Federal transaction data type
A contract, financial assistance, or sub-award transaction with action-level details such as value, action date, agency, recipient, and place of performance.
- Source: SAM.gov contract award data for contract award and IDV transactions, USAspending.gov assistance award data for prime grant award transactions, and SAM.gov sub-award reporting data for federal sub-award transactions.
- Update frequency: Daily source updates, daily deleted-record checks, and periodic backfills.
- Volume: About 128.2 million GovTribe records as of May 2026.
- Export: Federal transaction
- MCP: Search federal transactions MCP tool
Attributes
| Field | Type | Attribute |
|---|---|---|
govtribe_id | string | GovTribe ID |
govtribe_type | string | GovTribe type |
date | string | null | Date |
last_mod_number | string | Last modification number |
reason_for_modification | string | null | Reason for modification |
total_value | number | null | Total value |
federal_value | number | null | Federal value |
non_federal_value | number | null | Non-federal value |
updated_at | string | null | Updated at |
awardee | relationship | Vendor |
funding_federal_agency | relationship | Federal agency |
contracting_federal_agency | relationship | Federal agency |
transaction_type | string | null | Transaction type |
parent_record | relationship | Parent record |
Related articles
- Federal award values and transactions: Compare transaction-level value splits with award-level values and obligations.
- Vendor, awardee, recipient, and subcontractor roles: Interpret the awardee vendor on federal transaction records.
- Source identifiers and record matching: Use source identifiers when connecting transactions to their awards.
Federal Register document
A Federal Register rule, proposed rule, or presidential document touching federal acquisition (48 CFR), small business (13 CFR), or grants (2 CFR), with its citation, dates, and amended CFR sections.
GAO bid protest
A GAO bid protest docket or decision record with file numbers, protester, agency, lifecycle dates, decision text, and linked procurement context.