The federal contract data provider you build on

Two ways to consume the layer

What’s in the signal layer

Why not just pull the raw sources?

USASpending, FPDS, and SAM.gov are the federal system of record — but they ship raw rows you have to wrangle and reconcile before they’re useful, and they don’t cover SLED at all. SCOUT treats all of it as core contract data — federal records plus tens of thousands of SLED sources — and layers on the broader market context that turns records into decision-ready signals: recompete outlook, teaming networks, company trajectory, and relevance to your firm. Federal award figures still reconstruct from the public source. You ship features instead of maintaining a data-engineering backlog.

Frequently asked questions

Can I access SCOUT's federal contract data programmatically?

Yes. SCOUT exposes its federal and SLED intelligence over the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for AI clients, and over an API key (keys begin with prfp_) for code and tool orchestration. Both surface the same signal layer: opportunity discovery, award history, recompete pipeline, company profiles, and market intelligence.

How is this different from pulling USASpending or SAM.gov directly?

Those are single federal feeds of raw records — and they don't cover SLED at all. SCOUT treats the public record (USASpending, FPDS, SAM.gov) and tens of thousands of state, local, and education (SLED) sources as core contract data, then layers on the broader market context we've gathered to turn it into decision-ready signals: recompete outlook and 24-month walls, teaming networks, company trajectory, and relevance to your firm. You get finished intelligence instead of raw rows to reconcile — and federal award figures still trace back to the public source.

What can I build with SCOUT data?

Teams embed SCOUT signals into BD workflows, capture tooling, AI copilots, dashboards, and company-profile experiences — anywhere a federal contract intelligence layer adds value. The signal set includes award history and obligations, recompete outlook, agency and industry market intelligence, set-aside and vehicle context, and 35,000+ company profiles.

Is the data traceable and defensible?

Yes — and it's more than an extract. SCOUT is a full federal + SLED intelligence layer built from USASpending, FPDS, and SAM.gov plus tens of thousands of SLED sources and broader market intelligence. Where it reports federal award and obligation figures, those reconstruct from the public record under an explicit floor, basis, and window — the traceability teams need to build decisions on the data.