# GovSpendPulse US Federal Contract Opportunities

> GovSpendPulse US Federal Contract Opportunities is a paid API for AI agents from govspendpulse.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.08/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13, last successful call 2026-07-09).

Returns active federal contract solicitations from SAM.gov with deadlines, set-aside types, NAICS codes, and bid guidance for vendor business development.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://govspendpulse.vercel.app/api/govspend/us-opportunities
- Price: $0.08/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Last successful call: 2026-07-09
- Success rate: 100% of calls made through Zero
- Activations on Zero: 5
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/govspendpulse-us-federal-contract-opportunities-36edda5f
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_YOY2z53Utq-q_Z6Gv0yfp

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability govspendpulse-us-federal-contract-opportunities-36edda5f
```

Example prompt: Pull up the current open federal contract solicitations on SAM.gov for cybersecurity services — NAICS 541519 — and show me which ones have set-asides for small businesses along with their deadlines and any bid guidance.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need real-time, active federal solicitations from SAM.gov specifically — particularly when filtering by NAICS code, set-aside type, or agency for US government business development. Prefer this over USASpending.gov search (which covers awarded contracts) when you need open, not-yet-awarded opportunities with active deadlines. Choose this over international procurement endpoints when the target is exclusively US federal contracting.

## Known failure modes

- SAM.gov data feed unavailable or delayed — returns error or stale results
- No matching opportunities found for the specified filters — returns empty result set
- Invalid NAICS code or unrecognized set-aside type — returns validation error
- Rate limit or payment failure for x402 micropayment — returns 402 or 429 status
- Malformed query parameters — returns 400 bad request

## How this service works

Federal contract opportunity / solicitation / RFP search — active open opportunities from SAM.gov. Returns deadlines, set-aside types, NAICS codes, and bid guidance for vendors actively seeking federal business, for business-development and capture agents.

## Output

A list of active federal contract opportunities from SAM.gov including opportunity titles, issuing agencies, solicitation numbers, response deadlines, set-aside designations (e.g. small business, 8(a), WOSB), NAICS codes, and actionable bid guidance to help vendors decide whether and how to respond.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "lang": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "en | es | fr | de | ja | zh | ko | pt | ar (default: en)"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "5 | 10 (default: 10)"
      },
      "naics": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "NAICS code filter — e.g. 541511 (custom software) | 811219 (IT repair)"
      },
      "keyword": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "search term — e.g. \"software development\" | \"janitorial services\" | \"IT support\" | \"medical supplies\""
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "errors": {
     "type": "object",
     "description": "Documented error responses, keyed by HTTP status code",
     "additionalProperties": {
      "type": "object",
      "required": [
       "description"
      ],
      "properties": {
       "example": {
        "type": "object"
       },
       "description": {
        "type": "string"
       }
      }
     }
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "bid_tips": "Software development at DHS heavily favors 8(a) and cleared vendors. Consider teaming with an 8(a) prime if not already certified.",
  "market_pulse": {
   "hot_agencies": [
    "DHS",
    "DoD",
    "VA"
   ],
   "urgency_flag": "2 opportunities closing within 14 days",
   "dominant_set_asides": [
    "8(a)",
    "SDVOSB"
   ]
  },
  "query_summary": {
   "keyword": "software development",
   "naics_code": "541511",
   "total_open": 8
  },
  "sam_search_url": "https://sam.gov/search/?keywords=software+development&index=opp&is_active=true",
  "open_opportunities": [
   {
    "type": "Solicitation",
    "title": "Agile Software Development Support Services",
    "agency": "Department of Homeland Security",
    "office": "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency",
    "sam_url": "https://sam.gov/opp/abc123",
    "set_aside": "8(a)",
    "naics_code": "541511",
    "posted_date": "2026-05-15",
    "key_requirements": "Agile/SAFe certified team for DHS CISA modernization initiative; TS/SCI clearance required for key personnel.",
    "response_deadline": "2026-06-30",
    "solicitation_number": "70RSAT24R00000042"
   }
  ]
 }
}
```

## More

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