Federal contract award data type
A federal contract award or order, including delivery or task orders, purchase orders, definitive contracts, and BPA calls.
- Source: SAM.gov contract award data.
- Update frequency: Daily source updates, daily deleted-record checks, and periodic backfills.
- Volume: About 87.8 million GovTribe records as of May 2026.
- Web: Federal contract awards
- Export: Federal contract award export format
- Zapier: Federal contract award Zapier resource
- MCP: Search federal contract awards MCP tool
Attributes
| Field | Type | Attribute |
|---|---|---|
govtribe_id | string | GovTribe ID |
govtribe_ai_summary | string | GovTribe AI summary |
govtribe_type | string | GovTribe type |
govtribe_url | string | GovTribe URL |
award_date | string | null | Award date |
ceiling_value | number | null | Ceiling value |
base_and_exercised_options_value | number | null | Base and exercised options value |
completion_date | string | null | Completion date |
original_completion_date | string | null | Original completion date |
contract_number | string | Contract number |
federal_contract_vehicle | relationship | Federal contract vehicle |
contract_type | string | null | Contract type |
descriptions | string | Description |
dollars_obligated | number | null | Dollars obligated |
federal_dollars_obligated | number | null | Federal dollars obligated |
non_federal_dollars_obligated | number | null | Non-federal dollars obligated |
extent_competed | string | null | Extent competed |
evaluated_preference | string | null | Evaluated preference |
statutory_exception_to_fair_opportunity | string | null | Statutory exception to fair opportunity |
fedbizopps_status | string | null | FedBizOpps status |
reason_not_competed | string | null | Reason not competed |
legislative_mandate | string | null | Legislative mandate |
major_program_code | string | Major program code |
name | string | Name |
national_interest_action_code | string | null | National interest action code |
number_of_offers_received | number | null | Number of offers received |
number_of_offers_received_source | string | null | Number of offers received source |
pricing_type | string | null | Pricing type |
research_type | string | null | Research type |
set_aside_type | string | null | Set-aside type |
solicitation_date | string | null | Solicitation date |
solicitation_procedures | string | null | Solicitation procedures |
ultimate_completion_date | string | null | Ultimate completion date |
original_ultimate_completion_date | string | null | Original ultimate completion date |
last_modified_date | string | null | Last modified date |
updated_at | string | null | Updated at |
awardee | relationship | Vendor |
federal_contract_idv | relationship | Federal contract IDV |
contracting_federal_agency | relationship | Federal agency |
dod_acquisition_programs | relationship | DOD acquisition program |
funding_federal_agency | relationship | Federal agency |
place_of_performance | relationship | Location |
naics_category | relationship | NAICS category |
originating_federal_meta_opportunity_id | string | Originating federal meta opportunity ID |
parent_of_awardee | relationship | Vendor |
primary_consortia_member | relationship | Vendor |
psc_category | relationship | PSC category |
sub_contracts | relationship | Federal contract sub-award |
transaction_contacts | relationship | Contact |
originating_federal_contract_opportunity | relationship | Originating federal contract opportunity |
Related articles
- Contracting and funding federal agencies: Choose between contracting and funding agency fields on federal contract award records.
- Federal award values and transactions: Compare award-level values, obligations, transactions, and value splits.
- Vendor, awardee, recipient, and subcontractor roles: Distinguish awardee, parent, consortia, prime, and subcontractor roles.
- Federal contract opportunity notice chains: Use originating fields to move from an award back to related opportunity notices.
- Federal contract record structure: Choose between federal opportunities, vehicles, IDVs, awards, transactions, and sub-awards.
- Source identifiers and record matching: Match PIIDs, solicitation IDs, source links, and originating records.
Federal agency
A U.S. federal agency, sub-agency, or office used for awarding, funding, or organizational context.
Federal contract IDV
A contract vehicle, such as an IDIQ, FSS contract, GWAC, BOA, BPA, requirements contract, or definite-quantity contract, used to issue related task or delivery orders.