Terms of Service
Developer-friendly terms for federal contracts data access.
Effective Date: January 30, 2026
Service Description
GovCon API provides programmatic access to federal contract opportunity and award data aggregated from public government sources. See our pricing page for current plans and features.
What's Allowed
We encourage you to use GovCon API for building tools that help businesses find opportunities, market research, competitive intelligence, and any integration that makes federal contracting data more useful.
What's Not Allowed
We ask that you don't resell or redistribute our curated data as a competing service or share API keys between different organizations. If you need bulk access for AI/ML training or large-scale exports, please reach out first - we're happy to support these projects when we can coordinate them ahead of time.
Rate Limits & Fair Usage
Rate limits are enforced using a sliding 60-minute window and vary by plan tier:
- Free Trial: 25 requests per day for 14 days
- Developer Plan: 1,000 requests per hour
Note: If you reach your limit, you'll see a standard HTTP 429 response. If you're consistently hitting these caps and need more capacity, reach out - we're happy to discuss custom limits or bulk datasets to support your growth.
Data Source & Accuracy
All data comes from public government sources (SAM.gov) and is aggregated for easier access. While we maintain high data quality, always verify critical information with official sources before making business decisions.
Important: GovCon API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) or SAM.gov. We are an independent service built to make federal contract data more accessible to developers.
Billing & Cancellation
Paid subscriptions are billed monthly in advance via Stripe. By subscribing, you authorize recurring charges to your payment method.
- Cancellation: Cancel anytime through the billing portal. Access continues through the end of the current billing period. Refunds are generally not provided for partial months, but we'll consider them on a case-by-case basis for exceptional circumstances.
- Plan Changes: Upgrades take effect immediately with prorated billing. Downgrades take effect at the next billing cycle.
- Payment Failures: Failed payments may result in service suspension. We'll attempt to notify you via email.
- Price Changes: We may adjust pricing with 30 days notice. For existing customers, we'll either grandfather your current rate or provide a promotional code so you're never surprised.
Privacy & Security
We collect minimal information (just your email), never sell your data, and log API usage only for billing and abuse prevention. Your privacy matters.
Support
Support is provided via email at [email protected] and live chat (when available). Technical documentation is available in our API guide. We'll do our best to respond ASAP - typically within 24 hours on business days.
Legal Terms
By using our API, you're agreeing to these guidelines. We might update them from time to time, but we'll always email you if there's a significant change. Since we aggregate data from public records, the service is provided "as-is" - we provide the data, but the business decisions you make with it are yours.
Disputes? Let's talk it out first. If we can't find a solution, any disputes are governed by U.S. federal law.
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