🏛️ US Government RFP & Contract Tracker

Track high-value US Federal and State Government contract awards, solicitations, procurement trends, and Prime Contractor subcontracting intelligence in real time.

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🎯 What Does This Actor Do?

The US Federal Government is the world's largest buyer of goods and services, spending over $1 Trillion annually across defense, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, AI, and healthcare.

This Actor continuously queries official federal procurement and award databases (USAspending & federal contracting feeds) to provide institutional-grade sales leads and market intelligence:

1. High-Value Contract Awards: Discover multi-million dollar contracts awarded to top vendors (Lockheed, Raytheon, Booz Allen, Accenture, AWS, Palantir, etc.).
2. Small Business Subcontracting Teaming Opportunities: Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 19.7), large prime contractors are required to submit small business subcontracting plans. This actor flags large awards where prime vendors actively seek boutique software, staffing, and engineering subcontractors.
3. Agency Spending Insights: Filter by awarding agency (Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, HHS, NASA, Energy, etc.).
4. Direct Audit Verification Links: Every single contract record includes a direct URL to official federal audit records on usaspending.gov.

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💰 Monetization & Pricing

• Pricing Model: Pay-Per-Event (Pay only for what you extract)
• Cost per Record: $0.0150 USD per verified government contract record
• Sample Cost: 100 high-value federal contract leads = $1.50 USD

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keywords	Array	["Artificial Intelligence", "Cybersecurity", "Cloud"]	Industry keywords to filter solicitations and statement of works.
min_award_amount	Number	100000	Minimum contract value in USD (e.g. $100,000 or $1,000,000).
start_date	String	"2024-01-01"	Start of the contract action period (YYYY-MM-DD).
end_date	String	"2026-03-01"	End of the contract action period (YYYY-MM-DD).
sort_by	String	"Award Amount"	Order by "Award Amount" (highest value first) or "Action Date".
max_items	Integer	20	Maximum number of contract records to retrieve (1 ~ 500).

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📤 Sample Output Record

{
  "award_id": "W911QX20C0023",
  "contract_title": "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP PROTOTYPES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE...",
  "recipient_name": "ECS FEDERAL, LLC",
  "award_amount_usd": 120575059.35,
  "awarding_agency": "Department of Defense",
  "awarding_sub_agency": "Department of the Army",
  "contract_award_type": "DEFINITIVE CONTRACT",
  "naics_code": "541715",
  "description": "RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORT TO DESIGN AND DEVELOP PROTOTYPES TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE/MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS.",
  "subcontracting_potential": "HIGH (Mandatory Small Business Subcontracting Plan under FAR 19.7)",
  "action_date": "2024-06-15",
  "usa_spending_url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_W911QX20C0023_9700_-NONE-_-NONE-",
  "scraped_at": "2026-09-08T03:35:42.123456+00:00"
}

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💼 Primary Use Cases

• B2G Business Development: Identify which prime contractors just won massive federal contracts and pitch them specialized sub-consulting services.
• Defense & GovTech Intelligence: Track government investment trends in AI, drones, cyber, cloud migration, and autonomous systems.
• Competitive Analysis: Monitor which competitors are capturing federal awards and identify expiring contract vehicles.