SAM.gov Contract Opportunities Scraper (No API Key, RFPs & POCs)

Extract active and historical U.S. federal contract opportunities, Solicitations (RFPs/RFQs), Sources Sought / RFIs, Presolicitations, Combined Synopsis/Solicitations, Special Notices, Award Notices, and Sole Source Justifications (J&As) directly from SAM.gov—with zero SAM.gov API keys required.

Built for GovCon capture teams, BD agencies, proposal automation pipelines, and AI / MCP agents, this Actor bypasses SAM.gov's restrictive 10-request/day public API limit to deliver clean, schema-locked JSON with full Performance Work Statement (PWS) text, direct attachment download links, and verified Contracting Officer contact details.

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Why Use This SAM.gov Scraper?

• No SAM.gov API Key Required: Skip the SAM.gov system account registration, entity validation delays, and 10–1,000 request/day public API rate limits. Run immediately on demand or on a schedule.
• Direct RFP & SOW Attachment Download Links (attachmentLinks): Automatically resolves direct, unauthenticated download URLs for every attached PDF, Word document, Excel pricing matrix, and SF-30 amendment—ready to feed directly into LLM/RAG bid-scoring pipelines.
• Verified Contracting Officer Contacts (pointOfContact): Extracts primary and secondary Point of Contact names, .mil / .gov email addresses, phone numbers, titles, and fax numbers for immediate GovCon capture and RFI outreach.
• Dual-Speed Execution for AI & MCP Agents (includeFullDescription):
  • Full Capture Mode (includeFullDescription: true): Fetches, strips HTML/entities, and normalizes complete multi-page Performance Work Statements (PWS) and Statements of Work (SOW).
  • MCP Fast-Scan Mode (includeFullDescription: false): Bypasses secondary description/resource requests for sub-second discovery scans across hundreds of notices.
• Multi-NAICS & Socioeconomic Set-Aside Filtering: Filter by single or multiple NAICS prefixes/codes (e.g., 541511, 541512, 541519), Set-Aside codes (SBA, 8A, SDVOSBC, WOSB, HZC), U.S. State (VA, MD, DC), Notice Types, and Posted Date windows.
• Crash-Resilient & Deduplicated: Persists pagination and deduplication state across Apify container migrations so long runs never emit duplicate noticeId records or lose progress.

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What Data Can You Extract? (19 Locked Fields)

Every record pushed to the dataset is strictly validated against a 19-field schema:

Field	Type	Description
noticeId	string	Unique 32-character SAM.gov opportunity identifier
title	string	Cleaned, quote-normalized contract opportunity title
solicitationNumber	string | null	Official agency solicitation / RFQ / RFP number (e.g., 36C26026Q1017)
department	string | null	Top-level Federal Department (e.g., DEPT OF DEFENSE, VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF)
subTierAgency	string | null	Sub-tier agency or command (e.g., DEPT OF THE NAVY, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY)
office	string | null	Contracting office name and code
noticeType	string	Standardized type (Solicitation, Presolicitation, Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Sources Sought, Special Notice, Award Notice, Justification)
naicsCode	string | null	Primary NAICS code (e.g., 541511, 541519, 236220)
setAsideCode	string | null	SBA Set-Aside code (e.g., SBA, SDVOSBC, 8A, WOSB, NONE)
setAsideDescription	string | null	Full FAR Set-Aside description (e.g., Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5))
postedDate	string	ISO-8601 publication timestamp
responseDeadLine	string | null	ISO-8601 proposal/response due date with timezone offset
active	boolean	true if the opportunity is currently active on SAM.gov
pointOfContact	array<object>	Array of contact objects (fullName, email, phone, title, type, fax)
placeOfPerformance	object	Structured location object (city, state, country, zip)
uiLink	string	Direct link to view the opportunity on SAM.gov
descriptionText	string | null	Full HTML-sanitized, whitespace-normalized solicitation/PWS body text
attachmentLinks	array<string>	Direct download URLs for all public RFP/SOW/amendment files
scrapedAt	string	ISO-8601 UTC timestamp when the record was extracted

