US Government Contracts Search

Search US federal and state/local government contracts, procurement opportunities, and award data from official sources — all in one Actor.

Data Sources

This Actor queries 5 official procurement databases through a unified API:

Source	Coverage	Data Type
USAspending.gov	All federal awards since 2008	Contract awards, grants, loans
SAM.gov	Active federal opportunities	Solicitations, RFPs, RFIs
Bonfire	500+ state/local agencies	Municipal procurement
OpenGov	State and county procurement	Government RFPs
PlanetBids	1,000+ public agencies	Bids and proposals

Features

• Multi-source search — Query all 5 databases with a single keyword
• Federal + State/Local — Covers both federal contracts (USAspending, SAM.gov) and state/local procurement (Bonfire, OpenGov, PlanetBids)
• Fast — HTTP-only, no browser overhead. Results in seconds
• Flexible — Search all sources or pick specific ones
• Structured output — Consistent fields across all sources

Output Fields

Field	Type	Description
opportunity_id	string	Contract/solicitation identifier
title	string	Contract title or description
agency	string	Contracting agency name
award_amount	string	Award amount (when available)
awardee_name	string	Winning contractor (awards only)
posted_date	string	Publication date
award_date	string	Award date (awards only)
response_deadline	string	Submission deadline (opportunities only)
description	string	Full description
source_url	string	Link to original listing
_source	string	Which database this came from

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	required	Search term (e.g. "cybersecurity", "IT services", "construction")
sources	array	all 5	Which databases to search
maxResults	integer	50	Max results per source (up to 200)

Examples

Example 1: Search all sources for IT contracts

{
  "keyword": "IT services",
  "maxResults": 100
}

Example 2: Federal contracts only

{
  "keyword": "cybersecurity",
  "sources": ["usaspending", "sam_gov"],
  "maxResults": 50
}

Example 3: State/local procurement only

{
  "keyword": "road construction",
  "sources": ["bonfire", "opengov", "planetbids"],
  "maxResults": 100
}

Use Cases

• Government contractors — Find new contract opportunities matching your capabilities
• Business development — Track federal spending trends in your industry
• Competitive intelligence — See who's winning contracts in your space
• Market research — Analyze government procurement patterns by keyword, agency, or amount
• Compliance teams — Monitor contract awards for due diligence
• Journalists & researchers — Investigate government spending

Cost Estimate

This Actor uses the SIP Public Data Gateway. Each search query costs approximately 0.01 compute units per source queried. A typical 5-source search costs 0.05 CU ($0.015).

Performance

Scenario	Sources	Speed
Single source	1	~1-3 seconds
All sources	5	~3-5 seconds (parallel)

Legal

This Actor queries publicly available government procurement data from official open data portals. All data sources are published under open government licenses. No login or authentication to government systems is required — data is accessed through official public APIs.

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