Awards are contracts that the federal government has already awarded to a company. The procurement cycle for these contracts is complete. Award data is sourced from USAspending.gov.
Use the Awards module to:
- Research which companies are winning contracts in your industry
- Identify contracts approaching expiration for re-compete opportunities
- Analyze award distribution by agency, NAICS code, set-aside type, and fiscal year
- Build competitive intelligence on specific organizations
Awards vs. Opportunities vs. Forecasts: Awards are completed procurements. Opportunities are active solicitations currently posted on SAM.gov or eBuy. Forecasts are planned future procurements not yet solicited. The typical lifecycle is: Forecast → Opportunity → Award.
Browsing and filtering awards
- Click Awards in the sidebar. The awards table loads with all indexed awarded contracts.
- Use the filter controls at the top of the table to narrow results.
| Filter | Description |
|---|
| Agency | The government agency that issued the award. |
| NAICS Code | The industry classification of the awarded contract. |
| Date range | Filter by award date, start date, or expiration date. |
- The table updates immediately after selecting filters.
- To clear filters, click the X on each filter tag or use the reset button.
Viewing award details
- In the awards table, click on any award row.
- The detail page displays the following fields:
| Field | Description |
|---|
| Award ID | The unique identifier for this contract award. |
| Agency | The government agency that issued the award. Clickable — links to agency-filtered results. |
| NAICS Code | The industry classification code for this contract. |
| Award Date | The date the contract was awarded. |
| Start Date | The date contract performance begins. |
| End Date | The date contract performance ends. |
| Expiration Date | The date the contract expires. Used to identify re-compete timing. |
| Contract Value | The total dollar value of the award. |
| Recipient | The company that won the contract. Clickable — links to the Entity profile. |
Favoriting awards
- In the awards table, click the bookmark icon on any award row. The icon changes to indicate the award has been saved.
- To view saved awards, navigate to the Favorite Contracts page within the Awards section.
- Click any bookmarked award to open its full detail page.
Expiring contracts
The Expiring Contracts page shows awards approaching their contract expiration date for the current month. Expiring contracts are re-compete opportunities — when a contract expires, the government typically re-solicits the work.
How to get there: Awards → Expiring Contracts
- Navigate to Expiring Contracts within the Awards section.
- The page displays all awards expiring in the current month.
- Use the filter controls to narrow results by agency, NAICS code, or contract type.
- Click any expiring contract to view its full award detail page.
Award analytics
Analytics provides a visual summary of award activity for a selected fiscal year.
How to get there: Awards → Analytics
- Navigate to Analytics within the Awards section.
- The page defaults to the most recent fiscal year. Use the fiscal year selector to switch between years.
- The summary metrics at the top show:
| Metric | Description |
|---|
| Total Awards Count | Number of awards issued in the selected fiscal year. |
| Total Value | Combined dollar value of all awards in the selected fiscal year. |
| Unique Recipients | Number of distinct companies that received awards. |
- The Top NAICS Codes chart shows which industry sectors received the most awards.
- The Set-Aside Distribution chart shows the proportion of awards by set-aside type: No Set-Aside, Small Business Set-Aside, 8(a), HUBZone, and others.
- The Top Awards by Value table lists the highest-value contracts. Click the sort toggle to switch between ascending and descending order.
- Every award in the table is clickable. Every entity (company) name is also clickable and links to that organization’s Entity profile.
Entities
Entities are the companies and organizations that receive federal awards. Every award is linked to the entity that won it.
Viewing an entity profile
- From any award detail page, click the recipient name link.
- The entity profile shows:
- Total number of awards the organization has received
- Total combined dollar value of all their awards
- Recent Awards — the entity’s most recent contract awards in chronological order (each is clickable)
- Activity charts showing contracting trends over time
- Top Agencies — which agencies award the most to this entity
- Top Recipients — competitive context showing similar organizations
Searching for entities
- Navigate to the Entity Search page within the Awards section.
- Type a company or organization name into the search bar.
- Results update as you type. Click any entity name to open their full profile.
AI Chat for awards
The AI Chat lets you query the awards database in plain English instead of filtering tables manually.
How to get there: Awards → AI Chat
- Open AI Chat from within the Awards section.
- Type a question in the text input and press Enter.
- The AI queries the database and returns the answer. You can ask follow-up questions in the same conversation.
Example questions:
| Question | What it returns |
|---|
| ”Show me all awards for Adept Engineering Solutions.” | All awards where the recipient matches that name. |
| ”What are the most recent awards from the Department of Defense?” | DoD awards sorted by date. |
| ”Which companies received the most awards under NAICS code 541511?” | Ranked list of recipients for that NAICS code. |
| ”What is the total value of all awards in fiscal year 2024?” | Aggregated dollar value. |
| ”Give me the highest-valued award and tell me which agency issued it.” | Single award with agency detail. |
Projects
Projects let you create focused research workspaces with a specific instruction and optional file uploads. Every chat created inside a project is scoped to that instruction. The AI only answers within the context you defined.
How to get there: Awards → Projects
Creating a project
- Navigate to Projects within the Awards section.
- Click Create New Project.
- Enter a Project Name (for example, “Department of Agriculture IT Awards”).
- Write an Instruction that tells the AI what to focus on (for example, “Only focus on the Department of Agriculture” or “Analyze IT service contracts above $1M”).
- Optionally, upload supporting files. Supported formats: PDF, CSV, Excel (XLSX/XLS), Word (DOC/DOCX), TXT. These files become part of the AI’s context for all chats in this project.
- Click Save.
Using a project
- Open a saved project from the Projects list.
- Click New Chat to start a conversation thread.
- Type any question. The AI answers based only on the instruction you set and the files you uploaded.
- You can create multiple chat threads inside the same project. Each thread shares the same instruction and file context but maintains its own conversation history.
Research
Research lets you schedule an AI query to run automatically on a recurring basis. Each run’s results are saved so you can compare them over time.
How to get there: Awards → Research
Scheduling a research query
- In the AI Chat within Awards, type the question you want to schedule (for example, “What are the latest awards for cloud computing services?”).
- Click Schedule Research.
- Choose a frequency: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly.
- Enter a descriptive name (for example, “Cloud Awards Monthly Report”).
- Click Save.
Viewing research results
- Navigate to the Research page within Awards.
- Your scheduled research items are listed with their names and frequencies.
- Click any item to expand it. Results are organized by execution date.
- Compare results across dates to identify trends.
- Click the download button to export results as Word, Excel, or CSV.
Parent topic: Kontratar v2.0 Documentation 