# US Federal Contract Awards Scraper (USAspending.gov) (`tenderwire/us-federal-contract-awards`) Actor

Get new US federal government contract awards from USAspending.gov: who won, which agency, how much, NAICS and PSC codes. Filter by keyword, agency, company, state and value. Official open API, no key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/tenderwire/us-federal-contract-awards.md
- **Developed by:** [TenderWire Data](https://apify.com/tenderwire) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$3.00 / 1,000 awards

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,
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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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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

## US Federal Contract Awards Scraper (USAspending.gov)

Get every new US federal government contract award as a clean table: **who won, which agency bought, how much, when, and for what**. Data comes from **USAspending.gov**, the official source for federal spending, through its open API. No API key, no login.

Filter by keyword, agency, winning company, NAICS or PSC code, state and value. Turn on **alerts mode** and schedule a daily run to get only awards you have not seen before.

### What does US Federal Contract Awards Scraper do?

- Lists new contract awards (definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders, BPA calls) signed in your date range.
- Returns the winner (company name and UEI), award value, awarding agency and sub-agency, NAICS and PSC codes, contract period and place of performance.
- Links every row to its official USAspending.gov award page.
- Uses the same output format as our tender scrapers for the UK, EU and Canada, so you can combine them.

### Who uses it?

- **Government contractors** tracking which competitors win what, and at which agencies.
- **Sales teams** selling to companies that just won federal work (subcontracting, staffing, equipment, software).
- **Capture and bid teams** studying agency buying patterns before a bid.
- **Analysts, journalists and researchers** following federal spending.

### What data do you get?

| Field | Example |
|---|---|
| title, description | THIS BPA CALL ORDER IS ISSUED TO PURCHASE SLACK ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION PLATFORM |
| awardedSuppliers | CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP, UEI DT8KJHZXVJH5 |
| awardValueAmount, valueCurrency | 288001, USD |
| buyerName | Department of Health and Human Services / Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources |
| awardDate | 2026-11-02 |
| contractStartDate, contractEndDate | 2026-11-15, 2027-11-14 |
| categoryCodes, categoryDescription | NAICS 511210 and PSC DA10 with their descriptions |
| procurementCategory | goods, services or works |
| noticeType | DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, PURCHASE ORDER, DELIVERY ORDER, BPA CALL |
| placeOfPerformance | state and country codes |
| noticeUrl | official USAspending.gov award page |

### How to use it

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Keep the default (all new awards from the last 7 days) or add keywords, agencies, NAICS codes or company names.
3. Click **Start**. Most runs take under a minute.
4. Download as Excel, CSV or JSON, or send the results to Google Sheets, Slack, a CRM, Zapier or Make.

