# Federal Contract Awards Feed (USAspending.gov) (`novadata/federal-contract-awards-feed`) Actor

Who just won federal contracts: new awards by NAICS, PSC, agency, set-aside, state, amount, recipient and keyword from the official USAspending.gov API. Includes award amount, period-of-performance end date and days remaining, with links back to USAspending. No API key.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/novadata/federal-contract-awards-feed.md
- **Developed by:** [novadata](https://apify.com/novadata) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 awards

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Federal Contract Awards Feed (USAspending.gov)

See **who just won federal contracts**, for how much, from which agency, and when the work ends. The data comes straight from the official, free **USAspending.gov API**, with no API key and no scraping.

### Who it's for

- **GovCon BD teams** tracking competitor wins and finding prime contractors to approach for subcontracting
- **Subcontractors and suppliers** looking for companies that just won work in their NAICS code
- **Capture managers** building a recompete pipeline of contracts that end in the next 3 to 12 months
- **Lenders, factoring firms and analysts** monitoring federal revenue at specific companies

### Two ways to use it

**1. New awards (default).** Contracts whose base award was signed in your window.

```json
{
  "withinDays": 14,
  "naicsCodes": ["5415"],
  "setAsideTypes": ["SBA", "8A", "SDVOSBC", "WOSB"],
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

**2. Recompete finder.** Contracts with recent activity that **end within N days**.

```json
{
  "awardScope": "activity",
  "withinDays": 365,
  "naicsCodes": ["541512"],
  "awardingAgencies": ["Department of Veterans Affairs"],
  "minAmount": 1000000,
  "sortBy": "endDate",
  "sortOrder": "asc",
  "endingWithinDays": 120,
  "maxItems": 200
}
```

In testing, this exact input returned 29 VA IT contracts over $1M ending in the next 120 days, starting with one ending in 36 days.

### Inputs

`awardScope` (new / activity), `withinDays` or `dateFrom`/`dateTo`, `naicsCodes` (2 to 6 digits, hierarchical), `pscCodes`, `awardingAgencies` (top-tier names), `setAsideTypes`, `placeOfPerformanceStates`, `keywords`, `recipientNames`, `minAmount`/`maxAmount`, `includeIdvs` (adds IDIQs, GWACs and BPAs), `endingWithinDays`, `sortBy`, `sortOrder`, `maxItems`.

### Output

Example (real record from a test run):

```json
{
  "awardId": "75N98027F00002",
  "awardType": "DELIVERY ORDER",
  "recipientName": "COHO CONSULTING GROUP LLC",
  "recipientUei": "TJKFN63UW7G7",
  "awardAmount": 2142729.6,
  "totalOutlays": null,
  "description": "DIPHR STATISTICAL SUPPORT CONTRACT - COHO CONSULTING GROUP",
  "baseObligationDate": "2026-10-15",
  "periodOfPerformanceStart": "2026-10-19",
  "periodOfPerformanceEnd": "2027-10-18",
  "daysUntilEnd": 366,
  "lastModified": "2026-10-15 09:56:15",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Health and Human Services",
  "awardingSubAgency": "National Institutes of Health",
  "fundingAgency": "Department of Health and Human Services",
  "fundingSubAgency": "National Institutes of Health",
  "naicsCode": "541519",
  "naicsDescription": "OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES",
  "pscCode": "R499",
  "pscDescription": "SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER",
  "placeOfPerformance": {
    "state": "MD",
    "cityCode": null,
    "zip5": "20817",
    "country": "USA"
  },
  "awardUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_75N98027F00002_7529_47QTCA25D00D4_4732",
  "recipientUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/3ba16e70-2228-6caf-759a-deb6023461d3-C/latest",
  "usaspendingInternalId": "CONT_AWD_75N98027F00002_7529_47QTCA25D00D4_4732",
  "source": "USAspending.gov API v2 (spending_by_award)",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-17T12:51:08+00:00",
  "awardCategory": "contracts"
}
```

### Pricing (suggested)

**$2.00 per 1,000 awards**, with no start fee.

### Honest caveats

- **DoD and Army Corps of Engineers data is delayed.** Contract actions from the Department of Defense and USACE are published in FPDS, and so in USAspending, about 90 days late ([USAspending data sources](https://www.usaspending.gov/data-sources)), so a "last 14 days" search shows almost no DoD awards. Civilian agencies usually appear within days.
- `awardAmount` is USAspending's obligated amount for the award to date, not the ceiling of an IDIQ.
- One query returns at most 10,000 rows. Narrow the window or filters for bigger pulls.
- `endingWithinDays` filters after fetching. Use it with a narrow NAICS or agency filter and `sortBy: endDate`, `sortOrder: asc`.
- USAspending can be slow at times. The Actor retries automatically.
- This Actor isn't affiliated with the U.S. Treasury or USAspending.gov.

# Actor input Schema

## `awardScope` (type: `string`):

'new' = awards whose base award was signed in the window. 'activity' = any award with a transaction (new award, modification, option) in the window.

## `withinDays` (type: `integer`):

Used when Date from is empty.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional. Overrides 'Look back N days'.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional. Defaults to today.

## `naicsCodes` (type: `array`):

2 to 6 digit codes; shorter codes include all children (e.g. 5415).

## `pscCodes` (type: `array`):

Product Service Codes, e.g. R425, D399.

## `awardingAgencies` (type: `array`):

Exact USAspending top-tier names, e.g. Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration.

## `setAsideTypes` (type: `array`):

FPDS codes, e.g. SBA, 8A, 8AN, HZC, SDVOSBC, WOSB, EDWOSB.

## `placeOfPerformanceStates` (type: `array`):

Two-letter codes, e.g. VA, TX.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

USAspending keyword search (3+ characters each).

## `recipientNames` (type: `array`):

Track specific companies (competitors, partners).

## `minAmount` (type: `integer`):

Drop awards below this amount.

## `maxAmount` (type: `integer`):

Drop awards above this amount.

## `includeIdvs` (type: `boolean`):

Runs a second query for indefinite-delivery vehicles.

## `endingWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Optional recompete filter, applied after fetching: keeps awards whose period of performance ends between today and N days from now. Pair with scope 'activity', a long look-back, sort 'endDate' ascending and a narrow NAICS filter.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Field the API sorts on.

## `sortOrder` (type: `string`):

Ascending or descending.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

You are charged per award, so this also caps cost. One query returns at most 10,000 rows.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "awardScope": "new",
  "withinDays": 30,
  "naicsCodes": [
    "5415"
  ],
  "includeIdvs": false,
  "sortBy": "amount",
  "sortOrder": "desc",
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Federal contract award records from USAspending.gov (one item per award).

## `allFields` (type: `string`):

Every field of every record, unflattened.

## `runSummary` (type: `string`):

Rows scanned, records returned, why the run stopped, and source freshness.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "naicsCodes": [
        "5415"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("novadata/federal-contract-awards-feed").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "naicsCodes": ["5415"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("novadata/federal-contract-awards-feed").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "naicsCodes": [
    "5415"
  ]
}' |
apify call novadata/federal-contract-awards-feed --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,novadata/federal-contract-awards-feed"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/s5eQN1UWpyasw3gU8/builds/dmIulhERXCyLuufCw/openapi.json