms, direct NAICS-code query expansion when searchTerm is empty, an expanded 18-industry default sweep, unthrottled explicit maxItems handling, batched dataset writes, and a fast prefill configuration (< 15s).
• v1.1 (2026-10): Normalized website URLs with automatic https:// prefixing and converted lastUpdated timestamps to ISO YYYY-MM-DD dates.
• v1.0 (2026-07): Initial release of the SBA Small Business Search Scraper with full state, NAICS, certification, SAM status, and email filtering.