Search federal contract vehicles MCP tool

Searches GovTribe federal contract vehicles and returns vehicle records with scope, ordering windows, and linked awards.

MCP tool name: Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles
Data type: Federal contract vehicle data type
Returns: Federal contract vehicle MCP response
Search modes: Keyword, Semantic
Annotations: Read only, not destructive, idempotent, closed world
Surfaces: GovTribe AI, GovTribe MCP

Examples

Use these examples as task-shaped tool calls. Examples may combine query, search_mode, filters, sorting, returned fields, resolver calls, and aggregations. When an example resolves a related record first, pass the returned govtribe_id into the target search.

Which federal contract vehicles mention facility modernization?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "facility modernization",
    "search_mode": "keyword",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "descriptions",
      "updated_at",
      "govtribe_ai_summary"
    ]
  }
}

Which federal contract vehicles exactly mention "technical support services"?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "\"technical support services\"",
    "search_mode": "keyword",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "descriptions",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "cybersecurity modernization, zero trust upgrades, network defense services",
    "search_mode": "semantic",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Which vehicle programs were awarded in the last 12 months?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "award_date_range": {
      "from": "now-12M/d",
      "to": "now/d"
    },
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ],
    "sort": {
      "key": "awardDate",
      "direction": "desc"
    }
  }
}

Which vehicle programs were awarded in the last 12 months using Award Date?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "award_date_range": {
      "from": "now-12M/d",
      "to": "now/d"
    },
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ],
    "sort": {
      "key": "awardDate",
      "direction": "desc"
    }
  }
}

Which vehicle programs include Lockheed Martin as an awardee?

{
  "tool": "Search_Vendors",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "Lockheed Martin",
    "search_mode": "keyword",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "uei"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "vendor_ids": [
      "<lockheed_martin_govtribe_id>"
    ],
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Which vehicles are Master GSA Schedules?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "federal_contract_vehicle_types": [
      "Master GSA Schedule"
    ],
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Which vehicle programs are connected to the FAS Multiple Award Schedules source opportunity?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "Marine Boatyard Services",
    "search_mode": "keyword",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "federal_meta_opportunity_id"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "federal_meta_opportunity_ids": [
      "<marine_boatyard_services_federal_meta_opportunity_id>"
    ],
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Which agency is tied to the vehicle's funding or program context?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Agencies",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "Department of the Army",
    "search_mode": "keyword",
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "acronym"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "funding_federal_agency_ids": [
      "<department_of_the_army_govtribe_id>"
    ],
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Which vehicle programs stop accepting orders in the next 12 months?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "last_date_to_order_range": {
      "from": "now/d",
      "to": "now+12M/d"
    },
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Which vehicle programs have at least $10 billion in shared ceiling value?

{
  "tool": "Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles",
  "arguments": {
    "shared_ceiling_value_range": {
      "min": 10000000000,
      "max": null
    },
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "name",
      "govtribe_ai_summary",
      "descriptions",
      "award_date"
    ]
  }
}

Federal contract vehicle MCP response: Review the response shape returned by this tool.
Federal contract vehicle data type: Understand the shared record fields and relationships used by this tool.
Choose a search mode and write queries: Choose keyword or semantic search behavior and shape query values.
GovTribe AI: Review the GovTribe AI surface where this tool can be called.
GovTribe for Agents: Use GovTribe for Agents as the starting point for MCP tools, MCP tool responses, and guides.
Source identifiers and record matching: Use GovTribe IDs and source identifiers when passing records between tools.

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