AwardTape MCP

Provides AI agents with programmatic access to US DoD and DHS prime contract awards, company profiles, and daily contract releases from federal records. It supports searching awards, retrieving company details, and accessing latest contract actions via REST and MCP endpoints.

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Vendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-01Operated by Datil Technologies Inc.

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search DoD and DHS prime contract awards
Retrieve company profiles and obligations
Access daily contract release lists
Query open bids and contract vehicles

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0

mcp-registry: com.awardtape/mcp@1.0.0 Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server: awardtape 1.0.0
MCP protocol: 2025-06-18
Tools: 18 advertised
Resources: 0 advertised
Resource templates: 0 advertised
Prompts: 0 advertised

Server-advertised capabilities

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Tools

18 advertised

sample

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free plan: 5 latest DoD/DHS awards, one company profile, and the latest same-day Department of War daily contract announcements.

sample input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

search_awards

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search DoD and DHS prime contract awards since Oct 2023 by company, PIID, agency, category, PSC, date, amount. Pay as you go: $0.02/call, or 1 call from a Terminal (10,000/month) or Team (50,000/month) API key.

search_awards input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "to": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date"
    },
    "min": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "psc": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "from": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

get_company

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Company profile with obligations by year and top awards. Pay as you go: $0.02/call, or 1 call from a Terminal (10,000/month) or Team (50,000/month) API key.

get_company input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

request_owner_payment

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free. Creates a Stripe Checkout link for your human owner to pay by card: plan "bundle" ($5.00 for 1000 calls, default), "terminal" ($199/mo, 10,000 calls/mo), "team" ($599/mo, 50,000 calls/mo) or "full_tape" ($49/mo email). Send pay_url to your owner, then call check_owner_payment with claim_token until status is "paid"; the key is returned once.

request_owner_payment input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "plan": {
      "enum": [
        "bundle",
        "terminal",
        "team",
        "full_tape"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

check_owner_payment

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free. Status of an owner checkout: pending, paid (returns the key once), claimed or expired.

check_owner_payment input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "claim_token"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "claim_token": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

latest_awards

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Latest 200 DoD/DHS awards by action date plus same-day Department of War daily contract announcements. Pay as you go: $0.05/call, or 1 call from a Terminal (10,000/month) or Team (50,000/month) API key.

latest_awards input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

list_recompetes

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free preview: largest DoD/DHS contracts expiring through mid-2028 (3 rows; filter by company slug or text). Full list in the Terminal.

list_recompetes input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

list_sectors

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free: DoD/DHS agencies by obligations and top Pentagon R-1/P-1 budget lines (preview).

list_sectors input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {}
}

check_demand_for_xyz

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free (0 credits). Demand for XYZ velocity & market-structure analyzer: pass any capability, commodity, PSC/FSC code, MIL-STD, or weapon system (e.g. "radar", "counter-UAS", "fuel", "4470", "MIL-STD-810H") to get 7d/30d DoD spend velocity, velocity multiple vs baseline, top buying commands, market concentration (Consolidated -> Subcontract Play vs Open -> Direct Bid Play), and counts of open Sell-Now subcontract windows and Sell-Next expiring recompetes.

check_demand_for_xyz input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Capability, commodity, PSC/FSC code, standard, or weapon system query (e.g. radar, counter-UAS, fuel, 4470, MIL-STD-810H)"
    }
  }
}

find_sell_now_opportunities

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Paid ($0.05/call or 1 call from API key). Immediate Sell-Now revenue targets: returns recent $15M+ prime awards with open tier-2/3 subcontracting windows (through 2026-10-23), open SAM.gov/DIU solicitations, and active IDIQ vehicles with unspent ceiling headroom, enriched with trigger_badge, monetize_action, filed_psc, supplier_12m_usd, and contract_dossier_url.

find_sell_now_opportunities input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Keyword, capability, PSC, standard, or company filter"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Agency or branch filter (e.g. Navy, Army, Air Force, DARPA, USCG)"
    },
    "min_usd": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Minimum award or ceiling amount in USD"
    }
  }
}

find_expiring_recompetes

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Paid ($0.05/call or 1 call from API key). Sell-Next recompete radar: returns expiring DoD and DHS incumbent contracts (next 6-18 months) from the $126.8B recompete pipeline with days_to_expiry, burn_pct, incumbent_vulnerability (sole-source vs single-bid vs competed), monetize_action, and 1-click FOIA (Beta) URL.

