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USAspending Government Contracts Intelligence

Extract $600B+ in federal government contracts, grants, and spending data from USAspending.gov with AI-enhanced opportunity analysis. Perfect for government contractors, business development teams, consultants, journalists, and researchers.

Features

• Comprehensive Data: Access contracts, grants, loans, and direct payments from all federal agencies
• AI Opportunity Scoring: Automatic scoring (0-100) based on award value, technology keywords, and agency
• Rich Filtering: Search by keywords, agency, recipient, state, date range, amount, NAICS/PSC codes
• Recipient Analysis: Find top government contractors and their award history
• Real-time Data: Updated as filings are processed by Treasury

Use Cases

• Government Contractors: Find new contract opportunities and track competitors
• Business Development: Identify agencies spending on your products/services
• Consultants: Research federal spending trends for clients
• Journalists: Investigate government spending and contractor relationships
• Researchers: Analyze federal procurement patterns and policy impacts

Input Parameters

Search Mode

• awards - Search federal awards (contracts, grants, loans)
• recipients - Search award recipients (companies/organizations)

Award Filters

• keywords - Search terms (e.g., "software", "cybersecurity", "artificial intelligence")
• awardType - Filter by type: contract, grant, loan, direct_payment, other, all
• agency - Filter by awarding agency name
• recipient - Filter by recipient/contractor name
• state - Filter by recipient state (2-letter code)
• dateFrom/dateTo - Date range (YYYY-MM-DD format)
• minAmount/maxAmount - Award amount range in USD
• naicsCodes - Industry codes
• pscCodes - Product/Service codes

Output Options

• sortField - Sort by: Award Amount, Start Date, End Date, Recipient Name
• sortOrder - desc (highest first) or asc (lowest first)
• maxResults - Number of results (1-10,000)

Output Data

Federal Awards

{
"award_id":"W91ZRU24P0012",
"recipient_name":"MICROSOFT CORPORATION",
"award_amount":1500000.0,
"awarding_agency":"Department of Defense",
"funding_agency":"Department of Defense",
"description":"Cloud infrastructure modernization...",
"award_type":"contract",
"start_date":"2024-01-15",
"end_date":"2025-01-14",
"recipient_state":"WA",
"recipient_city":"REDMOND",
"recipient_uei":"FMVPEWNJGLM1",
"naics_code":"541512",
"naics_description":"Computer Systems Design Services",
"opportunity_score":85,
"opportunity_label":"High Value",
"insights":[
"Major contract ($1M+)",
"Cloud related",
"Defense sector opportunity"
]
}

Recipients

{
"id":"dd77b7c3-663e-cb91-229f-5766a50e9b7f-P",
"name":"MICROSOFT CORPORATION",
"uei":"FMVPEWNJGLM1",
"recipient_level":"P",
"total_amount":381132752.31
}

AI Opportunity Scoring

The actor calculates an opportunity score (0-100) based on:

• Award Amount (40 pts): Higher value = higher score
• Technology Keywords (30 pts): AI, cloud, cybersecurity, software, data analytics
• Agency (20 pts): High-spend agencies like DoD, HHS, VA
• Award Type (10 pts): Contracts and grants score higher

Score Labels

• High Value (80-100): Major opportunities worth pursuing
• Promising (60-79): Good potential opportunities
• Moderate (40-59): Average opportunities
• Low Value (20-39): Smaller opportunities
• Minimal (0-19): Very small or limited opportunities

Example Usage

Find AI Contracts from DoD

{
"mode":"awards",
"keywords":["artificial intelligence","machine learning"],
"awardType":"contract",
"agency":"Department of Defense",
"dateFrom":"2024-01-01",
"minAmount":100000,
"maxResults":100
}

Search for Top Software Contractors

{
"mode":"recipients",
"keyword":"software",
"maxResults":50
}

Find California Healthcare Grants

{
"mode":"awards",
"keywords":["healthcare","medical"],
"awardType":"grant",
"state":"CA",
"dateFrom":"2023-01-01",
"maxResults":200
}

Data Source

This actor uses the official USAspending.gov API provided by the U.S. Treasury Department. The data includes:

• $600B+ in annual federal spending
• All federal agencies and their awards
• Millions of contractors and recipients
• Data going back to 2007

The API is free, requires no authentication, and is updated in real-time.

Pricing Suggestion

$5-7 per 1,000 results

Competitive with similar government data scrapers while providing additional AI analysis and insights.

Limitations

• Historical data starts from October 1, 2007
• API rate limit: 10 requests/second (actor respects this automatically)
• Some data fields may be incomplete for older awards
• Data accuracy depends on agency reporting

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