Federal Contracts API
for Developers
Opportunities, awards, the SAM entity registry, exclusions, contacts, and full notice descriptions. Clean JSON. Skip SAM.gov's registration and rate limits.
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Need agency data?
Free crosswalk of 1,700+ standardized federal agency names.
Works in Claude or any MCP-compatible client.
Ask in plain English. Included with any paid plan. pipx install govconapi-mcp
Federal buyer intelligence.
21,000+ federal buyers, contacts, spending history, and vendor insights. Updated daily.
Need a complete CSV snapshot?
$29 one-time database dump: 260,429 opportunities, 59 fields, delivered via download link.
What you get
See full capabilities tour → with use cases, code samples, and tier breakdown for each.
Contract Notices
260,429 notices · 59 fields · daily sync
Every federal contract notice from SAM.gov, normalized into clean JSON. Full-text search, NAICS/PSC filtering, date ranges, set-asides. SAM.gov API guide.
Award Intelligence
61,917 contracts with winner data
Who won, how much, when. Awardee name, UEI, CAGE code, award amount, date. Linked to the original solicitation. Awards API guide.
Full Descriptions
84.0% coverage · updated hourly
Full opportunity descriptions. SAM.gov doesn't return these in their API or CSV. We extract them from the source so your AI / proposal tool / search index has the actual text.
Exclusions Database
163,471 entities · full SAM.gov debarment list
Every debarred and suspended entity. Search by name, UEI, CAGE, agency, or state. Required before teaming or subcontracting. Exclusions guide.
Vendor Risk Intelligence
7 fraud-pattern signals per UEI · triage verdict
Screen any vendor in one call: address cluster, name-variant cluster, coordinated enforcement wave, last-award-to-debarment gap. Try the free lookup or see how it works.
Company Lookup
~873K SAM-registered firms · profile, award history, peers
Federal contractor profiles: SAM registration status, expiration, certifications, address, plus aggregated award history (totals, top agencies, NAICS spread, peers by overlap). Companies API.
SAM Entity Lookup
UEI or CAGE in · full SAM record out · Developer tier
Single-entity SAM lookup. Pass a 12-character UEI or 5-character CAGE, get back registration status, expiration, business-type certifications, NAICS, addresses. UEI lookup · CAGE lookup.
Federal Contractor Search
Multi-filter across 873K firms · Pro
Programmatic equivalent of SBA's DSBS. Filter by NAICS, state, business-type certification, active-status, name. Paginated JSON results. Try the free search or see the API.
Renewal Radar
SAM registrations expiring within N days · Pro
Every active federal contractor whose SAM registration expires soon, sorted most-urgent first. Filter by state or NAICS for targeted compliance dashboards or renewal-services campaigns. Expiration checker.
Procurement Contacts
Name, email, phone, title
Contracting officer contact info on every notice. Extended profiles via GovCon Contacts.
Attachments
162,221 notices with files
SOWs, RFP documents, amendments, and supporting files. Direct download URLs. Filter to find only notices with attachments. Attachments endpoint.
MCP for Claude
6 tools · pipx install govconapi-mcp
Federal contracts data inside Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client. Search opportunities, check exclusions, look up agencies in plain English. Setup guide.
Live Data
Query our API directly. Returns standard JSON with ISO dates and strict typing.
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Federal contract data has traditionally been locked behind expensive enterprise platforms. We think that's wrong, so we built the clean data layer and opened it up.
Pricing
Free Trial
Full API access for 14 days. No credit card required.
- ·25 requests per day
- ·50 results max per page
- ·All search filters
- ·All 59 fields per contract notice
- ·MCP access (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
Developer
The standard paid tier for developers running production integrations.
- ·1,000 requests per hour (24,000/day)
- ·1,000 results max per page
- ·CSV exports (15 per day)
- ·Awards search + exclusions
- ·No SAM.gov entity required
- ·UEI Lookup API + CAGE Code LookupSAM entity data (873K firms) by UEI or CAGE
- ·MCP access (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
- ·30 profile views/mo via GovCon Contacts web appWeb UI only. Programmatic Contacts API is Pro.
Pro
Adds vendor risk, renewal monitoring, and contact intelligence.
- ·Everything in Developer
- ·Company Intelligence APIVet any contractor, competitor, or teaming partner
- ·Vendor Risk Intelligence API7 fraud-pattern signals + triage verdict for any UEI
- ·Federal Contractor Search APIFilter 873K SAM-registered firms by NAICS, state, certification, active
- ·SAM Registration Expiration CheckerRenewal radar: every active firm expiring in N days
- ·Unlimited GovCon Contacts web appPhone, email, past performance for every federal CO
- ·Contacts APIProgrammatic name lookup → email, phone, agency. For BD/CRM/BI integrations.
Data layer, not application. We don't ship a UI that competes with what you build on this; custom endpoints and slices ship in days. Enterprise →