# US Contracts Scraper (`artificially/us-contracts-scraper`) Actor

Scrape federal contract awards from USAspending.gov. Search by keyword, agency, NAICS code, and value. Get award amounts, recipients, dates, and more.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/artificially/us-contracts-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Artificially](https://apify.com/artificially) (community)
- **Categories:** Integrations, Real estate, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.10 / 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.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

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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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## US Government Contracts Scraper - Enhanced

Scrape federal contract awards from USAspending.gov with contractor profiles, subawards, and contract analytics. Access billions of dollars in government procurement data.

### Features

#### Core Search

- **Keyword Search**: Find contracts by description or title
- **Agency Filter**: Filter by federal agency
- **NAICS Codes**: Search by industry classification
- **Value Range**: Filter by contract amount
- **Date Range**: Specify award period

#### Set-Aside Filters (NEW)

- **Small Business**: Filter by SBA small business set-asides
- **8(a) Program**: Find 8(a) certified contractor awards
- **HUBZone**: HUBZone certified businesses
- **WOSB**: Women-Owned Small Business
- **SDVOSB**: Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
- **SDB**: Small Disadvantaged Business

#### Contractor Enrichment (NEW)

- **Contractor Profile**: Detailed business info, CAGE code, DUNS
- **Business Types**: Small business certifications and categories
- **Location Details**: Full address with congressional district
- **Contract History**: See contractor's other federal awards

#### Contract Analytics (NEW)

- **Subawards Tracking**: View subcontractor awards under prime contracts
- **Transaction History**: All modifications and funding actions
- **Contract Health**: Duration analysis and modification tracking
- **Related Contracts**: Find other awards to same contractor

### Use Cases

- Government contracting business intelligence
- Small business set-aside opportunity tracking
- Contractor vetting and due diligence
- Subcontracting opportunity discovery
- Agency spending pattern analysis
- Build procurement databases for analysis

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | No | - | Keyword search |
| `agency` | string | No | - | Awarding agency name |
| `naicsCodes` | array | No | - | NAICS industry codes |
| `maxContracts` | number | No | `100` | Maximum contracts |
| `minValue` | number | No | - | Minimum award amount |
| `maxValue` | number | No | - | Maximum award amount |
| `dateFrom` | string | No | `2020-01-01` | Start date |
| `dateTo` | string | No | Today | End date |
| `setAsideType` | string | No | - | Small business set-aside filter |
| `includeContractorProfile` | boolean | No | `true` | Fetch contractor details |
| `includeSubawards` | boolean | No | `false` | Fetch subcontractor awards |
| `includeTransactionHistory` | boolean | No | `false` | Fetch all modifications |
| `includeRelatedContracts` | boolean | No | `false` | Find contractor's other awards |

#### Example Input

```json
{
    "searchQuery": "cybersecurity",
    "agency": "Department of Defense",
    "setAsideType": "SBA",
    "maxContracts": 50,
    "includeContractorProfile": true,
    "includeSubawards": true,
    "dateFrom": "2023-01-01"
}
```

### Output

Each contract produces a result with:

```json
{
    "awardId": "CONT_AWD_12345",
    "title": "Cybersecurity Support Services",
    "description": "Provide cybersecurity monitoring...",
    "awardingAgency": "Department of Defense",
    "awardAmount": 2500000,
    "contractorProfile": {
        "name": "Acme Security Inc.",
        "duns": "123456789",
        "cageCode": "ABC12",
        "address": {
            "city": "Arlington",
            "state": "VA",
            "congressionalDistrict": "08"
        },
        "businessTypes": ["Small Business", "Veteran Owned"],
        "totalAwards": 45,
        "totalAwardAmount": 125000000
    },
    "subawards": [
        {
            "recipientName": "SubCo LLC",
            "amount": 150000,
            "description": "Network monitoring services"
        }
    ],
    "contractAnalytics": {
        "durationMonths": 24,
        "modificationCount": 3,
        "percentComplete": 45.2
    },
    "url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12345",
    "scrapedAt": "2024-01-20T12:00:00Z"
}
```

### Cost

This actor uses **pay-per-result** pricing:

| Cost Type | Amount |
|-----------|--------|
| Start fee | $0.10 per run |
| Per contract | $0.003 |

**No API key required** - Uses USAspending.gov's public API.

#### Example Cost Calculation

- 100 contracts: $0.10 + (100 x $0.003) = $0.40
- 1,000 contracts: $0.10 + (1000 x $0.003) = $3.10

### Tips

1. **Set-aside codes**:
   - `SBA` - Small Business Set-Aside
   - `8A` - 8(a) Business Development
   - `HUB` - HUBZone
   - `WOSB` - Women-Owned Small Business
   - `SDVOSB` - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned

2. **Contractor enrichment**: Enable `includeContractorProfile` to get business types and certifications

3. **Subcontracting**: Large prime contracts often have significant subcontracting - enable `includeSubawards` to discover these opportunities

4. **Contract tracking**: Use `includeTransactionHistory` to see all modifications and funding changes

### Data Source

Data from [USAspending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov), the official source for federal spending data.

### Support

- **Built by**: [Artificially](https://apify.com/artificially)
- **Issues**: Report bugs or request features via Apify Console

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Keywords to search for in contract descriptions

## `agency` (type: `string`):

Filter by awarding agency name

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

Filter by NAICS industry codes

## `maxContracts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of contracts to return

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

Minimum contract value in USD

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

Maximum contract value in USD

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

Filter by contract start date (YYYY-MM-DD)

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

Filter by contract end date (YYYY-MM-DD)

## `setAsideType` (type: `string`):

Filter by small business set-aside programs

## `includeContractorProfile` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch detailed contractor information including business types and certifications

## `includeSubawards` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch subcontractor awards under this prime contract

## `maxSubawards` (type: `integer`):

Maximum subawards to fetch per contract

## `includeTransactionHistory` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch all modifications and transactions for each contract

## `includeRelatedContracts` (type: `boolean`):

Find other contracts awarded to the same contractor

## `maxRelatedContracts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum related contracts to fetch

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

Select proxies to be used by your scraper

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "software development",
  "agency": "Department of Defense",
  "naicsCodes": [
    "541511",
    "541512"
  ],
  "maxContracts": 100,
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01",
  "dateTo": "2024-12-31",
  "setAsideType": "",
  "includeContractorProfile": true,
  "includeSubawards": false,
  "maxSubawards": 10,
  "includeTransactionHistory": false,
  "includeRelatedContracts": false,
  "maxRelatedContracts": 5
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `awardId` (type: `string`):

Unique contract award ID

## `title` (type: `string`):

Contract title

## `awardingAgency` (type: `string`):

Federal agency awarding the contract

## `recipientName` (type: `string`):

Company/contractor that won the award

## `awardAmount` (type: `string`):

Total contract award amount in USD

## `startDate` (type: `string`):

Contract start date

## `endDate` (type: `string`):

Contract end date

## `naicsCode` (type: `string`):

NAICS industry code

## `url` (type: `string`):

URL to contract details on USAspending.gov

## `scrapedAt` (type: `string`):

ISO 8601 timestamp when scraped

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("artificially/us-contracts-scraper").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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("artificially/us-contracts-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call artificially/us-contracts-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,artificially/us-contracts-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

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/J6T7nanGlH4NHvf0E/builds/iLNpSUAhgf8QGwrOE/openapi.json