Contract Finder: who buys your work, near you.

Try these

• “Which federal agencies hire roofers in Montana, who won that work last year, and how much of it went to small businesses?”
• “Show me the newest federal landscaping contracts in Montana, with who won them and the links.”
• “I run a plumbing company in Idaho with $4.2 million in average annual receipts. Do I count as small for federal contracts, and how do I get started?”

The tools

What the numbers mean

Obligations

Money an agency committed on a contract action (a new contract, an order or a change) dated in the period. Not payments. A change that takes money back counts as a negative amount, so a total can shrink.

Near you

Where the work is performed (place of performance), not where the winning business is based. A roofer from Oklahoma who fixed a roof in Montana counts in Montana.

Which awards

Contracts only: definitive contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders and blanket purchase agreement calls (USAspending award types A, B, C and D, the same set as its "All Contracts" filter). The umbrella agreements that orders are placed under (IDVs) are left out; the orders placed under them are counted.

Small business share

The amount tagged with USAspending's small_business recipient type, against the amount tagged other_than_small_business. The tag comes from the size status the contracting officer recorded on each contract action, or a small business program flag on it, not from a new check against SBA size standards, and one action can carry both tags. How USAspending sets them is in its public source code.

Typical new contract

The median amount obligated so far on the contracts first signed in the period: half were smaller, half larger. We read it straight from USAspending's sorted list, so it is exact, not a sample. If more than 10,000 new contracts match, we say so and leave it out.

Recent months

The Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publish contract data 90 days late (USAspending, Data Quality), so the last three months undercount their work. The answer says so whenever a period reaches that far.

The USAspending link

Every who_buys and recent_awards answer carries a usaspending.gov Advanced Search link with the same code, place, period and award types, so anyone can check a number on the official site.

Trades it understands

Type the work the way you would say it. These words map to the NAICS code below; any 2 to 6 digit NAICS code works too, and the answer always says which code it used.

• 238160Roofing Contractorsroofer, roofers, roofing, roof repair
• 238220Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractorsplumber, plumbers, plumbing, hvac
• 238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractorselectrician, electricians, electrical, electrical contractor
• 238320Painting and Wall Covering Contractorspainter, painters, painting, painting contractor
• 236118Residential Remodelersremodeler, remodelers, remodeling, remodel
• 236115New Single-family Housing Construction (Except For-Sale Builders)home builder, homebuilder, custom homes, new homes
• 236220Commercial and Institutional Building Constructioncommercial builder, commercial construction, general contractor, gc
• 238110Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractorsconcrete, concrete contractor, foundation, foundations
• 238140Masonry Contractorsmason, masonry, brick, bricklayer
• 238130Framing Contractorsframer, framing, framing contractor
• 238350Finish Carpentry Contractorscarpenter, carpentry, finish carpentry, cabinet installation
• 238310Drywall and Insulation Contractorsdrywall, insulation, plaster, plastering
• 238330Flooring Contractorsflooring, floor installer, carpet installation, hardwood floors
• 238340Tile and Terrazzo Contractorstile, tile setter, tiling, terrazzo
• 238170Siding Contractorssiding, siding contractor, gutters
• 238150Glass and Glazing Contractorsglazier, glazing, glass installation, window installation
• 238910Site Preparation Contractorsexcavation, excavating, excavator, site work
• 237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Constructionpaving, asphalt, road construction, road work
• 238990All Other Specialty Trade Contractorsfencing, fence, fence installation, specialty contractor
• 238290Other Building Equipment Contractorselevator, elevators, escalator
• 237110Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Constructionwater and sewer, sewer line, water line, utility construction
• 561730Landscaping Serviceslandscaper, landscapers, landscaping, lawn care
• 561720Janitorial Servicesjanitorial, janitor, janitors, custodial
• 561790Other Services to Buildings and Dwellingssnow removal, snow plowing, snowplowing, pressure washing
• 561710Exterminating and Pest Control Servicespest control, exterminator, exterminating, termite
• 561740Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Servicescarpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, rug cleaning
• 561612Security Guards and Patrol Servicessecurity guard, security guards, security services, guard services
• 561622Locksmithslocksmith, locksmiths
• 562111Solid Waste Collectiontrash, trash hauling, garbage, waste collection
• 562991Septic Tank and Related Servicesseptic, septic pumping, portable toilets, porta potty
• 562910Remediation Servicesremediation, environmental remediation, asbestos, asbestos abatement
• 531311Residential Property Managersproperty management, property manager, property managers
• 561210Facilities Support Servicesfacilities support, facility management, facilities management, base operations
• 541512Computer Systems Design Servicesit services, it support, managed it, managed services provider
• 541511Custom Computer Programming Servicesweb design, website design, web designer, web development
• 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Servicesmanagement consulting, business consulting, management consultant, program management
• 541613Marketing Consulting Servicesmarketing consultant, marketing consulting, digital marketing, marketing agency
• 541810Advertising Agenciesadvertising, advertising agency, ad agency
• 541820Public Relations Agenciespublic relations, pr firm, pr agency, communications firm
• 541430Graphic Design Servicesgraphic design, graphic designer, branding, logo design
• 541922Commercial Photographyphotographer, photography, commercial photography
• 512110Motion Picture and Video Productionvideo production, videographer, film production
• 541330Engineering Servicesengineer, engineers, engineering, engineering firm
• 541310Architectural Servicesarchitect, architects, architecture, architectural
• 541370Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Servicessurveyor, surveying, land surveying, land surveyor
• 541620Environmental Consulting Servicesenvironmental consulting, environmental consultant
• 541410Interior Design Servicesinterior design, interior designer
• 541211Offices of Certified Public Accountantsaccountant, accountants, accounting, cpa
• 541219Other Accounting Servicesbookkeeping, bookkeeper, payroll services, tax preparation
• 541110Offices of Lawyerslawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys
• 541930Translation and Interpretation Servicestranslation, translator, interpreting, interpreter
• 611430Professional and Management Development Trainingcorporate training, professional development, management training
• 561320Temporary Help Servicesstaffing, staffing agency, temp agency, temporary staffing
• 561422Telemarketing Bureaus and Other contact Centerscall center, contact center, answering service, telemarketing
• 561492Court Reporting and Stenotype Servicescourt reporting, court reporter, stenography, transcription
• 561920Convention and Trade Show Organizersevent planning, event planner, conference planning, trade show
• 524210Insurance Agencies and Brokeragesinsurance agency, insurance agent, insurance broker
• 531210Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokersreal estate agent, realtor, real estate broker
• 541940Veterinary Servicesveterinarian, veterinary, vet clinic, animal hospital
• 722320Catererscaterer, caterers, catering, food service
• 484110General Freight Trucking, Localtrucking, trucking company, local trucking, freight hauling
• 484121General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckloadlong haul trucking, long distance trucking, over the road trucking, otr
• 484210Used Household and Office Goods Movingmover, movers, moving, moving company
• 492110Couriers and Express Delivery Servicescourier, courier service, delivery service, messenger
• 323111Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)printer, printing, print shop, commercial printing
• 339950Sign Manufacturingsigns, sign shop, sign company, signage
• 532412Construction, Mining and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasingequipment rental, construction equipment rental, heavy equipment rental
• 621210Offices of Dentistsdentist, dentists, dental, dental office
• 621111Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)physician, physicians, doctor, doctors
• 621330Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)therapist, therapists, counselor, counseling
• 621340Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists and Audiologistsphysical therapy, physical therapist, occupational therapy, speech therapy
• 621310Offices of Chiropractorschiropractor, chiropractic
• 621320Offices of Optometristsoptometrist, optometry, eye doctor
• 621511Medical Laboratoriesmedical lab, medical laboratory, medical labs, lab testing
• 621610Home Health Care Serviceshome health, home health care, home care, in home care
• 621910Ambulance Servicesambulance, ambulance service, medical transport, ems
• 811111General Automotive Repairauto repair, mechanic, auto mechanic, car repair
• 811121Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair and Maintenanceauto body, body shop, collision repair
• 811412Appliance Repair and Maintenanceappliance repair
• 811310Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenanceequipment repair, machinery repair, industrial repair, welding repair

