Federal Recompete Award Finder

Find expiring federal contract awards and incumbent vendors from USAspending, then turn them into CRM-ready recompete leads.

This Actor uses the public USAspending API to search historical federal contract awards by keyword, NAICS, PSC, award value, and end-date window. It is built for GovCon business development teams, capture managers, proposal consultants, federal sales teams, and AI agents that monitor incumbent contracts before recompetes happen.

Why Use This Actor

Most award scrapers stop at raw USAspending rows. This Actor is designed for action: it tells you which contracts are ending, who the incumbent is, how much the award is worth, and why the record should be reviewed.

Use it to:

• Find incumbent vendors on contracts approaching recompete.
• Build GovCon prospecting lists by agency, NAICS, PSC, or keyword.
• Monitor expiring cybersecurity, cloud, software, data, logistics, or professional-services awards.
• Feed CRM workflows with award value, end date, urgency score, and notes.
• Pair award intelligence with SAM.gov opportunities and GSA partner discovery.

What It Extracts

Each result includes:

• Award ID and USAspending source URL.
• Incumbent recipient name and recipient ID.
• Award amount, start date, end date, and days until end.
• Awarding agency and sub-agency.
• Contract award type.
• Description.
• NAICS and PSC codes.
• Place of performance country/state.
• Matched keyword and filters used.
• Recompete urgency score.
• Incumbent value score.
• Lead type.
• CRM-ready note.
• Dedupe key and scrape timestamp.

Best For

Buyer	Workflow
GovCon BD teams	Find contracts ending soon and identify incumbent vendors.
Capture managers	Prioritize recompete-watch targets by value and urgency.
Proposal consultants	Discover agencies and vendors likely to need support.
Federal sales teams	Build account lists from expiring contracts.
Market researchers	Analyze award patterns by keyword, NAICS, PSC, and agency.
AI agents	Feed structured award records into monitoring and alert workflows.

Input

{
  "keywords": ["cybersecurity"],
  "naicsCodes": ["541512"],
  "pscCodes": [],
  "startDate": "2025-01-01",
  "endDate": "2026-05-19",
  "endingWithinDays": 730,
  "includeRecentlyEndedDays": 180,
  "minAwardAmount": 1000000,
  "awardTypeCodes": ["A", "B", "C", "D"],
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxPagesPerSearch": 1,
  "pageSize": 10,
  "sort": "Award Amount"
}

Input Options

Field	Type	Description
keywords	array	Terms to search in award descriptions.
naicsCodes	array	Optional NAICS filters such as 541512 or 541519.
pscCodes	array	Optional Product Service Code filters such as DA01.
startDate	string	Start of the USAspending award search window.
endDate	string	End of the USAspending award search window.
endingWithinDays	integer	Keep awards ending in the next N days. Use 0 to disable.
includeRecentlyEndedDays	integer	Also keep awards that ended recently.
minAwardAmount	integer	Minimum award value in USD.
awardTypeCodes	array	Contract award type codes. Defaults to A, B, C, D.
maxItems	integer	Maximum unique award leads to save.
maxPagesPerSearch	integer	USAspending pages to request per keyword/filter combination.
pageSize	integer	Results requested per page.
sort	string	Sort by Award Amount, End Date, or Start Date.

Output

{
  "platform": "usaspending.gov",
  "awardId": "47QFCA20F0049",
  "recipientName": "GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC.",
  "recipientId": "abc",
  "startDate": "2025-01-01",
  "endDate": "2026-05-24",
  "daysUntilEnd": 5,
  "awardAmount": 399468544.63,
  "awardingAgency": "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION",
  "awardingSubAgency": "FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE",
  "contractAwardType": "DELIVERY ORDER",
  "description": "Cybersecurity and IT management support.",
  "placeState": "VA",
  "placeCountry": "USA",
  "naicsCode": "541512",
  "pscCode": "DA01",
  "matchedKeyword": "cybersecurity",
  "naicsFilter": "541512",
  "pscFilter": null,
  "leadType": "urgent_recompete_watch",
  "recompeteUrgencyScore": 100,
  "incumbentValueScore": 100,
  "crmNote": "GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION awarded $399,468,545 to GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INC. for 'cybersecurity' work; contract ends in 5 days (2026-05-24).",
  "dedupeKey": "CONT_AWD_47QFCA20F0049",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_47QFCA20F0049",
  "sourceApiUrl": "https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00"
}

How This Is Different

This is not positioned as a generic USAspending downloader. It is focused on federal recompete intelligence:

• Filters for high-value awards.
• Scores contracts by end-date urgency.
• Scores incumbents by award value.
• Creates CRM notes that a BD rep can understand quickly.
• Produces stable dedupe keys for recurring monitoring.
• Complements opportunity monitoring from SAM.gov instead of duplicating it.

Common Run Patterns

Cybersecurity recompetes:

{
  "keywords": ["cybersecurity", "zero trust", "SOC"],
  "naicsCodes": ["541512", "541519"],
  "minAwardAmount": 5000000,
  "endingWithinDays": 730,
  "includeRecentlyEndedDays": 180
}

Software and DevSecOps awards:

{
  "keywords": ["software development", "DevSecOps", "data platform"],
  "naicsCodes": ["541511", "541512"],
  "pscCodes": ["DA01"],
  "minAwardAmount": 10000000
}

Recently ended awards:

{
  "keywords": ["cloud", "cybersecurity"],
  "endingWithinDays": 0,
  "includeRecentlyEndedDays": 365,
  "minAwardAmount": 1000000
}

Notes And Limitations

• This Actor uses public USAspending data.
• USAspending award records can be delayed or corrected after initial publication.
• Recompete timing is inferred from award end dates; always verify with agency procurement records before acting.
• Some records may lack clean NAICS, PSC, or end-date fields.
• This Actor does not access private portals, paid databases, or non-public procurement systems.

Tested Coverage

Current QA:

• Synthetic unit tests for parsing, scoring, payload creation, and output normalization.
• Four local smoke tests against the official USAspending API.
• Cloud smoke returned real high-value award leads.