Search Service Contract Inventory MCP tool

Searches GovTribe Service Contract Inventory records for service-contract footprint, contractor reliance, workforce-rebalancing, and workshare analysis.

MCP tool name: Search_Service_Contract_Inventory
Data type: Service Contract Inventory record data type
Returns: Service Contract Inventory MCP response
Search modes: Keyword
Annotations: Read only, not destructive, idempotent, closed world
Surfaces: GovTribe AI, GovTribe MCP

Examples

Use this tool when the question is about service-contract inventory rows, contractor reliance, hours/FTE workshare, or annual SCI source provenance. Use federal award and IDV search tools for obligation history, award lifecycle details, and transaction analysis.

Which FY 2024 records mention help desk services?

{
  "tool": "Search_Service_Contract_Inventory",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "\"help desk\"",
    "fiscal_year": [
      2024
    ],
    "per_page": 5,
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "fiscal_year",
      "role",
      "contract_number",
      "description",
      "hours_invoiced",
      "ftes",
      "vendor",
      "federal_contract_award"
    ]
  }
}

Which prime records have high derived hourly rates?

{
  "tool": "Search_Service_Contract_Inventory",
  "arguments": {
    "role": [
      "prime"
    ],
    "derived_hourly_rate_range": {
      "min": 150
    },
    "subcontractor_count_range": {
      "max": 0
    },
    "sort": {
      "key": "derivedHourlyRate",
      "direction": "desc"
    },
    "fields_to_return": [
      "govtribe_id",
      "fiscal_year",
      "contract_number",
      "derived_hourly_rate",
      "total_dollar_amount_invoiced",
      "total_contractor_hours_invoiced",
      "subcontractor_count",
      "vendor"
    ]
  }
}

Aggregation examples

Set per_page to 0 when the answer needs rollups instead of individual SCI rows.

How is work distributed across vendors and agencies?

{
  "tool": "Search_Service_Contract_Inventory",
  "arguments": {
    "fiscal_year": [
      2024
    ],
    "per_page": 0,
    "aggregations": [
      "hours_invoiced_stats",
      "total_dollar_amount_invoiced_stats",
      "top_vendors_by_doc_count",
      "top_contracting_agencies_by_doc_count",
      "top_psc_categories_by_doc_count",
      "top_roles_by_doc_count"
    ]
  }
}

Service Contract Inventory MCP response: Review the response shape returned by this tool.
Service Contract Inventory record 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.
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Source identifiers and record matching: Use GovTribe IDs and source identifiers when passing records between tools.