Data sources

• USAspending.gov API (api.usaspending.gov, no key required), run by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. We read its advanced search endpoints for totals by month, by awarding agency and sub-agency and by recipient, counts of contract actions and new contracts, and the award list. USAspending data is public. USAspending.gov does not endorse this tool. Each answer carries the date USAspending last loaded data.
• SBA Table of Size Standards, effective March 17, 2023, built into the connector from SBA's published spreadsheet and checked row by row against 13 CFR 121.201 on eCFR as of October 30, 2026 (992 rows). Where the two disagree (NAICS 523160), we use the regulation's figure and size_check says so.
• getting_started cites the official page for every step: SAM.gov, SBA, GSA, the Federal Acquisition Regulation on acquisition.gov, eCFR, the Federal Register and APEX Accelerators. We read each one on November 3, 2026.
• Live bids are not searched here. SAM.gov's Contract Opportunities API requires a key, and we do not scrape it, so getting_started links to SAM.gov Contract Opportunities instead.

Limits

• Answers are cached for 8 hours. Contract data generally reaches USAspending within five days of a contract action, so a few hours of caching changes little. Every answer carries cached and fetched_at so you can tell how fresh it is. An answer with a missing part is kept for only 10 minutes, so asking again fills it in.
• To stay polite to USAspending, we send at most 80 requests a minute from each server instance and 8,000 a day across all users, with no more than 8 open at once for any one question. Saved answers still work when a limit is reached.
• Each tool also has a per-minute limit on each server instance, and who_buys and recent_awards together accept 5,000 calls a day across all users. Over a limit, the tool says so and gives the time to try again.
• Search periods start no earlier than federal fiscal year 2008, the earliest year USAspending search covers. recent_awards looks back 30 to 730 days and returns up to 25 awards.

Troubleshooting

“We could not match” a trade

Try one of the trade words above, or the 6-digit code from census.gov/naics.

No spending found

Small places and narrow codes often have none in a year. Drop the county, try the 4-digit group (2381 instead of 238160), or ask for an earlier fiscal year. The answer suggests which.

“USAspending did not answer”

Its API is sometimes slow on large searches. We retry once before reporting it. Ask again in a minute; parts that did answer are shown.

For reviewers

No account, key or setup is needed. Add the connector URL above, then:

1. who_buys with naics_or_trade roofer and state MT.
2. who_buys with naics_or_trade 561720, state Colorado and fiscal_year 2025.
3. recent_awards with naics_or_trade landscaping, state MT and limit 5.
4. size_check with naics_or_trade 238160 and average_annual_receipts_usd 4200000.
5. getting_started with naics_or_trade plumber and state ID.
6. Errors: who_buys with state ZZ, and size_check with naics_or_trade 999999, each return a specific message.

Support and security

Questions, problems and security reports go to sarah@modernmustardseed.com. A machine-readable contact is at /.well-known/security.txt. How we handle data is in the privacy policy.