USAspending Scraper - Federal Contracts and Expiring Contracts

What does the USAspending Scraper do?

The USAspending Scraper extracts federal contract awards from USAspending.gov, the official source of US federal spending data. For each contract you get the contractor (recipient), the awarding agency, NAICS and PSC codes, obligated amount, start and end dates, and, with award details, the option ceiling, potential end date, set-aside, competition, number of offers and the parent contract vehicle (GSA schedule, GWAC or IDIQ), as clean JSON, CSV or Excel.

Its "Ending within" filter finds contracts that are about to expire, earliest first: recompete leads for your industry. It reads USAspending's official public API, so there is no login and no API key. The easiest way to try it: enter your NAICS code, set "Ending within" to 180 days and press Start.

What data can you extract from USAspending?

Field	Example
awardId, contractType, description	HR001121F0006, DELIVERY ORDER, MULTI-NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES
recipientName, recipientUei, parentRecipientName	SECURIGENCE LLC, Q56SJRTSJSE4, THE CHENEGA CORPORATION
recipientCity, recipientState, recipientBusinessCategories	LEESBURG, VA, Small Business, Veteran Owned Business
awardingAgency, awardingSubAgency, awardingOffice, fundingAgency	Department of Defense, DARPA
naicsCode, naicsDescription, pscCode, pscDescription	541511 Custom Computer Programming Services, D301
placeOfPerformanceState, placeOfPerformanceCity	VA, ARLINGTON
startDate, endDate, potentialEndDate, daysUntilEnd	2021-02-03, 2027-06-30, 2030-06-30, 260
obligatedAmount, outlays	664457198.25 (USD)
currentValueWithExercisedOptions, potentialValueWithAllOptions	816412873.82, 1207608560.54 (USD)
parentAwardId, parentAwardAgency, parentAwardType	GS35F626GA, General Services Administration, FSS
solicitationId, setAside, extentCompeted, numberOfOffers, pricingType	HR001120Q0002, SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL, 3
subawardCount	10
url	Link to the award on USAspending.gov

Fields marked "with award details" in the output schema are filled when Include award details is on (the default). Dates are YYYY-MM-DD, amounts are numbers in USD.

Who uses federal contract data?

• Government contractors and BD teams looking for contracts in their NAICS code that end soon and will be recompeted.
• Capture managers checking the incumbent, the ceiling, the contract vehicle and how competitive the last award was.
• Subcontractors and teaming partners finding primes that hold work in their area.
• Market and policy researchers analysing who wins federal work.
• AI agents and assistants answering "which federal IT contracts in Virginia expire in the next six months?"

How to use the USAspending Scraper

1. Enter one or more NAICS codes, or other filters: PSC codes, keywords, awarding agencies, place of performance states, recipient or minimum amount.
2. To find expiring contracts, set Ending within (days), e.g. 180. Leave it empty to list all matching contracts, sorted by amount or last change.
3. Set Maximum results and press Start.
4. Download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.

Turn off Include award details for a faster list without ceilings, set-asides and contract vehicles.

How much does it cost to scrape USAspending?

This Actor uses pay-per-result pricing: you pay only for contracts saved to your dataset. There is no monthly fee and no separate charge for platform usage.

Apify plan	Price per 1,000 contracts
Free	$3.00
Bronze	$2.70
Silver	$2.40
Gold	$2.00

Example: 1,000 contracts with award details cost $3.00 on the free plan and $2.00 on Gold. A test run with 20 results costs $0.06. Each run also has Apify's standard start fee of $0.00005.

In our test runs, 20 contracts took about 15 seconds and 1,000 contracts with award details took about 11 minutes, because the Actor reads each award's detail record at a polite rate. Turning off Include award details makes large runs much faster.

