# Federal Contract Expiration Radar (`vex_workflow/federal-contract-expiration-radar`) Actor

Find US federal contracts that end soon, so you can prepare for the recompete early. Filter by NAICS, PSC, keyword, agency, state and value. Uses official public federal award data. No scraping, no login.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/vex_workflow/federal-contract-expiration-radar.md
- **Developed by:** [Ian McCann](https://apify.com/vex_workflow) (community)
- **Categories:** Business, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

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?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

## How to integrate an Actor?

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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

## Federal Contract Expiration Radar

Most federal work is won before the solicitation drops. This Actor shows you which US federal contracts in your market **end soon**, who holds them today, and how much they are worth, so you can start positioning 6 to 12 months ahead of the recompete.

It uses the official public federal award data published by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. No web scraping. No login. No API key.

### What can it do?

- Find contracts whose current end date falls in a window you choose, for example the next 12 months
- Filter by NAICS code, PSC code, keyword, awarding agency, state and minimum value
- Sort by ending soonest or largest value
- Return a clean table with incumbent, agency, value, dates, codes and a link to the official award record

### Who is it for?

- Small and mid-size contractors planning their pipeline
- Business development and capture teams hunting recompetes
- Teaming and subcontracting partners looking for primes with expiring work

### How much does it cost?

You pay per expiring contract returned, plus a tiny start fee per run. See the Pricing tab. A search that returns 100 contracts costs about 30 cents.

### Input example

```json
{
  "naicsCodes": ["561720"],
  "states": ["TX"],
  "expiringWithinDays": 365,
  "expiringAfterDays": 60,
  "minAwardAmount": 250000,
  "sortBy": "largest"
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "awardId": "W9124J23P0012",
  "description": "ROUTINE CUSTODIAL SERVICES",
  "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
  "awardingSubAgency": "Department of the Army",
  "contractType": "PURCHASE ORDER",
  "naicsCode": "561720",
  "pscCode": "S201",
  "awardAmount": 380552.02,
  "startDate": "2023-10-30",
  "currentEndDate": "2026-10-29",
  "daysUntilEnd": 3,
  "placeOfPerformanceState": "TX",
  "incumbent": "EXAMPLE CLEANING INC",
  "incumbentNote": null,
  "awardUrl": "(link to the official award record)"
}
```

(Values above are illustrative.) Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send results anywhere with Apify integrations and schedules.

### Tips

- Start broad with one NAICS code, then narrow with state or agency.
- Use **Ending no sooner than days** to skip contracts that end too soon to chase.
- Schedule it monthly to keep your recompete pipeline fresh.
- Option periods can extend a contract. Treat the end date as the current planned end, then confirm with the contracting office.

### Privacy and data notes

- We only return incumbents that look like business entities. When a recipient name looks like a private individual, the name is withheld.
- Email addresses and phone numbers are removed from descriptions.
- Some recipient names in older records may come from Dun & Bradstreet, which supplied this data to the government. Do not use this Actor to build or resell a bulk company database.
- The data is U.S. government information. This Actor is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.

### FAQ

**How fresh is the data?** As fresh as the public federal award data, which agencies update regularly. Recent actions can lag by a few weeks.

**Why do I need at least one filter?** Federal award data is huge. A filter keeps results useful and runs fast.

**Something broke?** Open an issue on the Issues tab with your input.

# Actor input Schema

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

NAICS codes, for example 561720 (janitorial) or 541512 (IT systems design). 2 to 6 digits.

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

Product Service Codes, for example S201 or DA01.

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

Words to search in award records, for example custodial or cloud migration.

## `awardingAgencies` (type: `array`):

Exact top-level agency names, for example Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

Two-letter state codes, for example TX or VA.

## `expiringWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Contracts whose current end date falls within this many days from today.

## `expiringAfterDays` (type: `integer`):

Skip contracts ending sooner than this. Use 90 to skip ones too close to chase.

## `minAwardAmount` (type: `integer`):

Only awards worth at least this much.

## `activeSinceYears` (type: `integer`):

Only awards with a contract action in the last N years. Keeps out stale records.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Order of results.

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

Maximum contracts to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "naicsCodes": [
    "561720"
  ],
  "expiringWithinDays": 365,
  "expiringAfterDays": 0,
  "minAwardAmount": 100000,
  "activeSinceYears": 3,
  "sortBy": "soonest",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

US federal contracts whose current end date falls in your window, one row per award.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Run summary with awards checked, contracts returned and the end-date window.

# 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 = {
    "naicsCodes": [
        "561720"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("vex_workflow/federal-contract-expiration-radar").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 = { "naicsCodes": ["561720"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("vex_workflow/federal-contract-expiration-radar").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 '{
  "naicsCodes": [
    "561720"
  ]
}' |
apify call vex_workflow/federal-contract-expiration-radar --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/1cwr0AsIAIsu8HejQ/builds/rwBvn8mM5dUdkcErp/openapi.json