### Input example

```json
{
    "keywords": ["cybersecurity", "cloud"],
    "agencies": ["Department of Defense"],
    "naicsCodes": ["5415"],
    "states": ["VA", "MD"],
    "minValue": 100000,
    "daysBack": 14,
    "maxItems": 500
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
    "source": "usaspending",
    "noticeId": "CONT_AWD_7571TE27F80023_7571_47QTCA24A0002_4732",
    "ocid": "7571TE27F80023",
    "noticeType": "BPA CALL",
    "stage": "award",
    "status": null,
    "title": "THIS BPA CALL ORDER IS ISSUED TO PURCHASE SLACK ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION PLATFORM VIA THE HHS SALESFORCE SUITE ELA BPA.",
    "description": "THIS BPA CALL ORDER IS ISSUED TO PURCHASE SLACK ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION PLATFORM VIA THE HHS SALESFORCE SUITE ELA BPA.",
    "buyerName": "Department of Health and Human Services / Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources",
    "buyerId": null,
    "buyerCountry": "United States",
    "buyerCity": null,
    "buyerContactEmail": null,
    "buyerContactPhone": null,
    "buyerWebsite": null,
    "cpvCodes": [],
    "categoryCodes": [
        "511210",
        "DA10"
    ],
    "categoryDescription": "SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS; IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE",
    "procurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": null,
    "valueAmount": 288001,
    "valueCurrency": "USD",
    "publishedDate": "2026-11-02",
    "deadlineDate": null,
    "contractStartDate": "2026-11-15",
    "contractEndDate": "2027-11-14",
    "placeOfPerformance": [
        "VA",
        "USA"
    ],
    "suitableForSme": null,
    "awardedSuppliers": [
        {
            "name": "CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP",
            "id": "DT8KJHZXVJH5"
        }
    ],
    "awardValueAmount": 288001,
    "awardDate": "2026-11-02",
    "noticeUrl": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_7571TE27F80023_7571_47QTCA24A0002_4732",
    "documentUrls": [],
    "language": "en",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-11-05T12:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

**Pay per result: $3 per 1,000 awards** delivered, plus a tiny Apify start fee per run. No proxy or browser costs.

- A focused daily alert (one industry or a few competitors) usually returns 5 to 100 awards a day.
- Apify's free plan includes monthly credit, enough to try the Actor many times.
- Set **Max awards** to cap the cost of any run.

### Alerts mode and integrations

Turn on **Only new since last run** and schedule the Actor daily. It remembers delivered awards in your own Apify account and outputs only new ones. Use a different **Alerts state name** for each saved search. Send results to Slack, email, Google Sheets, Airtable, HubSpot, Zapier, Make or a webhook.

### Other tender Actors with the same output format

- **UK Public Tenders Scraper**: Contracts Finder and Find a Tender.
- **EU TED Tenders Scraper**: all EU tenders and awards.
- **CanadaBuys Tenders Scraper**: Canadian government tenders and awards.

### FAQ

**Is this legal?**
Yes. USAspending.gov data is US federal government information in the public domain, published through an official open API for anyone to use.

**Why do recent awards appear a few days late?**
Agencies report awards to the federal procurement system, and USAspending loads them shortly after. Keep **Days back** at 7 or more so nothing is missed; alerts mode removes duplicates.

**Does it include grants?**
No, contracts only. For grant opportunities use our US Grants Scraper (Grants.gov).

**Does it include open opportunities (bids I can still win)?**
No. This Actor lists awards that were already made. Open federal opportunities are published on SAM.gov.

**Something looks wrong?**
Open an issue on the Issues tab. An automatic self-check runs every day to detect changes in the source, and problems are usually fixed within a day.

# Actor input Schema

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

Keep awards whose description matches at least one keyword (at least 3 letters each). Searched by USAspending itself.

## `excludeKeywords` (type: `array`):

Drop awards whose description or agency contains any of these words.

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

Full top-level agency names, e.g. Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

## `naicsCodes` (type: `array`):

Industry codes, 2 to 6 digits. Example: 5415 = computer systems design, 236 = building construction.

## `pscCodes` (type: `array`):

Federal Product and Service Codes, e.g. DA10 (software as a service), R408 (program management support).

## `recipientSearch` (type: `array`):

Track competitors or partners: company names or UEI numbers.

## `states` (type: `array`):

Two-letter US state codes, e.g. VA, TX, CA.

## `minValue` (type: `integer`):

Keep awards at or above this amount.

## `maxValue` (type: `integer`):

Keep awards at or below this amount.

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

New awards signed in this many days, counting back from today. Awards appear on USAspending a few days after signing, so 7 or more is recommended. Ignored when 'Date from' is set.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

Optional start date (YYYY-MM-DD). Overrides 'Days back'.

## `dateTo` (type: `string`):

Optional end date (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today.

## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`):

Remember delivered awards and output only new ones on the next run. Ideal for a daily schedule.

## `stateKey` (type: `string`):

Use a different name for each saved search that runs in alerts mode.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many awards (newest first). You only pay for awards delivered.

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

Not needed: USAspending's API is open.

## `selfCheck` (type: `boolean`):

For the maintainer. Checks the source format has not changed and writes a SELF_CHECK report. Outputs no awards.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "daysBack": 7,
  "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false,
  "stateKey": "default",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  },
  "selfCheck": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `allFields` (type: `string`):

No description

## `selfCheck` (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 = {
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("tenderwire/us-federal-contract-awards").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 = { "maxItems": 50 }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("tenderwire/us-federal-contract-awards").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 '{
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call tenderwire/us-federal-contract-awards --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,tenderwire/us-federal-contract-awards"
        }
    }
}
```

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/byHq778g856Pj8wQW/builds/dfasaNBW7Ac4JGD0F/openapi.json