Federal contract opportunity data type
A federal procurement notice for planned, active, or recently awarded buying activity, such as a sources-sought notice, pre-solicitation, solicitation, sole-source notice, or award notice.
- Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data.
- Update frequency: Daily source updates, daily deleted-record checks, and periodic backfills.
- Volume: About 4.3 million GovTribe records as of May 2026.
- Web: Federal contract opportunities
- Export: Federal contract opportunity export format
- Zapier: Federal contract opportunity Zapier resource
- MCP: Search federal contract opportunities 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 |
source_url | string | null | Source URL |
solicitation_number | string | Solicitation number |
name | string | Name |
opportunity_type | string | null | Opportunity type |
opportunity_state | string | null | Opportunity state |
part_of_mas | boolean | Part of MAS |
set_aside_type | string | null | Set-aside type |
posted_date | string | null | Posted date |
due_date | string | null | Due date |
award_date | string | null | Award date |
descriptions | string | Description |
federal_meta_opportunity_id | string | Federal meta opportunity ID |
updated_at | string | null | Updated at |
federal_contract_vehicle | relationship | Federal contract vehicle |
federal_agency | relationship | Federal agency |
place_of_performance | relationship | Location |
naics_category | relationship | NAICS category |
psc_category | relationship | PSC category |
government_files | relationship[] | Government files |
federal_contract_awards | relationship[] | Federal contract awards |
federal_contract_idvs | relationship | Federal contract IDV |
points_of_contact | relationship | Contact |
Related articles
- Federal contract opportunity notice chains: Use
federal_meta_opportunity_idto retrieve original, newest viable, and related notice context. - Federal contract record structure: Compare opportunities with vehicles, IDVs, awards, transactions, and sub-awards.
- Source identifiers and record matching: Use solicitation IDs, source links, and originating-record relationships.
- Choosing category systems: Choose NAICS or PSC fields for opportunity analysis.
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.
Federal contract vehicle opportunity
A federal procurement notice associated with a contract vehicle or vehicle subcategory, such as a schedule, IDIQ, GWAC, BPA, pool, SIN, track, domain, or ordering lane.