BidCatch
SAM.gov, USAspending & state-portal bids, award history, expiring contracts, forecasts, protests
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bidcatch": {
"url": "https://bidcatch.co/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://bidcatch.co/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (8)
🟢search_bids(query, state, tier, open_only)
Search government bid opportunities (open and past) by keyword, state, and buyer level. Results are relevance-ranked; keyword matches in the title outrank passing mentions in the description.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Keywords, e.g. 'fiber optic' or 'cyber'"
},
"state": {
"description": "Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$"
},
"tier": {
"description": "Level of government buyer",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"federal",
"state",
"local"
]
},
"open_only": {
"default": true,
"description": "true = only bids whose deadline has not passed",
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_award_history(query, state, sort)
Search federal contract award history — who won what, for how much, and when. Use it to size up incumbents, price work, or find buyers. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Keywords matched against description, recipient, and agency"
},
"state": {
"description": "Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$"
},
"sort": {
"default": "recent",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"recent",
"amount"
]
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_recompete_radar(query, naics, state)
List federal contracts nearing expiration — each one a competition about to reopen. Filter by keyword, NAICS code, or state. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"description": "Keywords matched against description, recipient, and agency",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 120
},
"naics": {
"description": "NAICS industry code, e.g. 541512",
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{2,6}$"
},
"state": {
"description": "Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_agency_forecast(agency)
List an agency's published procurement forecast — planned contract actions with estimated values and timelines, in the agency's own words. Planning-grade data; entries can be revised or cancelled. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"agency": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Agency name or distinctive fragment, e.g. 'Interior' or 'Veterans'"
}
},
"required": [
"agency"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢get_protest_record(query)
Search Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decisions — who challenged an award, and whether the referee sustained or denied it. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 120,
"description": "Keywords matched against agency and case matter"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢check_exclusions(name, uei, state)
Check SAM.gov's exclusion (debarment) list for a company or person — entities the government has barred from receiving federal contracts or subcontracts. Run this before teaming with or subcontracting to anyone: one excluded partner can poison a bid. Match by exact company name or UEI; a state filter disambiguates common names. Records come from SAM.gov's published exclusions extract, refreshed weekly.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"description": "Company or person name, e.g. 'Acme Paving LLC'",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 200
},
"uei": {
"description": "SAM.gov Unique Entity ID — the strongest match key",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 4,
"maxLength": 32
},
"state": {
"description": "Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$"
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢find_teaming_partners(company, uei, role)
Find who a company teams with on federal contracts — the primes it subcontracts for and the subcontractors under it. Built from prime-reported subcontract records (USAspending/FSRS): real reported relationships, not guesses. Use it before a recompete to map an incumbent's bench, or to find primes a subcontractor already works with. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"company": {
"description": "Company name, e.g. 'Booz Allen Hamilton' — resolved to the strongest match",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 200
},
"uei": {
"description": "SAM.gov Unique Entity ID — the strongest match key",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 4,
"maxLength": 32
},
"role": {
"description": "prime = only partners they sub FOR; sub = only subs UNDER them; omit for both",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"prime",
"sub"
]
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}🟢search_awards(recipient, agency, naics, state, one_bid_only, ...)
Filter federal contract awards by exact fields — recipient, awarding agency, NAICS code, state — instead of keyword search. Includes a single-bid filter for awards that drew exactly one offer. Use this when you know the slice you want; use get_award_history for topic/keyword search. Requires a BidCatch intel key.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"recipient": {
"description": "Recipient name (partial match), e.g. 'Lockheed'",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 200
},
"agency": {
"description": "Awarding agency (partial match), e.g. 'Veterans Affairs'",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 200
},
"naics": {
"description": "NAICS code, e.g. 541512",
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\\d{2,6}$"
},
"state": {
"description": "Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 2,
"maxLength": 2,
"pattern": "^[A-Za-z]{2}$"
},
"one_bid_only": {
"default": false,
"description": "true = only awards that received exactly one offer",
"type": "boolean"
},
"sort": {
"default": "recent",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"recent",
"amount"
]
}
},
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}Community
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