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Search Federal Contract Awards
Find US federal contract and grant awards by contractor name, agency, keyword, or value.
Quick answer: Use the Government Spending tool through ToolRouter to search federal contract awards directly from Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw — connect once, then drive it with plain-language prompts. No code required.
ToolFederal contracting data is public, but USASpending.gov is an unwieldy tool to search manually. Finding which companies have contracts with a specific agency, which agencies are spending on a technology category, or how much a particular firm has received in federal awards requires pagination, filtering, and manual aggregation that makes meaningful research time-consuming.
Government Spending searches federal contract and grant awards by keyword, recipient, agency, or date range and returns structured results you can work with immediately. Each award includes the recipient, the awarding agency, the value, the period of performance, and a description of the work.
Journalists, competitive intelligence analysts, government affairs teams, and researchers tracking public spending use this to surface federal contract activity in seconds rather than hours.
How to search federal contract awards with Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw
Claude searches federal awards and analyses the results to answer the question behind the query. Ask which agencies are spending on cloud infrastructure and it searches, aggregates by agency, and identifies the top spenders with context on the types of contracts. It turns a raw search into an analytical output rather than returning a list for you to interpret.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
How to search federal contract awards with Claude
Once connected (see setup above), use the Government Spending tool:
- Ask Claude: "Search for federal contracts awarded to [company name] in the last two years"
- Claude returns awards with agency, value, and description for each
- Ask: "What is the total value of these contracts and which agencies are the biggest customers?"
- Ask: "What types of work are covered by these contracts?"
Example prompt for Claude
Try this with Claude using the Government Spending tool
Search for all federal contracts awarded to Palantir Technologies in the last three years. What agencies are their biggest customers, what is the total contract value, and what types of work are covered?
Tips for Claude
- Search by company name to build a revenue intelligence picture of a competitor's government business
- Ask Claude to aggregate by agency to understand which parts of government are the biggest buyers in a category
- Request the period of performance for each award to assess how much revenue is contracted versus already delivered
ChatGPT searches federal contract data and presents findings in clear briefing form. It aggregates awards by agency or recipient, explains what the spending patterns reveal about government procurement priorities, and helps you understand what a contract portfolio says about a company's government business without wading through raw data.
Connect ToolRouter to ChatGPT
1Go to Settings → Apps → Advanced settings and enable Developer mode
2Click Create app and enter these details
Name
ToolRouterIcon
Download
DownloadDescription
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.MCP Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Check the box and click Create
How to search federal contract awards with ChatGPT
Once connected (see setup above), use the Government Spending tool:
- Ask: "Find federal contracts for cybersecurity services awarded in the last year"
- ChatGPT returns awards with a summary of spending patterns
- Ask: "Which companies are winning the most government cybersecurity work?"
Example prompt for ChatGPT
Try this with ChatGPT using the Government Spending tool
I want to understand the federal government's spending on AI and machine learning services. Search for recent contract awards in this category, identify the top vendors, and tell me which agencies are spending the most.
Tips for ChatGPT
- Ask for aggregate spending totals by category or agency to understand market size before drilling into individual awards
- ChatGPT can identify which companies are dominant in a category and which are smaller players
- Request a competitive landscape briefing on government spending in your sector
Copilot retrieves federal contract data in structured formats for competitive intelligence tools, market research applications, or government affairs dashboards. Pull award data with recipient, agency, value, and performance period as typed data ready for analysis and display without manual data formatting.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
How to search federal contract awards with Copilot
Once connected (see setup above), use the Government Spending tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Search for federal contracts awarded to [company] in the last two years"
- Copilot returns structured award data
- Ask: "Generate a government revenue analysis dashboard from this contract data"
Example prompt for Copilot
Try this with Copilot using the Government Spending tool
Search for federal contract awards to [company name] in the last 24 months. Return structured JSON with award ID, recipient, agency, award value, start date, end date, and description for each award.
Tips for Copilot
- Include the NAICS code in your data pull to enable industry classification of awards
- Ask for awards sorted by value descending to identify the highest-value contracts first
- Build a government revenue timeline by using start and end dates from the award data
OpenClaw searches federal contract data at scale. Monitor competitor contract wins on a schedule, track agency spending in your sector monthly, or research a list of companies' government revenue profiles in a single automated run — building continuous competitive intelligence without manual research.
Connect ToolRouter to OpenClaw
1Install the CLI
npm install -g toolrouter-mcp2Call tools directly from OpenClaw
toolrouter-mcp call web-search search --query "AI tools"
toolrouter-mcp toolsHow to search federal contract awards with OpenClaw
Once connected (see setup above), use the Government Spending tool:
- Ask: "Search for federal contract awards to these companies in the last year"
- OpenClaw returns award data for each company
- Ask: "Produce a comparison table showing total government revenue for each company"
Example prompt for OpenClaw
Try this with OpenClaw using the Government Spending tool
Search for federal contract awards for these five companies in the last two years. Return a comparison table with total award value, number of contracts, top awarding agency, and most recent award date for each.
Tips for OpenClaw
- Monitor new contract awards for key competitors on a monthly schedule
- Track agency spending trends over time to anticipate where budget is growing in your sector
- Use batch company lookup to build a government market share table across your competitive set
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I search federal contract awards with an AI assistant?
Find US federal contract and grant awards by contractor name, agency, keyword, or value. Connect the Government Spending tool to Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw through ToolRouter, then ask the assistant in plain language. For example: Ask Claude: "Search for federal contracts awarded to [company name] in the last two years" Claude returns awards with agency, value, and description for each
Which AI assistants can search federal contract awards?
Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and OpenClaw can all search federal contract awards using the Government Spending tool through ToolRouter, with no API keys or coding required.
What does the Government Spending tool do?
Search US federal contracts, grants, and spending awards by agency, recipient, or geography.
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