# BidNetDirect Government Bids Scraper (`parseforge/governmentbids-scraper`) Actor

Collect government bid listings from BidNetDirect using direct listing URLs or live search filters such as keywords, status, categories, locations, publish date, and agency type. Export structured results for procurement monitoring, deadline tracking, and bid opportunity research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/governmentbids-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, Other
- **Stats:** 63 total users, 10 monthly users, 96.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per event

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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## 📋 BidNetDirect Government Bids Scraper

Collect public bid opportunities directly from BidNetDirect without coding. Extract open or closed government bids by listing URL or by live search filters, with practical fields for procurement monitoring, deadline tracking, and market research. Export everything as CSV, Excel, or JSON for use in spreadsheets, CRMs, or internal reporting workflows.

This actor is built for contractors, business development teams, procurement researchers, and consultants who need structured bid data without manually reviewing listing pages one by one. It supports both fast listing-only collection and optional detail enrichment for additional public fields such as AI overview text and full publication and closing timestamps.

> **The BidNetDirect Government Bids Scraper collects publicly available BidNetDirect opportunities through a simple no-code interface, capturing listing fields, search metadata, and optional public detail-page fields for reporting, monitoring, and opportunity discovery.**

### 📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these steps:

1. **Sign Up**: [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. **Find the Actor**: Open BidNetDirect Government Bids Scraper in the Apify Store or Console.
3. **Set Your Input**: Choose either `startUrl` or search filters, then decide whether to enable `includeDetails`.
4. **Run It**: Click Start and let the actor collect the matching opportunities.
5. **Download Data**: Export your results as CSV, Excel, or JSON.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `aiOverview`, `bidId`, `bidStatus`, `bidUrl`, `closingDate`, `closingDateTime`, `contentGroup`, `description`, `issuingOrganization`, `location`, `publicationDateTime`, `publishedDate`, `scrapedAt`, `solicitationNumber`, `source`, `timeRemaining`, `title`. These field names come straight from the actor's dataset schema, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

### 🚀 How to use

1. 📝 **Sign up.** [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 **Open the Actor.** Go to the BidNetDirect Government Bids Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 **Set input.** Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set `maxItems`.
4. 🚀 **Run it.** Click **Start** and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 **Download.** Grab your results in the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

> ⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: **3-5 minutes.** No coding required.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

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- [**🌐 Website Content Crawler**](https://apify.com/parseforge/website-content-crawler) - Crawl entire sites and export structured content

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more reference-data scrapers.

### 🆘 Need Help?

If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects.

For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrl` (type: `array`):

Direct BidNetDirect listing URLs to collect from. Use this OR the search filters below, not both.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Free users: Limited to 100. Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000.

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

Search by keyword or bid title. Use this OR Start URL above, not both.

## `bidStatus` (type: `string`):

Choose whether to collect open bids or closed bids.

## `categories` (type: `string`):

Optional comma-separated category codes, for example 320204,321609.

## `locations` (type: `string`):

Optional comma-separated location IDs, for example 73 for Florida or 277 for Texas.

## `publishDate` (type: `string`):

Limit results by recent publication date.

## `agencyType` (type: `string`):

Filter by the BidNetDirect agency group shown in the listing search UI.

## `sortOption` (type: `string`):

Choose the same ordering options available in the BidNetDirect listing page.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, the actor opens each bid detail page and adds public detail fields such as AI overview and detail timestamps.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrl": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Overview table with the main bid fields and the error column last.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrl": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open"
        }
    ],
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/governmentbids-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrl": [{ "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open" }],
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/governmentbids-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrl": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/governmentbids-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/governmentbids-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/odyjVfvJ7RtZWgjfF/builds/7oM3xtxT0PX4Fip4D/openapi.json