# USAspending Enables Federal Award Research

USAspending provides an API that contractors can use to research previously awarded federal contracts and grants, including agencies’ historical buying patterns and incumbent organizations. The data supports market research and preparation for agency outreach; it does not identify currently open solicitations or constitute an active bidding opportunity.

- Contractors can use the award history to see what an agency has purchased and which organizations received prior awards before developing a business pitch.
- Procurement teams and industry stakeholders should treat the data as historical market intelligence, not as a substitute for reviewing active solicitations.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [before pitching a federal agency, look at what it already bought, and from whom.

USAspending exposes awarded contracts and grants through an API.

historical spending, not open RFPs:
https://t.co/LMz7U5kj1w https://t.co/td7KP2HuLw](https://x.com/firenoaa/status/2110603323883548874) - twitter-govtech