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	"software development"	Search keywords for contract opportunities
naicsCodes	array<string>	["541511"]	Filter by one or more NAICS codes or prefixes (e.g., ["541511", "541512"])
noticeTypes	array<string>	All types	Filter by notice types (Solicitation, Presolicitation, Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, Sources Sought, Special Notice, Award Notice, Justification)
setAside	string	Any	Filter by SBA set-aside code (e.g., SBA, 8A, SDVOSBC, WOSB, HZC, NONE)
state	string	Any	Two-letter U.S. state/territory code for Place of Performance (e.g., VA, MD, DC)
activeOnly	boolean	true	Fetch only currently active contract opportunities
postedFrom	string	Any	Start date filter in YYYY-MM-DD format
postedTo	string	Any	End date filter in YYYY-MM-DD format
includeFullDescription	boolean	true	Set to true to fetch full PWS/SOW description text and attachment download URLs, or false for fast metadata-only scans
maxItems	integer	25	Maximum number of contract opportunities to extract
limit	integer	100	Page size per API request
pageSize	integer	100	Alias for limit (custom page size override for pagination)
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy	Optional proxy configuration

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Input Configuration Examples

1. Capture Team Daily RFP & Sources Sought Monitor (Full Descriptions + Attachments)

{
  "keyword": "software development",
  "naicsCodes": ["541511", "541512", "541519"],
  "setAside": "SBA",
  "noticeTypes": [
    "Sources Sought",
    "Presolicitation",
    "Solicitation",
    "Combined Synopsis/Solicitation"
  ],
  "activeOnly": true,
  "includeFullDescription": true,
  "maxItems": 100
}

2. Fast-Scan Mode for AI & MCP Agents (Metadata + POCs Only)

Set "includeFullDescription": false when an AI agent needs to rapidly triage titles, agencies, deadlines, and Contracting Officer emails before selectively fetching full RFPs:

{
  "keyword": "cybersecurity",
  "activeOnly": true,
  "includeFullDescription": false,
  "maxItems": 50
}

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Sample Output Record

{
  "noticeId": "f50d635e4b9d4404916c47df2357fc66",
  "title": "Admin Management, Data Management, Software Development (Quality Assurance Inspection Software for EMS)",
  "solicitationNumber": "36C26026Q1017",
  "department": "VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF",
  "subTierAgency": "VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF",
  "office": "260-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 20 (36C260)",
  "noticeType": "Combined Synopsis/Solicitation",
  "naicsCode": "541519",
  "setAsideCode": "SDVOSBC",
  "setAsideDescription": "Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)",
  "postedDate": "2026-10-13T22:26:14+00:00",
  "responseDeadLine": "2026-11-03T17:00:00-08:00",
  "active": true,
  "pointOfContact": [
    {
      "fullName": "Tyrone Whalen, Contract Specialist",
      "email": "tyrone.whalen@va.gov",
      "phone": null,
      "title": null,
      "type": "primary",
      "fax": null
    },
    {
      "fullName": "Danielle Carrico",
      "email": "danielle.carrico@va.gov",
      "phone": null,
      "title": null,
      "type": "secondary",
      "fax": null
    }
  ],
  "placeOfPerformance": {
    "city": null,
    "state": "OR",
    "country": "USA",
    "zip": "97239"
  },
  "uiLink": "https://sam.gov/opp/f50d635e4b9d4404916c47df2357fc66/view",
  "descriptionText": "Amendment 0001- Answer Questions submitted from vendors by questions deadline of 10/05/2026 and adding attachment 1 revised RFQ 36C26026Q1017 The is for the acquisition of admin management, data management, software development (Quality Assurance Inspection Software for EMS)",
  "attachmentLinks": [
    "https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/7bfc532463ae431e9691354505f1bd82/download?&status=public",
    "https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/8d4538ae37f045d890881c5479afbee1/download?&status=public",
    "https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/83bc8d042ae24ecaa4ae84307d8a1e3e/download?&status=public"
  ],
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-20T17:57:20.230Z"
}

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Integrations: MCP Server, n8n & Clay

Connect to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf (Apify MCP Server)

Give your AI assistant real-time access to live federal contracts via the official @apify/actors-mcp-server:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sam-gov-contracts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@apify/actors-mcp-server",
        "--actors",
        "lumul/sam-gov-federal-contract-opportunities-scraper"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "your_apify_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Automated Bid / No-Bid Pipeline in n8n or Make.com

1. Schedule Trigger: Run every weekday morning at 7:00 AM EST.
2. Apify Node: Run this Actor with your target naicsCodes, setAside, and postedFrom set to today's date.
3. LLM Node (OpenAI / Anthropic): Pass title, descriptionText, and responseDeadLine against your company capability statement to score Bid / No-Bid (0–100).
4. Slack / CRM Node: Post high-scoring opportunities directly to Slack or HubSpot with one-click attachmentLinks and pointOfContact[0].email.

GovCon Lead Generation in Clay.com

Import the dataset into Clay to enrich pointOfContact .mil and .gov Contracting Officer emails, match solicitationNumber to incumbent contractors on Award Notices, and automate Sources Sought / RFI capability statement submissions before solicitations drop.