# GovProcurement-Bidwatch - Government Procurement Monitor (`mibedk/govprocurement-bidwatch`) Actor Monitor government procurement portals for contract opportunities and bid notices. - **URL**: https://apify.com/mibedk/govprocurement-bidwatch.md - **Developed by:** [Mikkel Bech-Hansen](https://apify.com/mibedk) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.36 / 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## GovProcurement-Bidwatch — Government Procurement Monitor Monitor federal procurement portals (USAspending.gov) for contract opportunities, awards, and bid notices. Get structured JSON records filtered by keyword, minimum contract value, and state — ready for CRM ingestion, alerting pipelines, or spreadsheet analysis. Built for B2B sales teams, government-contract consultants, and market-intelligence analysts who need a machine-readable feed of public-sector spending without manual portal browsing. ### What it does - Queries the **USAspending.gov API** for verified federal award and contract data - Filters by **keywords**, **minimum contract value**, and **state** - Scores every record by value + keyword relevance (0–100) so you can prioritize the biggest opportunities - Returns clean, deduplicated JSON with direct URLs back to the official award page - Handles API errors gracefully — never crashes the run because of a single bad response ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `start_urls` | string | — | Comma-separated procurement portal URLs (reserved for future multi-source crawls) | | `max_pages` | number | `100` | Maximum result pages to fetch (each page = up to 10 records) | | `keywords` | string | — | Comma-separated keywords to filter contracts, e.g. `medical equipment,hospital,healthcare` | | `state_filter` | array | — | Filter by US state (array of state codes, e.g. `["CA","TX"]`) | | `min_contract_value` | number | `0` | Minimum contract value in USD | | `email_alerts` | boolean | `false` | Send email alerts when new records are found | | `webhook_url` | string | — | Webhook URL for real-time alerts | ### Output One JSON record per contract/award, e.g.: ```json { "id": "CONT_AWD_123456789_1234", "source": "USAspending.gov", "title": "Medical imaging equipment and maintenance services for VA hospitals", "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_123456789_1234", "agency": "Department of Veterans Affairs", "category": "medical equipment", "contract_value": 450000, "posted_date": "2026-01-15", "deadline": "2026-06-30", "status": "awarded", "keywords_matched": ["medical equipment", "hospital"], "score": 85 } ```` Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Apify dataset, or consume via API. ### Real-world examples #### Example 1 — Healthcare contracts over $100K A medical-device sales rep wants a weekly list of federal healthcare awards to identify agency buyers. ```json { "keywords": "medical equipment,hospital,healthcare,imaging", "min_contract_value": 100000, "max_pages": 50 } ``` #### Example 2 — High-value construction bids in California and Texas A construction contractor monitors large awards in target states. ```json { "keywords": "construction,building,infrastructure", "state_filter": ["CA", "TX"], "min_contract_value": 500000, "max_pages": 100 } ``` #### Example 3 — Daily alert feed with webhook A SaaS platform ingests procurement data into its own dashboard via webhook. ```json { "keywords": "software,cloud,SaaS,cybersecurity", "min_contract_value": 25000, "max_pages": 30, "webhook_url": "https://api.yourplatform.com/webhooks/procurement" } ``` ### Use cases - **B2B sales teams** — identify agencies and prime contractors already buying in your category - **Government-contract consultants** — track award trends and spot re-compete opportunities early - **Market-intelligence platforms** — feed structured federal spending data into internal analytics tools - **Competitive analysis** — monitor which competitors are winning awards and at what value points - **Supplier-diversity programs** — filter awards by small-business or minority-owned set-asides ### Scheduling & integrations Run on a schedule (daily or weekly) directly in Apify, or trigger via API, Zapier, Make, or webhooks. Combine with `min_contract_value` and `keywords` to create an incremental alert pipeline that only notifies you when relevant high-value awards appear. ### Cost & reliability - **Flat pricing:** $0.00036 per result + $0.001 run start fee — 1,000 records costs $0.36 - **Deterministic:** direct REST API calls to USAspending.gov — no browser rendering, no LLM - **Cheap:** single POST request per run, typically <10 seconds of compute - **Data license:** public federal spending data, free to reuse - **Source stability:** USAspending.gov is the official U.S. Treasury API; schema changes are rare and versioned # Actor input Schema ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Keywords to search for, e.g. \["medical equipment", "hospital"]. Up to 5 are queried. Leave empty for defaults (medical/healthcare). ## `state_filter` (type: `array`): Filter by US state codes of the place of performance, e.g. \["CA", "TX"]. Leave empty for all states. ## `min_contract_value` (type: `number`): Only return awards at or above this value in USD. Default: 0 (no minimum). ## `days_back` (type: `number`): How many days back to search (by award start date). Default: 120. ## `max_pages` (type: `number`): Maximum result pages to fetch (each page = up to 10 records, hard cap 100 records total). Default: 10. ## `webhook_url` (type: `string`): Optional HTTP(S) URL that receives a POST with a JSON summary and the top 25 records when the run finishes. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keywords": [ "medical equipment", "hospital" ], "state_filter": [], "min_contract_value": 0, "days_back": 120, "max_pages": 10 } ``` # 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 = { "keywords": [ "medical equipment", "hospital" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mibedk/govprocurement-bidwatch").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 = { "keywords": [ "medical equipment", "hospital", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mibedk/govprocurement-bidwatch").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 '{ "keywords": [ "medical equipment", "hospital" ] }' | apify call mibedk/govprocurement-bidwatch --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mibedk/govprocurement-bidwatch", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "GovProcurement-Bidwatch - Government Procurement Monitor", "description": "Monitor government procurement portals for contract opportunities and bid notices.", "version": "1.2", "x-build-id": "fage8LX41U7CtbaHs" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/mibedk~govprocurement-bidwatch/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-mibedk-govprocurement-bidwatch", "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/mibedk~govprocurement-bidwatch/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-mibedk-govprocurement-bidwatch", "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/mibedk~govprocurement-bidwatch/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-mibedk-govprocurement-bidwatch", "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": { "keywords": { "title": "Search Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Keywords to search for, e.g. [\"medical equipment\", \"hospital\"]. Up to 5 are queried. Leave empty for defaults (medical/healthcare).", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "state_filter": { "title": "State Filter", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by US state codes of the place of performance, e.g. [\"CA\", \"TX\"]. Leave empty for all states.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "min_contract_value": { "title": "Minimum Contract Value (USD)", "type": "number", "description": "Only return awards at or above this value in USD. Default: 0 (no minimum).", "default": 0 }, "days_back": { "title": "Days Back", "type": "number", "description": "How many days back to search (by award start date). Default: 120.", "default": 120 }, "max_pages": { "title": "Maximum Pages", "type": "number", "description": "Maximum result pages to fetch (each page = up to 10 records, hard cap 100 records total). Default: 10.", "default": 10 }, "webhook_url": { "title": "Webhook URL", "type": "string", "description": "Optional HTTP(S) URL that receives a POST with a JSON summary and the top 25 records when the run finishes." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```