CedarBid

Lists recurring VA heating, cooling and plumbing service contracts (maintenance, inspection, testing) whose current period of performance ends within the chosen number of months, soonest first. These are usually solicited again when they end. Filter by state, city, keyword (for example 'chiller', 'boiler', 'backflow') and the set-aside the contract was last awarded under. Returns the holder, dollars obligated, end date, bids received and a link to the official record.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, for example 'IL'. Omit for all states."
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City of the VA location, for example 'Danville'. Requires state."
    },
    "within_months": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 18,
      "default": 12,
      "description": "Months ahead to look, 1 to 18."
    },
    "keyword": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Word to match in the contract description, for example 'chiller'."
    },
    "set_aside": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "sdvosb",
        "vosb",
        "small_business",
        "women_owned",
        "8a",
        "none"
      ],
      "description": "Only contracts last awarded under this set-aside: 'sdvosb' (service-disabled veteran-owned small business), 'vosb' (veteran-owned small business), 'small_business', 'women_owned', '8a', or 'none' (no set-aside). The next solicitation may use a different set-aside."
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 20
    }
  }
}

Returns the details of a VA HVAC or plumbing contract by its contract number (PIID), for example '36C25225P1123': holder, company UEI, dollars obligated, start and end dates, location, bids received, set-aside type, contracting office and official record link.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "contract_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Contract number, for example '36C25225P1123'."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "contract_number"
  ]
}

Shows a company's VA HVAC and plumbing contracts since October 2018: total awards, dollars obligated, active contracts, locations served and its most recent contracts. Search by company name or by its 12-character UEI. If several companies match a name, returns the list of matches to choose from.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name_or_uei": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Company name (or part of it), or its UEI."
    },
    "recent": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 15,
      "description": "How many recent contracts to list."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name_or_uei"
  ]
}

Shows VA HVAC and plumbing contracts at one location (city and state): total awards and dollars since October 2018, the companies that won the most, and recent contracts. Use it to understand a facility before bidding.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, for example 'IL'."
    },
    "city": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City of the VA location, for example 'Danville'."
    },
    "recent": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50,
      "default": 15
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "state",
    "city"
  ]
}

Shows what the VA has typically paid per contract for a type of HVAC or plumbing work, over contracts started in the last four years: the middle half of awards (low and high) and the median, in dollars obligated, with the number of awards behind each figure. Nationwide, or for one state when it has at least five comparable awards. Types of work: Air handling unit, Backflow, Boiler, Building automation / controls, Chiller, Coil, Cooling tower, Ductwork, Medical gas, Plumbing, Steam and condensate, Test and balance, Water treatment, Other HVAC/plumbing.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "job_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of work, for example 'chiller' or 'backflow'."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter state code, for example 'FL'. Omit for nationwide."
    },
    "kind_of_work": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "recurring service",
        "maintenance and repair",
        "installation",
        "construction",
        "equipment",
        "rental",
        "other"
      ],
      "description": "Optional. For example 'recurring service' for maintenance and inspection contracts."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "job_type"
  ]
}

Shows how many VA HVAC and plumbing contracts were awarded, and for how many dollars, in each month of the year across all years tracked. Spending peaks in September, the last month of the federal fiscal year.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}