# NYC City Record Procurement Bids, Awards and RFPs Scraper (`talcoe/nyc-city-record-procurement`) Actor

Get NYC solicitations, contract awards and intents to award from the City Record, filtered by agency, category, keyword and publish date, priced per result.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/talcoe/nyc-city-record-procurement.md
- **Developed by:** [M Usama](https://apify.com/talcoe) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does NYC City Record Procurement Bids, Awards and RFPs Scraper do?

It returns New York City procurement notices from the City Record: open solicitations (bids, RFPs, RFQs), contract awards and intents to award. Each record has the agency, category, selection method, publish date, due date, contract amount, awarded vendor, PIN, agency contact, a clean text description and a link to the notice. Filters by notice type, keyword, agency, category and publish date keep runs small. Pricing is per result.

### Data source

Notices come from the official City Record Online dataset published on NYC Open Data (the same notices as a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov), read as JSON and updated by the city each business day.

### Why use it?

- Find new NYC bids and RFPs in your category every morning, with due dates.
- Track who wins city contracts and for how much, by agency or by vendor.
- Build a lead list of awarded vendors and agency procurement contacts for subcontracting and sales outreach.
- Replace manual searching on the City Record site or a paid bid alert subscription.

### How to use it

1. Open the Actor and set the filters.
2. Click Start. Download results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read them through the API.
3. Add a Schedule and an Integration (Slack, Google Sheets, webhook) to get new records automatically.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `noticeTypes` | `Solicitation`, `Award`, `Intent to Award`. Default is all three. |
| `keywords` | Match any word in the title, description or vendor name. Empty means everything. |
| `agencies` | Partial agency name match, for example `Transportation`. |
| `categories` | Partial category match, for example `Construction`, `Goods`, `Human Services`. |
| `daysBack` | Only notices published in the last N days. `0` means no date limit. Default 14. |
| `maxResults` | Hard stop for the run. You are billed per result, so this caps the cost. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Not needed for normal use. |

Example input:

```json
{
    "noticeTypes": ["Solicitation"],
    "keywords": ["software", "cloud"],
    "agencies": ["Information Technology"],
    "daysBack": 30,
    "maxResults": 100
}
```

### Output

Every record has the same shape:

```json
{
    "id": "20261009002",
    "noticeType": "Solicitation",
    "title": "Temporary Personnel Services",
    "agency": "Information Technology and Telecommunications",
    "category": "Services (other than human services)",
    "selectionMethod": "Competitive Sealed Bids",
    "publishedDate": "2026-10-16",
    "dueDate": "2026-11-17T14:00:00",
    "contractAmount": null,
    "vendorName": null,
    "pin": "85827B0001",
    "contactName": "Nikita Podlednov",
    "contactEmail": "npodlednov@oti.nyc.gov",
    "contactPhone": "(718) 403-4185",
    "submitTo": "15 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201",
    "description": "The Office of Innovation and Technology is seeking an appropriately qualified vendor to provide temporary personnel services ...",
    "documentLinks": [],
    "url": "https://a856-cityrecord.nyc.gov/RequestDetail/20261009002",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T08:29:56.804Z"
}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `id` | City Record request id, safe for deduplication between runs |
| `noticeType` | Solicitation, Award or Intent to Award |
| `publishedDate` | Date the notice started running in the City Record |
| `dueDate` | Bid or proposal deadline in New York local time (solicitations only) |
| `contractAmount` | Awarded amount in US dollars (awards only) |
| `vendorName`, `vendorAddress` | Awarded vendor (awards only) |
| `pin` | Procurement identification number |
| `contactName`, `contactEmail`, `contactPhone` | Agency contact published on the notice |
| `documentLinks` | Attached documents, when the city published any |

### Pricing

Pay per event: a small fee when a run starts, then a fixed price per result returned. You only pay for records that pass your filters. Set `maxResults` to cap any run.

### Limitations

- Covers the Procurement section only (solicitations, awards, intents to award). Hearings, rules and other sections are not included.
- Fields are as published by the city. Some notices have no due date, amount or contact.
- Due dates and amounts can contain data entry errors in the source.
- The open data feed can lag the website by a day.

### FAQ

**Is this legal?** The data is public and published by the City of New York for reuse on NYC Open Data. No login is used.

**Can I get only new notices each day?** Yes. Schedule a daily run with `daysBack` set to 1 or 2, and dedupe on `id`.

**Why do I see fewer results than `maxResults`?** Your filters matched fewer notices in the date window. Widen `daysBack`.

# Actor input Schema

## `noticeTypes` (type: `array`):

Which procurement notices to return: Solicitation (open bids and RFPs), Award, or Intent to Award.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Match any of these words in the title, description or vendor name. Leave empty for everything.

## `agencies` (type: `array`):

Match any of these agency names (partial match), for example Housing Preservation, Transportation, Education.

## `categories` (type: `array`):

Partial match on category, for example Construction, Goods, Human Services, Services.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Only notices published within this many days. Use 0 for no date limit.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard stop for the run. You are billed per result, so this caps the cost.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not needed for normal use. The data comes from a public open data API.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "noticeTypes": [
    "Solicitation",
    "Award"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "agencies": [],
  "categories": [],
  "daysBack": 14,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "noticeTypes": [
        "Solicitation",
        "Award"
    ],
    "keywords": [],
    "agencies": [],
    "categories": [],
    "daysBack": 14,
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("talcoe/nyc-city-record-procurement").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "noticeTypes": [
        "Solicitation",
        "Award",
    ],
    "keywords": [],
    "agencies": [],
    "categories": [],
    "daysBack": 14,
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("talcoe/nyc-city-record-procurement").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "noticeTypes": [
    "Solicitation",
    "Award"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "agencies": [],
  "categories": [],
  "daysBack": 14,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call talcoe/nyc-city-record-procurement --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,talcoe/nyc-city-record-procurement"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/eGYJPMdIxaaf6s2hV/builds/2EqH4ZxupxDjEQ2mh/openapi.json