SAM.gov & USAspending – US Federal Contracts & Awards

Newly awarded US government contracts and grants from USAspending.gov – who won, how much, which agency, NAICS and PSC codes, place of performance – no API key needed. Plus open SAM.gov opportunities with your own free SAM.gov key. Filter by keyword, NAICS, PSC, state, amount and recipient; schedule daily for alerts.

Why this one

• No key for awards. Contract and grant awards come from the official USAspending.gov API – no SAM.gov account, no daily key limits.
• Competitive intelligence. See which companies win which contracts, for how much, from which agency – or follow named competitors.
• Opportunities when you need them. Switch to SAM.gov opportunities with your own free key (pre-solicitations, sources sought, solicitations, award notices).
• Clean, readable output. Descriptions in sentence case, NAICS/PSC with descriptions, links to USAspending / SAM.gov.
• Alerts. "Only new results" turns any search into a daily feed.
• No contact persons. Contracting officers' names, e-mails and phones are never collected; awards to individuals are skipped.

Compared with alternatives

	This Actor	Typical alternatives
Awards without an API key	Yes (USAspending.gov)	Needs SAM.gov key or scraping
Competitor tracking by name/UEI	Yes	Rarely
Daily alerts (only new results)	Yes	Full re-scrape
Contracting officers' personal contacts	Never collected	Often included

What you get

Awards: award ID, recipient name and UEI, amount (USD), agency and sub-agency, NAICS and PSC (with descriptions), place-of-performance state, award type, start and end dates, last modified, USAspending link.

Opportunities: title, notice type, solicitation number, agency path, NAICS, PSC, state and city, set-aside, posted date, response deadline, awardee for award notices, SAM.gov link.

Sample output

{
  "recordType": "award",
  "title": "Cybersecurity exercise support services",
  "agency": "Department of Homeland Security",
  "subAgency": "Office of Procurement Operations",
  "recipientName": "EXAMPLE SOLUTIONS LLC",
  "amount": 2435544.91,
  "naicsCode": "541512",
  "pscCode": "R408",
  "state": "VA",
  "startDate": "2026-10-02",
  "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_..."
}

How to use

1. Keep Awarded contracts (no key) or choose Open opportunities and paste your SAM.gov key.
2. Add keywords, NAICS codes, states or a minimum amount; set "Since" (e.g. 30 days).
3. Click Start – or schedule daily with "Only new results".

Use cases

• GovCon business development: who is winning in your NAICS codes and agencies.
• Competitor and partner tracking: follow named competitors; find teaming partners and subcontracting leads.
• Sales to government contractors: fresh lists of companies that just won funding.
• Grant intelligence: new grants to universities, nonprofits and companies.
• AI agents: "Which companies won DHS cybersecurity contracts this month?"

Pricing

Apify plan	Per 1,000 results	Per run
Free	$4.00	$0.005
Starter	$3.70	$0.005
Scale	$3.30	$0.005
Business	$2.80	$0.005

Cost examples

• Last 30 days of awards in one NAICS (≈ 300): $1.20
• Daily competitor alert: cents per day

Use it from code, n8n or AI agents

Run it from the Apify API, the Python or JavaScript client, n8n, Make or Zapier – or let an AI agent call it through the Apify MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor).

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("ram1eal/us-federal-contracts").call(run_input={"keywords":["cybersecurity"],"postedSince":"30 days"})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client
  .actor('ram1eal/us-federal-contracts')
  .call({ keywords: ['cybersecurity'], postedSince: '30 days' });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

MCP: add ram1eal/us-federal-contracts to the Apify MCP server and ask in plain English – the agent fills the input and pays per result.

Data sourcing & compliance

• Awards: USAspending.gov API (U.S. Department of the Treasury) – public domain.
• Opportunities: SAM.gov Get Opportunities API (GSA) with your API key; the key is never logged or stored. Personal SAM.gov keys allow about 10 requests per day and expire every 90 days.
• Contracting officers' contact details are not collected; awards to individuals are skipped.

FAQ

• Why do opportunities need a key? SAM.gov requires one per user; it is free (sam.gov → Account details → Public API Key).
• Why does "Since" use new awards only? Awards are matched by their start, so each award appears once rather than with every modification.
• What if something breaks? Open an issue – typical response under 12 hours.

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Input reference

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	awards	awards (USAspending) or opportunities (SAM)
keywords	array	–	Search words
naicsCodes	array	–	NAICS codes
postedSince	string	30 days	Date or relative period
maxItems	integer	1000	Maximum results
onlyNew	boolean	false	Only results not delivered before
states	array	–	Place-of-performance states
pscCodes	array	–	PSC codes (awards)
minAmount	integer	–	Minimum award amount (USD)
recipients	array	–	Recipient names or UEIs (awards)
awardTypes	string	contracts	contracts or grants
setAside	string	–	SAM.gov set-aside code (opportunities)
samApiKey	string	–	Your SAM.gov API key (opportunities)

Changelog

• 0.1 – USAspending new awards (contracts, grants), SAM.gov opportunities with user key, only-new alerts.