Recompete pipelines for BD teams
Run recompete mode monthly for your NAICS codes and build a 12-month capture pipeline: every expiring contract in your space, its incumbent, its value, and whether the recompete has posted yet.
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Lead generation
GovCon Monitor API — SAM.gov + Contract Recompete Radar
The GovCon Monitor is an API over official SAM.gov and USAspending data with three modes: new contract opportunities matching your NAICS, agency, set-aside and keyword filters; recently signed awards; and a recompete radar that surfaces expiring federal contracts — incumbent, value, end date — months before the recompete notice appears on SAM.gov.
Capabilities
What it does
Recompete mode: the money mode
Every expiring contract is a future RFP. Find it 12 months out and you can shape the requirement, meet the program office, and team up; find it on SAM.gov and you're six months behind the incumbent. Per contract: incumbent, agency, NAICS, value, end date, days_until_expiry and an expiry bucket.
The join nobody else does
With a free SAM.gov key, expirations are joined against live notices to show which already have a recompete posted — and which are still open field. Matched terms are included so you can judge each hit.
Official sources, zero scraping risk
Built on the official SAM.gov Get Opportunities API and the USAspending API — public, free, and stable.
Filters that match how GovCon works
NAICS codes, agencies, set-asides (8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, HUBZone), keywords, expiry horizons — the dimensions BD teams actually search by.
{
"record_type": "recompete",
"recipient": "AVER LLC",
"awarding_agency": "Department of Homeland Security",
"awarding_sub_agency": "Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency",
"naics": "541512",
"amount": 4689264.0,
"end_date": "2027-08-03",
"days_until_expiry": 364,
"expiry_bucket": "6-12 months",
"recompete_posted": false,
"usaspending_url": "https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_..."
}{
"mode": "recompete",
"naics": ["541512", "541511"],
"expiryMonths": 12,
"minAmount": 1000000
}Modes: opportunities (SAM.gov notices), awards (fresh USAspending awards), recompete (expiring contracts + live-notice join).
Playbook
How people use it
Opportunity alerting
Daily opportunities mode with set-aside filters, webhooked into Slack: every new 8(a) or SDVOSB notice in your NAICS the morning it posts.
Competitor and incumbent tracking
Awards mode shows who just won what; recompete mode shows whose contracts are ending. Together: a live map of your competitive landscape.
Teaming target discovery
Incumbents with expiring contracts in adjacent NAICS codes are teaming candidates — or takeover targets for aggressive primes.
Integration
Call it from your stack
Synchronous REST, official clients, schedules with webhooks — or expose it directly to an AI agent through the Apify MCP server. More patterns on the integrations page.
curl -X POST \
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/splendorous_astrolabe_xs9~govcon-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"mode": "recompete",
"naics": ["541512", "541511"],
"expiryMonths": 12,
"minAmount": 1000000
}'from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("<APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("splendorous_astrolabe_xs9/govcon-monitor").call(
run_input={
"mode": "recompete",
"naics": ["541512", "541511"],
"expiryMonths": 12,
"minAmount": 1000000
}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item){
"mcpServers": {
"public-signal": {
"url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?actors=splendorous_astrolabe_xs9/govcon-monitor",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer <APIFY_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Pricing
Pay per result, not per seat
Billed through your Apify account's usage credit. The free plan includes $5 of usage every month — no card needed to try it.
| Billable event | Price | Charged |
|---|---|---|
| Contract record | $0.003 | per result row in the dataset |
A 200-record recompete sweep costs $0.60. GovCon SaaS tools charging $500+/month are built on the same public data.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is a contract recompete?
When a federal contract's period of performance ends, the work is typically re-competed. Positioning starts 6–12 months before the RFP; recompete mode surfaces expiring contracts in that window from USAspending award history.
Do I need a SAM.gov API key?
Awards and recompete modes work without any key (USAspending is free and open). A free SAM.gov key unlocks opportunities mode and the recompete-notice join.
How is this different from SAM.gov saved searches?
SAM.gov only shows you notices that already exist — by then the incumbent has a head start. Recompete mode finds the expiring contract before any notice exists, and structured JSON output plugs into CRMs and pipelines, which email alerts don't.
Which filters are supported?
NAICS codes, agencies, set-asides, keywords, minimum award amount, and expiry horizon buckets (0–3, 3–6, 6–12, 12+ months).
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Try GovCon Monitor now
A 200-record recompete sweep costs $0.60. GovCon SaaS tools charging $500+/month are built on the same public data.