Guides

Practical notes for building on federal procurement data.

These guides are written for builders who need source-linked public records, stable IDs, documents, history, and award context without stitching every upstream system by hand.

SAM.gov API guide

Stop Stitching SAM.gov and USAspending Data Together

A practical guide to building on federal opportunity, document, history, and award context without maintaining separate procurement-data integrations.

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Planned guide

Building a Reliable SAM.gov Bid Alert System

Use stable opportunity identity, change polling, documents, and history to avoid brittle keyword-only alert scripts.

Planned guide

Vendor Screening in Federal Contracting: Public Data That Matters

Connect entity registrations, exclusions, public responsibility records, and award history for supplier onboarding and risk review.

Planned guide

Why GovCon AI Agents Fail Without Stable Records

Agents need stable, source-linked procurement records, not only scraped pages or unbounded PDF chunks.