GAO bid protest MCP response

MCP tool response payload returned when agents retrieve GovTribe GAO bid protest records through MCP tools.

Data type: GAO bid protest data type
Returned by: Search GAO bid protests MCP tool

Fields

Field	Type	Attribute
`govtribe_id`	string	GovTribe ID attribute
`govtribe_type`	string	GovTribe type attribute
`govtribe_url`	string or null	GovTribe URL attribute
`file_number`	string	File number attribute
`name`	string	Name attribute
`protester`	string	Protester attribute
`case_type`	string or null	Case type attribute
`status`	string or null	Status attribute
`outcome`	string or null	Outcome attribute
`filed_date`	string or null	Filed date attribute
`due_date`	string or null	Due date attribute
`decision_date`	string or null	Decision date attribute
`available_date`	string or null	Available date attribute
`highlights`	string or null	Highlights attribute
`decision_text`	string or null	Decision text attribute
`pdf_url`	string or null	PDF URL attribute
`source_links`	object array or null	Source links attribute
`procurement_identifiers`	object array or null	Procurement identifiers attribute
`federal_agency`	relationship object	Federal agency attribute
`federal_meta_opportunity_id`	string or null	Federal meta opportunity ID attribute
`federal_meta_opportunity`	object or null	Federal meta opportunity attribute

Relationship Returns

Field	Returns
`federal_agency`	Federal agency MCP response

Example

{
  "govtribe_id": "B-123456.1",
  "govtribe_type": "gao_bid_protest",
  "govtribe_url": null,
  "file_number": "B-123456.1",
  "name": "Example Systems, Inc.",
  "protester": "Example Systems, Inc.",
  "case_type": "Bid Protest",
  "status": "Case Closed",
  "outcome": "Denied",
  "filed_date": "2026-01-10T00:00:00Z",
  "due_date": "2026-02-10T00:00:00Z",
  "decision_date": "2026-03-12T00:00:00Z",
  "available_date": "2026-03-14T00:00:00Z",
  "highlights": "Example Systems protested the award of a federal contract.",
  "decision_text": "The protest is denied because the record does not show that the agency acted unreasonably.",
  "pdf_url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/900/900000.pdf",
  "source_links": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.gao.gov/products/b-123456.1",
      "type": "gaoDecision",
      "title": "GAO decision"
    }
  ],
  "procurement_identifiers": [
    {
      "identifier": "FA0000-26-R-0001",
      "original": "FA0000-26-R-0001",
      "type": "solicitation_number"
    }
  ],
  "federal_agency": {
    "govtribe_id": "9700",
    "govtribe_type": "federal_agency",
    "govtribe_url": "https://govtribe.com/agency/federal-agency/9700",
    "name": "Department of Defense",
    "alternate_name": "DOD"
  },
  "federal_meta_opportunity_id": "FEDERAL_META_OPPORTUNITY_ID",
  "federal_meta_opportunity": {
    "govtribe_id": "FEDERAL_META_OPPORTUNITY_ID",
    "handle": "FEDERAL",
    "short_display_name": "Federal Opportunity Stack FEDERAL"
  }
}

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