SAM.gov Small Business and Certification Supplier Finder

What does SAM.gov Small Business and Certification Supplier Finder do?

SAM.gov Small Business and Certification Supplier Finder helps you build actionable lead datasets from public sources. Build targeted government supplier intelligence datasets from open.gsa.gov. Extract company, UEI, SBA business types, NAICS, geography for outreach, research, and opportunity discovery. Use it through Apify Console, the API, schedules, integrations, and monitoring workflows.

Default public sources:

• https://open.gsa.gov/api/entity-api/

Why use SAM.gov Small Business and Certification Supplier Finder?

This Actor is designed for Prime contractors; supplier diversity teams. It turns public source pages into normalized records that are easier to export, compare, and enrich. The generated first pass includes bounded same-domain discovery, retry logic, optional proxy support, public email extraction, phone-number extraction, and Apify pay-per-event charging.

How to use SAM.gov Small Business and Certification Supplier Finder

1. Open the Input tab.
2. Review the default start URLs and replace or extend them when needed.
3. Set a small profile limit for your first run.
4. Start the Actor and inspect the dataset.
5. Increase the limits after confirming the source pages you want to collect.

Input

Field	Description
start_urls	Public source URLs where the crawl begins.
max_pages	Maximum fetched pages.
max_profiles	Maximum normalized saved profiles.
max_depth	Same-domain link-discovery depth.
extract_emails	Enables distinct public email extraction.
request_delay_millis	Delay between requests.
custom_proxy_url	Optional custom proxy URL.

Output

{
  "title": "Example public profile",
  "emails": ["hello@example.com"],
  "phone_numbers": ["12025550123"],
  "source_url": "https://open.gsa.gov/api/entity-api/",
  "actor_concept": "SAM.gov Small Business and Certification Supplier Finder"
}

You can download the dataset in formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel.

Data table

Field	Description
title	Page or profile title.
description	Public page summary when available.
emails	Distinct public emails found on the fetched page.
phone_numbers	Plausible public phone numbers found on the fetched page.
source_url	Public source URL.
company	Public company signal when available
UEI	Public UEI signal when available
SBA_business_types	Public SBA business types signal when available
NAICS	Public NAICS signal when available
geography	Public geography signal when available
status	Public status signal when available
public_points_of_contact_where_permitted	Public public points of contact where permitted signal when available

Pricing / Cost estimation

The recommended starting point is $5 per 1K entities for saved profiles or monitored signals. Public emails are charged separately when found. Configure the synthetic Actor-start event in Apify Publication settings rather than charging it manually in code.

Tips and advanced options

Start with a low page limit and a request delay. Some websites change layout or apply automated traffic controls. Add a permitted custom proxy only when needed. Review the dataset after the first run before increasing limits.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is this Actor production-validated?

This generated Actor is a runnable first pass. Its current hardening stage is: official-api-adapter-and-live-validation-required. Validate the target source selectors, policies, and output quality before publishing it as a Store product.

Does it extract emails?

Yes. It extracts distinct public email addresses exposed on fetched pages when extract_emails is enabled.

Is scraping legal?

Only collect public data you are permitted to use. Follow the target website's terms, applicable laws, and reasonable request limits. Do not collect sensitive or restricted personal information.

Can I request a custom integration?

For Custom Solutions and Integrations - reach out to me lead.gen.labs.1@gmail.com