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FileWhatRowsSize
/data/open-set-asides.csv
/data/open-set-asides.json
Open SAM.gov notices for small businesses (set-asides plus early-stage sources sought/RFIs), response date today or later1,234516 KB / 859 KB
/data/recompetes.csv
/data/recompetes.json
Small-business set-aside recompete opportunities (sibling orders grouped, scored 0-100 with reasons) whose period of performance ends Apr 18, 2027 to Apr 18, 2028 (USAspending.gov, refreshed weekly)1,939930 KB / 1468 KB

Quick start

curl -sO https://awardwatchdog.com/data/open-set-asides.csv
curl -s https://awardwatchdog.com/data/open-set-asides.json | jq '.notices[] | select(.naics=="541330" and .set_aside_code=="sdvosb") | {title, response_due_date, sam_url}'
# pandas
import pandas as pd; df = pd.read_csv("https://awardwatchdog.com/data/open-set-asides.csv")

Encoding UTF-8, comma-separated, RFC 4180 quoting, header row. Dates are YYYY-MM-DD. JSON files wrap the rows with generated, count, fields and license info. set_aside_code is one of small-business, 8a, sdvosb, wosb, hubzone (empty for notices with no set-aside yet). Response due dates are dates only; check the exact time and time zone on SAM.gov.

Fields: open-set-asides

FieldExample
notice_id525a425d633b44cda10d243152cc38f7
solicitation_numberSPRRA2-27-R-0800-REV
titleMultiple NSNs
notice_typeSources Sought
set_asideNo set-aside yet
set_aside_code
naics
naics_description
agencyDEPT OF DEFENSE
sub_agencyDEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
officeDLA AVIATION AT HUNTSVILLE, AL
place_stateAL
place_cityREDSTONE ARSENAL
posted_date2026-10-15
response_due_date2026-10-18
early_stagetrue
sam_urlhttps://sam.gov/opp/525a425d633b44cda10d243152cc38f7/view
awardwatchdog_urlhttps://awardwatchdog.com/bid/525a425d633b44cda10d243152cc38f7/

Fields: recompetes

FieldExample
award_idN0017322C2005
recompete_score100
priorityHigh
score_whyends in 7 mo; no option years left; $74M; 1 offer last time;โ€ฆ
sibling_ordersN0017322C2005
parent_vehicle
incumbentTECHNOLOGY SERVICE CORP
total_obligated73789325.45
set_aside_codesmall-business
agencyDepartment of Defense
sub_agencyDepartment of the Navy
naics541715
naics_descriptionRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFEโ€ฆ
place_stateVA
start_date2022-05-11
end_date2027-05-10
descriptionPANTHER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
usaspending_urlhttps://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_N0017322C2005_9700_-NONE-_โ€ฆ

License and attribution

The underlying records are U.S. government data from SAM.gov and USAspending.gov. Our compiled feeds are free to use, including commercially, under CC BY 4.0: please credit AwardWatchdog with a link to https://awardwatchdog.com, for example โ€œData: AwardWatchdog (from SAM.gov and USAspending.gov)โ€. No warranty: always confirm details on SAM.gov before bidding.

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The files are static and change about once a day (recompetes weekly), so fetch them once or twice a day at most, cache them, and use If-Modified-Since/ETag. Please don't crawl the HTML pages to rebuild this data; the feed has everything. For calendar use, see the per-NAICS .ics feeds.

What's not included: notice descriptions and attachments (get them from SAM.gov), and anything about our subscribers. The feeds contain only public government contract data.

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