Look up the official FPDS description for a procurement reference code, or list a whole domain. Domains: set_aside, extent_competed, award_type, solicitation_procedure, competition. Use this BEFORE filtering or reporting on any code — e.g. set_aside 8A is '8(a) Competed' while 8AN is '8(a) Sole Source'. Static lookup: no API key, no network.

Get federal awards data for a specific agency and fiscal year. Returns award counts, obligations, and top awards.

Get spending breakdown by award category (contracts, grants, loans, etc.) for an agency and fiscal year.

Get budgetary resources and obligations for an agency in a fiscal year.

Search for federal awards by recipient name, with optional filters for time period and amount ranges. Great for investigating specific companies or organizations.

Get the full FPDS record for a single award from USASpending — the verification primitive: type_set_aside with description, extent_competed, number_of_offers_received, and other_than_full_and_open competition authority. Use it to confirm that a filtered search actually returned what it claimed before a number goes in a memo. Accepts a USASpending generated award ID (CONT_AWD_..., the contract_id Tango returns) or a bare PIID (resolved via award search first).

Aggregate federal contract awards from USASpending without pulling rows: group by awarding_agency, awarding_subagency, recipient, naics, psc, month, or set_aside, with metric 'obligations' (dollars) or 'count' (prime awards). This is the tool for questions like 'how many 8(a) sole source awards per agency in Aug-Sep 2025'. Counts state their unit and the date filter states its date_type. group_by=set_aside issues one upstream query per code (~4s each due to rate pacing); metric 'count' is supported for group_by set_aside only (USASpending exposes counts per filter, not per category).