SLED Government Bids Scraper — Bonfire & OpenGov RFPs

Scrape open US state and local government bids, RFPs, RFQs, and ITBs from Bonfire (Euna) and OpenGov Procurement — 570+ cities, counties, school districts, transit authorities, and utilities. Filter by state, keyword, solicitation type, department, and deadline, then schedule it as a daily new-bid alert that only charges you for bids you haven't seen.

Built for government sales / BD teams, contractors, bid-writing agencies, and GovTech market researchers who don't want to pay $5–10k/year for GovSpend-style databases.

Trial cost: 25 bids ≈ $0.20 · Daily monitor: often $0.04–$0.24/day with onlyNewItems (you pay only for new bids).

What you get

Field	Example
title	27-01 Traffic Signal Detection Loop Assembly Installation
solicitationType / solicitationTypeLabel	RFP / Request for Proposal
status	open, pending, evaluation, awardPending, closed
closingDate (UTC) + daysUntilClose	2026-10-20T19:00:00Z · 25
postedDate	2026-09-10T05:00:00Z
organizationName, city, state	Bay County, FL · Panama City · FL
department	Traffic Engineering
agencyWebsite, agencyPhone	http://www.co.bay.fl.us/ · (850) 248-8140
description	Full solicitation summary (plain text)
referenceId, addendaCount	27-01 · 0
portalUrl	Direct link to the bid
platform, uid	opengov · opengov:baycountyfl:300165

Why this scraper

• 🏛️ Two platforms in one run — Bonfire portals + the entire OpenGov directory.
• 🗺️ State-wide or nationwide coverage — "every OpenGov agency in TX and FL" is one checkbox.
• 🔔 Monitoring mode — remembers what it saw; scheduled runs return only new bids.
• 🎯 Serious filters — keywords with /regex/, exclude words, types, departments, days until deadline, posted within N days, statuses.
• ⚡ Fast and cheap — uses public JSON endpoints, no browser. 95 portals scanned in ~2 seconds in our tests.
• 🧾 Run summary — every run writes RUN_SUMMARY (saved, filtered, already seen, failed portals).

Quick start

Every open IT bid in Texas and Florida, closing in 5+ days

{
  "platforms": ["opengov"],
  "openGovStates": ["TX", "FL"],
  "includeKeywords": ["software", "IT services", "/cyber ?security/", "network"],
  "minDaysUntilClose": 5
}

Daily construction bid alert (schedule this every morning)

{
  "platforms": ["bonfire", "opengov"],
  "bonfirePortals": ["https://harriscountytx.bonfirehub.com", "https://wake.bonfirehub.com"],
  "openGovAllAgencies": true,
  "solicitationTypes": ["ITB", "IFB", "Construction"],
  "excludeKeywords": ["sole source"],
  "onlyNewItems": true,
  "stateKey": "construction-alert"
}

Everything currently under evaluation (competitive intelligence)

{ "platforms": ["opengov"], "openGovAllAgencies": true, "statuses": ["evaluation", "awardPending"] }

Input reference

Parameter	Default	What it does
platforms	both	bonfire, opengov
bonfirePortals	3 samples	Bonfire portal URLs (https://<agency>.bonfirehub.com)
openGovAgencies	2 samples	OpenGov codes or portal URLs
openGovStates	—	Add every OpenGov agency in these states
openGovAllAgencies	false	Scan all 570+ OpenGov agencies
statuses	["open"]	open, pending, evaluation, awardPending, closed, or all
solicitationTypes	—	RFP, RFQ, RFI, ITB, IFB, RFB, CSP, RFQU, SOQ…
departments	—	Department contains any of these
minDaysUntilClose / maxDaysUntilClose	—	Deadline window
postedWithinDays	—	Only recently released bids
excludeExpired	true	Drop "open" bids past their deadline
includeKeywords / excludeKeywords	—	Words or /regex/ over title, description, department, agency
keywordMatch	any	any or all include keywords
onlyNewItems + stateKey	false / default	Monitoring memory, one per saved search
maxResults	200	Hard cap on saved bids
includeDescriptions / descriptionMaxLength	true / 0	Description text and truncation
outputFields	all	Keep only listed fields, in order
maxConcurrency, maxRequestRetries, requestTimeoutSecs	5 / 4 / 45	Performance tuning
proxyConfiguration	off	Optional Apify or custom proxy

Pricing

Pay per result — no subscription, no compute surprises.

Event	Price
Bid saved (bid-scraped)	$0.008 ($8 per 1,000 bids)

Examples: 200 bids ≈ $1.60. A daily Texas IT alert typically finds 5–30 new bids ≈ $0.04–$0.24 per day. Set "Maximum cost per run" in the run options and the actor stops cleanly at your limit.

Export formats & integrations

Export formats

Export your dataset with zero code in whichever format fits your workflow:

• Excel (.xlsx) & CSV: Clean tabular sheets formatted for Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, LibreOffice, and CRM imports.
• JSON & JSONL: Structured records for developers, backend pipelines, and AI agent prompt context.
• XML & HTML: Formatted for web dashboards, feed syndication, and reporting.

No-code automations & integrations

• Google Sheets & Airtable: Automatically push new scraped rows into live tracking spreadsheets.
• Make, Zapier & n8n: Trigger instant Slack alerts, email digests, or create deals in HubSpot, Salesforce, and Pipedrive.
• Webhooks & REST API: Programmatically trigger runs and retrieve results via Apify's REST API, Python SDK, or JavaScript/TypeScript SDK.

FAQ

How do I export this data to Excel or CSV? After the run finishes, click the Export button in the Dataset tab to download the complete file in Excel (.xlsx), CSV, JSON, or XML. You can also automate exports directly to Google Sheets via the Integrations tab. Which agencies are covered? Any Bonfire portal you list, plus every active agency in the OpenGov Procurement public directory (570+ across 42 states).

Do I need a proxy? No. Both platforms serve public JSON. Enable a proxy only for very large scheduled scans.

Is this legal? The actor reads the same public solicitation listings any vendor can open without logging in. It doesn't access private bid documents or vendor accounts.

Something broke / you want another platform? Open an issue on the actor page — PlanetBids, BidNet, and state portals are on the roadmap.

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