HigherGov is a market intelligence platform providing comprehensive data on U.S. federal, state, and local government contracts and grants.
Tools
Get Agencies
Retrieves government agency information from the HigherGov database with pagination support. Use this tool to: - List all federal agencies with details like name, abbreviation, type, and hierarchy - Search for a specific agency by its unique agency_key identifier - Navigate through paginated results of agencies (28,000+ agencies available) The response includes agency hierarchy levels (level_1 through level_7) showing parent-child relationships between agencies, along with pagination metadata for browsing through results.
Get Award History
Retrieve historical federal contract award data from HigherGov. Use this tool to: - Get contract awards modified on or after a specific date - Access award details including awardee, agency, contract value, and performance location - Filter results using saved HigherGov searches - Paginate through large result sets Each award record contains comprehensive details about federal contracts including: - Award identification and type - Awardee and parent company information - Awarding and funding agency details - Contract values and obligations - Performance period and location - NAICS and PSC codes - Competition and set-aside information Note: You must provide either last_modified_date or search_id as a filter parameter.
Get Contract History
Retrieves federal contract data from HigherGov's contract database. Returns comprehensive contract information including award details, awardee information, agency data, financial values, performance periods, NAICS/PSC codes, and procurement details. REQUIRED: Must provide either award_id (for a specific contract) OR last_modified_date (for all contracts modified on a date). Pagination parameters are optional. Use cases: - Get current state of a specific contract by award_id - Track contracts modified on a specific date with last_modified_date - Monitor contract changes and updates over time
Get Contract Idvs
Retrieve federal contract records from HigherGov, including Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) contracts. This endpoint accesses the HigherGov Contracts API to fetch contract award data with detailed information including awardee details, funding amounts, agencies, performance dates, and more. Use search_id parameter with a saved IDV-specific search to filter only IDV contracts, or use last_modified_date to retrieve recently updated contracts. Note: At least one filter parameter (last_modified_date or search_id) must be provided.
Get Contracts
Retrieve federal government contract data from HigherGov. Returns paginated list of contracts with details including awardees, agencies, amounts, dates, NAICS/PSC codes, and performance information. Supports filtering by date, search criteria, award ID, awardee, agency, industry codes, and more. Data updates daily by 2am for two days prior.
Get Contract Vehicles
Retrieve federal multi-award contract vehicles from HigherGov. Contract vehicles are pre-established contracting mechanisms that streamline procurement. Use this to list available vehicles with optional filtering by vehicle key and sorting by award date. Supports pagination with up to 100 records per page. Updated ad hoc as new awards are made.