# US Federal Contract Awards Scraper (`maydit/us-federal-contract-awards-scraper`) Actor Scrape US federal contract awards from USAspending.gov into clean, normalized records for market intelligence and lead generation. - **URL**: https://apify.com/maydit/us-federal-contract-awards-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Brandt May](https://apify.com/maydit) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## US Federal Contract Awards Scraper 🏛️ Get **clean, structured US federal contract awards** straight from the official **USAspending.gov** open-data API — no API key, no login. Every record is normalized and ready to drop into a CRM, a market-intelligence dashboard, or a lead list. Perfect for **government contractors, GovCon sales & BD teams, market researchers, and subcontractors** who want to know who's winning federal contracts, in which agencies, industries, and states. ### ✅ What you get One normalized record per award: | Field | Description | |---|---| | `awardId` | Federal award / PIID | | `recipientName` | Company that won the award | | `awardAmount` | Total awarded amount (USD) | | `totalOutlays` | Amount actually outlaid so far (USD) | | `description` | Award description | | `awardingAgency` | Top-tier awarding agency | | `awardingSubAgency` | Sub-agency | | `awardType` | Contract type (e.g. Definitive Contract, BPA Call) | | `naicsCode` / `naicsDescription` | Industry classification | | `pscCode` / `pscDescription` | Product/service code | | `startDate` / `endDate` | Period of performance | | `placeOfPerformanceState` | Where the work happens | | `awardUrl` | Direct link to the award on USAspending.gov | ### 🔍 Filters - **Award type** — contracts or IDVs (IDIQ/GWAC/BPA vehicles) - **Awarded since / until** — action-date window; great for weekly monitoring of new awards - **Awarding agency** — e.g. `Department of Defense`, `Department of Veterans Affairs` - **Recipient name search** — track a specific competitor or prime contractor - **NAICS codes** — target your industry (e.g. `236220` construction, `541512` IT) - **Place of performance states** — e.g. `CA`, `TX`, `VA` - **Keywords** — free-text search across awards - **Min / max amount** — focus on the deal sizes you care about - **Sort** — by award amount (largest first) or start date (newest first) ### 💡 Example: new DoD IT contracts in Virginia this month ```json { "awardTypeGroup": "contracts", "actionDateSince": "2026-06-01", "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense", "naicsCodes": ["541512"], "placeOfPerformanceStates": ["VA"], "sortBy": "Start Date" } ```` Returns every new DoD computer-systems-design contract performed in Virginia this month — with the winning company, amount, and a link to the full award. ### 🔄 Recurring use Schedule the Actor daily or weekly with `actionDateSince` set to your last run date to get a continuous feed of newly-awarded federal contracts — a self-updating competitive-intelligence and subcontracting-lead pipeline. ### ⚖️ Data source & legality All data comes from **USAspending.gov**, the official US government open-data source for federal spending. It is public-domain government data, served through USAspending's public API — no key or login required. ### 💬 Support Found a bug or want another award type (grants, loans, direct payments)? Open an issue on the Issues tab. # Actor input Schema ## `awardTypeGroup` (type: `string`): Which kind of federal awards to pull. Contracts = definitive/purchase-order/BPA-call contracts. IDVs = indefinite delivery vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs). ## `actionDateSince` (type: `string`): Only awards with an action date on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Great for weekly monitoring of newly-awarded contracts. ## `actionDateUntil` (type: `string`): Only awards with an action date on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). ## `awardingAgency` (type: `string`): Exact top-tier awarding agency name, e.g. 'Department of Defense', 'Department of Veterans Affairs'. Leave empty for all agencies. ## `recipientSearch` (type: `string`): Filter to awards whose recipient (company) name matches this text. Great for tracking a specific competitor or prime contractor. ## `naicsCodes` (type: `array`): Filter by industry NAICS codes, e.g. '236220' (commercial building construction), '541512' (computer systems design). Leave empty for all. ## `placeOfPerformanceStates` (type: `array`): Two-letter US state codes for where the work is performed, e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'VA'. Leave empty for all. ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Free-text keywords matched against award descriptions and other fields. ## `minAmount` (type: `integer`): Only awards at or above this dollar amount. ## `maxAmount` (type: `integer`): Only awards at or below this dollar amount. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Order results by award amount (largest first) or start date (newest first). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Upper bound on the number of awards returned per run. ## Actor input object example ```json { "awardTypeGroup": "contracts", "actionDateSince": "2026-06-01", "naicsCodes": [], "placeOfPerformanceStates": [], "keywords": [], "sortBy": "Award Amount", "maxResults": 1000 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("maydit/us-federal-contract-awards-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("maydit/us-federal-contract-awards-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call maydit/us-federal-contract-awards-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=maydit/us-federal-contract-awards-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "US Federal Contract Awards Scraper", "description": "Scrape US federal contract awards from USAspending.gov into clean, normalized records for market intelligence and lead generation.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "aNqWZfhQ7D1ze69RI" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/maydit~us-federal-contract-awards-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-maydit-us-federal-contract-awards-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/maydit~us-federal-contract-awards-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-maydit-us-federal-contract-awards-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/maydit~us-federal-contract-awards-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-maydit-us-federal-contract-awards-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "awardTypeGroup": { "title": "Award type", "enum": [ "contracts", "idvs" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which kind of federal awards to pull. Contracts = definitive/purchase-order/BPA-call contracts. IDVs = indefinite delivery vehicles (GWACs, IDIQs, BPAs).", "default": "contracts" }, "actionDateSince": { "title": "Awarded since", "type": "string", "description": "Only awards with an action date on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). Great for weekly monitoring of newly-awarded contracts." }, "actionDateUntil": { "title": "Awarded until", "type": "string", "description": "Only awards with an action date on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD)." }, "awardingAgency": { "title": "Awarding agency (top-tier)", "type": "string", "description": "Exact top-tier awarding agency name, e.g. 'Department of Defense', 'Department of Veterans Affairs'. Leave empty for all agencies." }, "recipientSearch": { "title": "Recipient name search", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to awards whose recipient (company) name matches this text. Great for tracking a specific competitor or prime contractor." }, "naicsCodes": { "title": "NAICS codes", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by industry NAICS codes, e.g. '236220' (commercial building construction), '541512' (computer systems design). Leave empty for all.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "placeOfPerformanceStates": { "title": "Place of performance states", "type": "array", "description": "Two-letter US state codes for where the work is performed, e.g. 'CA', 'TX', 'VA'. Leave empty for all.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "keywords": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Free-text keywords matched against award descriptions and other fields.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "minAmount": { "title": "Minimum award amount (USD)", "type": "integer", "description": "Only awards at or above this dollar amount." }, "maxAmount": { "title": "Maximum award amount (USD)", "type": "integer", "description": "Only awards at or below this dollar amount." }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort by", "enum": [ "Award Amount", "Start Date" ], "type": "string", "description": "Order results by award amount (largest first) or start date (newest first).", "default": "Award Amount" }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Upper bound on the number of awards returned per run.", "default": 1000 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```