BidCatch

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Live US government bids, awards, expiring contracts, agency forecasts, and protest rulings.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "BidCatch": {
      "url": "https://bidcatch.co/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (8)

• search_bids

  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.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Keywords, e.g. 'fiber optic' or 'cyber'
  • tier — string — Level of government buyer
  • state — string — Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX
  • open_only — boolean — true = only bids whose deadline has not passed

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_award_history

  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.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Keywords matched against description, recipient, and agency
  • sort — string
  • state — string — Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_recompete_radar

  List federal contracts nearing expiration — each one a competition about to reopen. Filter by keyword, NAICS code, or state. Requires a BidCatch intel key.

  Parameters:

  • naics — string — NAICS industry code, e.g. 541512
  • query — string — Keywords matched against description, recipient, and agency
  • state — string — Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_agency_forecast

  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.

  Parameters:

  • agency (required) — string — Agency name or distinctive fragment, e.g. 'Interior' or 'Veterans'

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• get_protest_record

  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.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Keywords matched against agency and case matter

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• check_exclusions

  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.

  Parameters:

  • uei — string — SAM.gov Unique Entity ID — the strongest match key
  • name — string — Company or person name, e.g. 'Acme Paving LLC'
  • state — string — Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• find_teaming_partners

  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.

  Parameters:

  • uei — string — SAM.gov Unique Entity ID — the strongest match key
  • role — string — prime = only partners they sub FOR; sub = only subs UNDER them; omit for both
  • company — string — Company name, e.g. 'Booz Allen Hamilton' — resolved to the strongest match

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

• search_awards

  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.

  Parameters:

  • sort — string
  • naics — string — NAICS code, e.g. 541512
  • state — string — Two-letter US state code, e.g. TX
  • agency — string — Awarding agency (partial match), e.g. 'Veterans Affairs'
  • recipient — string — Recipient name (partial match), e.g. 'Lockheed'
  • one_bid_only — boolean — true = only awards that received exactly one offer

  Hints: read-only not declared · destructive not declared · idempotent not declared · open-world not declared

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