Input example

{
    "endingWithinDays": 180,
    "naicsCodes": ["541511", "541512"],
    "placeOfPerformanceStates": ["VA", "MD"],
    "minAmount": 1000000,
    "includeDetails": true,
    "maxItems": 100
}

Output example

{
    "awardId": "HR001121F0006",
    "awardKey": "CONT_AWD_HR001121F0006_9700_GS35F626GA_4732",
    "contractType": "DELIVERY ORDER",
    "description": "MULTI-NETWORK SUPPORT SERVICES",
    "recipientName": "SECURIGENCE LLC",
    "recipientUei": "Q56SJRTSJSE4",
    "recipientId": "fe569147-ec14-c7b1-0396-b9c5fa2d212f-C",
    "parentRecipientName": "THE CHENEGA CORPORATION",
    "recipientCity": "LEESBURG",
    "recipientState": "VA",
    "recipientBusinessCategories": [
        "Asian Pacific American Owned Business",
        "Category Business",
        "Corporate Entity Not Tax Exempt",
        "HUBZone Firm",
        "Limited Liability Corporation",
        "Minority Owned Business",
        "Small Business",
        "Special Designations",
        "U.S.-Owned Business",
        "Veteran Owned Business"
    ],
    "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
    "awardingSubAgency": "Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency",
    "awardingOffice": "DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCY",
    "fundingAgency": "Department of Defense",
    "naicsCode": "541511",
    "naicsDescription": "CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES",
    "pscCode": "D301",
    "pscDescription": "IT AND TELECOM- FACILITY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE",
    "placeOfPerformanceState": "VA",
    "placeOfPerformanceCity": "ARLINGTON",
    "startDate": "2021-02-03",
    "endDate": "2027-06-30",
    "potentialEndDate": "2030-06-30",
    "daysUntilEnd": 260,
    "dateSigned": "2020-10-14",
    "lastModifiedDate": "2026-06-16",
    "obligatedAmount": 664457198.25,
    "outlays": 0,
    "currentValueWithExercisedOptions": 816412873.82,
    "potentialValueWithAllOptions": 1207608560.54,
    "parentAwardId": "GS35F626GA",
    "parentAwardAgency": "General Services Administration",
    "parentAwardType": "FSS",
    "solicitationId": "HR001120Q0002",
    "setAside": "SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE - TOTAL",
    "extentCompeted": "FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION",
    "numberOfOffers": 3,
    "pricingType": "FIXED PRICE AWARD FEE",
    "subawardCount": 10,
    "detailsIncluded": true,
    "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_HR001121F0006_9700_GS35F626GA_4732",
    "sourceUrl": "https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/awards/CONT_AWD_HR001121F0006_9700_GS35F626GA_4732/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Get new and changed contracts on a schedule

Turn on Only new or updated and schedule the Actor daily or weekly. Each run returns only contracts that your earlier runs with the same filters have not returned, plus contracts USAspending has recorded a change to since. Connect the run to email, Slack or Google Sheets to get alerts.

Integrations and API

Run the Actor from the Apify API, the JavaScript or Python client, or connect it to Make, Zapier, Google Sheets, Slack and webhooks. Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, XML or RSS.

Use with AI assistants (MCP)

The Actor works as a tool for AI agents through Apify's MCP server: the input fields have plain names and descriptions, and every field is optional.

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FAQ

Is it legal to scrape USAspending.gov? USAspending data is public US government information published under the DATA Act through an official, keyless API. This Actor reads only that API, at a polite rate. It never outputs data about private individuals: recipients USAspending marks as individuals have their name and address removed, and executive compensation names are not included. You are responsible for how you use the data.

Which contracts are included? Prime contract awards (definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and BPA calls) with actions since 2007-10-01, the range USAspending's search covers. Contract vehicles themselves (IDVs) and grants are not included; for grants, see the Grants.gov Scraper.

Why is a contract's end date in the past or missing? USAspending shows the end date from the latest action the agency reported. Agencies sometimes extend contracts late, so treat "ending soon" as a lead to check, not a final date.

How fresh is the data? Each run reads USAspending live, so results are as current as USAspending itself.

Something is wrong or missing? Open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab and we'll reply within 48 hours. Custom filters or data joins are welcome too.