Two of the three tools sit behind a SAM.gov API key, so an agent connected without one will answer historical spending questions happily and fail on live opportunities — a confusing half-working state if you were not expecting it. Get the key before you connect. The pairing that earns its keep is opportunity search plus entity lookup: find the solicitation, then check whether the incumbent's registration is even current.
A hosted server over the US federal procurement stack: SAM.gov for open opportunities and registered entities, and USASpending.gov for awards already made across contracts, grants, loans and other assistance.
- `contracts_search_opportunities` searches SAM.gov by `keyword`, `naicsCode`, posted-date range and `limit` (default 10), returning notice ID, department, office, notice type, response deadline, set-aside type and a direct SAM.gov link
- `contracts_search_spending` searches USASpending by `keyword`, `awardType` (`contracts`, `grants`, `loans`, `direct_payments`, `other`), date range and `agency`, returning recipient, amount, awarding agency and award description
- `contracts_lookup_entity` finds registered entities by `legalBusinessName`, `ueiSAM`, `cageCode` or `state`, returning UEI, CAGE code, registration status and expiration date, address and NAICS codes
- Pagination is supported on all three through `offset` or `page`
Add it as a URL-type entry pointing at `https://gov-contracts-mcp.apify.actor/mcp`. Published as gov-contracts-mcp version 0.1.0. Calls are billed at $0.01 per tool call. Credentials differ per tool and this matters: `contracts_search_spending` works with no API key at all, while `contracts_search_opportunities` and `contracts_lookup_entity` both require a SAM.gov API key, which is free to obtain at sam.gov.