govcon_subaward_search
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When a prime wins federal work, who does it flow subcontracts and subgrants down to? Search USAspending subawards (File F prime → sub cascade) by sub-recipient or prime name/UEI, prime award id, awarding agency, NAICS, PSC, subaward type (contract/grant), place-of-performance state, amount, or action date. Set new_subawardee=true for first-time subawardees — subs with NO prime award on record, coming up through subcontracts (a bonding/staffing/lending/teaming lead). Public federal records. [price: $0.05/row]
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| sub_recipient | string | no | Sub-recipient (subcontractor/subgrantee) name fragment. |
| sub_uei | string | no | Sub-recipient Unique Entity Identifier (SAM UEI), exact match. |
| prime_recipient | string | no | Prime recipient name fragment. Example: 'lockheed'. |
| prime_uei | string | no | Prime recipient Unique Entity Identifier (SAM UEI), exact match. |
| prime_award_id | string | no | Prime award PIID / FAIN, exact match — all subs under one prime. |
| agency | string | no | Awarding agency or sub-agency name fragment. Example: 'navy'. |
| naics | string | no | NAICS code prefix(es), CSV. Example: '5415' covers all IT services. |
| psc | string | no | Product/Service Code(s), CSV — exact. |
| type | string | no | contract | grant (sub-contract vs sub-grant). CSV for both. |
| state | string | no | Place-of-performance state code(s), CSV. |
| amount_min | number | no | Minimum subaward amount in USD. |
| amount_max | number | no | Maximum subaward amount in USD. |
| awarded_after | string | no | Subaward action date on or after (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| awarded_before | string | no | Subaward action date on or before (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| new_subawardee | string | no | true → only first-time subawardees: subs with NO prime award on record. |
| new_since | string | no | Sub-recipient's FIRST observed subaward on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| sort | string | no | field:direction — amount | action_date. Default 'action_date:desc'. |
| limit | integer | no | Max rows (default 25, cap 100). |
| offset | integer | no | Rows to skip, for paging. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sub_recipient": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Sub-recipient (subcontractor/subgrantee) name fragment.",
"examples": [
"technologies"
]
},
"sub_uei": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Sub-recipient Unique Entity Identifier (SAM UEI), exact match.",
"examples": [
"ZQGD2XIX75A5"
]
},
"prime_recipient": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Prime recipient name fragment. Example: 'lockheed'.",
"examples": [
"lockheed"
]
},
"prime_uei": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Prime recipient Unique Entity Identifier (SAM UEI), exact match.",
"examples": [
"ABC123DEF456"
]
},
"prime_award_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Prime award PIID / FAIN, exact match — all subs under one prime.",
"examples": [
"N0003022C2001"
]
},
"agency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Awarding agency or sub-agency name fragment. Example: 'navy'.",
"examples": [
"navy"
]
},
"naics": {
"type": "string",
"description": "NAICS code prefix(es), CSV. Example: '5415' covers all IT services.",
"examples": [
"5415"
]
},
"psc": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Product/Service Code(s), CSV — exact.",
"examples": [
"R425"
]
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "contract | grant (sub-contract vs sub-grant). CSV for both.",
"examples": [
"contract"
]
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Place-of-performance state code(s), CSV.",
"examples": [
"VA"
]
},
"amount_min": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Minimum subaward amount in USD.",
"examples": [
100000
]
},
"amount_max": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Maximum subaward amount in USD.",
"examples": [
50000000
]
},
"awarded_after": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Subaward action date on or after (YYYY-MM-DD).",
"examples": [
"2026-01-01"
]
},
"awarded_before": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Subaward action date on or before (YYYY-MM-DD).",
"examples": [
"2026-07-24"
]
},
"new_subawardee": {
"type": "string",
"description": "true → only first-time subawardees: subs with NO prime award on record.",
"examples": [
"true"
]
},
"new_since": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Sub-recipient's FIRST observed subaward on or after this date (YYYY-MM-DD).",
"examples": [
"2026-04-01"
]
},
"sort": {
"type": "string",
"description": "field:direction — amount | action_date. Default 'action_date:desc'.",
"examples": [
"amount:desc"
]
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Max rows (default 25, cap 100).",
"examples": [
25
]
},
"offset": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Rows to skip, for paging.",
"examples": [
0
]
}
},
"required": []
}