find_expiring_recompetes input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Keyword, capability, PSC, PIID, or office filter"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Agency or sub-agency filter"
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Incumbent contractor name or slug filter"
    },
    "max_days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Maximum days until contract expiration (default 540)"
    }
  }
}

search_contract_documents

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search AwardTape's Contract Documents & SOW Vault (Section B CLIN pricing schedules, Section C Statements of Work, and FAR 6.303 Sole-Source J&As) and high-priority FOIA triggers by PIID, contractor, agency, or trigger type (recompete_sow, sole_source_ja, idiq_task_order). $0.05/call or 1 call from a plan key.

search_contract_documents input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "piid": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "company": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "trigger": {
      "enum": [
        "recompete_sow",
        "sole_source_ja",
        "idiq_task_order"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

request_contract_sow

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Queue an anonymous public-release records request (FOIA) for a specific defense contract PIID (Section B pricing schedule, Section C Statement of Work, or Sole-Source J&A) through AwardTape so your organization's identity remains confidential. Reviewed by the AwardTape publisher before filing; single requests $99, included requests with paid Terminal (1/month) or Team (5/month).

request_contract_sow input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "piid"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "piid": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "email": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "agency": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "doc_type": {
      "enum": [
        "section_b",
        "section_c_sow",
        "sole_source_ja",
        "task_order_pws"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "contractor": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "callback_url": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

search_procurement_specs

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free: resolve a weapon system, designation, supply class (FSG/FSC/CPV) or defense standard (MIL-STD, NATO STANAG, DEF STAN) to AwardTape's specs catalog with governing standards, buying commands, primes and live 7d/30d contract volume.

search_procurement_specs input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "e.g. MIL-STD-810H, STANAG 4586, FSG 14, AN/TPY-2, Virginia-class"
    },
    "domain": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

get_global_trends

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free: global defense trend snapshot (capability clusters with 7d/30d volume and run-rate, buyer to supplier SPLC flow edges with $ and share, breakouts, key players).

get_global_trends input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "cluster": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

list_allied_and_fms

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Free preview: allied government defense procurement records (UK, EU/NATO, Australia, Canada) and SOUTHCOM summary.

list_allied_and_fms input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  }
}

search_grid_interconnection_queue

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Search US power grid interconnection queues (PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, CAISO, SPP, ISO-NE) and DoD/DOE high-voltage transformer/substation contracts by ISO, substation/POI, developer ($MU, $NEE, $ETR, $GEV), state, or minimum MW capacity. Returns free preview (top 25 rows) or full feed with API key.

search_grid_interconnection_queue input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Keyword, substation, developer, county, state, or trigger"
    },
    "iso": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ISO/RTO filter: PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO, CAISO, SPP, ISO-NE, or DOD-DOE"
    },
    "min_mw": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Minimum capacity in MW (e.g. 100, 300, 500)"
    }
  }
}

screen_supplier_compliance_uflpa_bis

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Screen a supplier, factory, country code, or HTS/FSC code against the U.S. Consolidated Screening List (BIS Entity List, MEU, UVL, State ITAR/AECA Debarred, OFAC NS-CMIC/SDN), DHS UFLPA Entity List, DoD Section 1260H CMC, FDA/CBP Port Import Refusals, and USITC Section 301 tariffs, returning Cleared US & Allied Alternative Primes ($TXN, $ADI, $LHX, $TDY, $MP, $GEV).

screen_supplier_compliance_uflpa_bis input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "q": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Entity name, alias, keyword, or replacement prime"
    },
    "hts": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "HTS or FSC code filter (e.g. 8504, 8542, 5962)"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "List filter: BIS, UFLPA, 1260H, AECA, OFAC, FDA, HTS"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "2-letter country code (e.g. CN, RU, IR, IN)"
    }
  }
}

Prompts

0 advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

0 advertised

No resource definitions available.

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks: 1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency: 1071 ms
95th percentile latency: 1071 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

Nov 1, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC · probe · passed · 1071 ms · metadata changed · 18 tool(s), 0 resource(s), 0 resource template(s), 0 prompt(s)

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.

Claude Code configuration

claude mcp add --transport http awardtape-mcp https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).

Codex configuration

codex mcp add awardtape-mcp --url https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable awardtape-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awardtape-mcp": {
      "url": "https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awardtape-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start awardtape-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "awardtape-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.

Gemini CLI configuration

gemini mcp add --transport http awardtape-mcp https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp

Claude Desktop

Merge this into claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\), then restart Claude Desktop.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awardtape-mcp": {
      "url": "https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.

Windsurf configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awardtape-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://awardtape.com/api/agent/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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