Highergov
US government contract intelligence platform for agencies, contracts, grants, contract vehicles, opportunities, and document metadata.
Covers govcon researchers that pull federal contracts and grants, list contract vehicles and agencies, and retrieve linked opportunity documents.
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Example Use Cases
These are example ways Snow can use Highergov when building apps with you. This list is meant to show examples, not document every possible capability. Connecting an account does not make Snow run these automatically on its own.
Retrieves government agency information from the HigherGov database with pagination support. Use this tool to: - List all federal agencies with details like name, abbreviation, type, and hierarchy - Search for a specific agency by its unique agency_key identifier - Navigate through paginated results of agencies (28,000+ agencies available) The response includes agency hierarchy levels (level_1 through level_7) showing parent-child relationships between agencies, along with pagination metadata for browsing through results.
Retrieve federal multi-award contract vehicles from HigherGov. Contract vehicles are pre-established contracting mechanisms that streamline procurement. Use this to list available vehicles with optional filtering by vehicle key and sorting by award date. Supports pagination with up to 100 records per page. Updated ad hoc as new awards are made.
Retrieve federal government contract data from HigherGov. Returns paginated list of contracts with details including awardees, agencies, amounts, dates, NAICS/PSC codes, and performance information. Supports filtering by date, search criteria, award ID, awardee, agency, industry codes, and more. Data updates daily by 2am for two days prior.
Retrieve document metadata and download URLs for files associated with government opportunities, contracts, and grants from HigherGov. When to use: After calling Get Opportunities, Get Contracts, or Get Grants, use this tool to fetch the actual documents (RFPs, amendments, attachments, etc.) associated with those records. How to use: 1. First call Get Opportunities, Get Contracts, or Get Grants 2. Extract the 'document_path' field from the response 3. Parse the 'related_key' parameter from that document_path URL 4. Pass that related_key to this tool to retrieve the documents Important notes: - Download URLs expire after 60 minutes; retrieve new URLs by calling this endpoint again - Some opportunities/contracts/grants may have no associated documents (returns empty results) - Results are paginated; use page and page_size parameters for large document sets
Tool to fetch historical data on grants from the HigherGov API. REQUIRED: At least one filter parameter (award_id or last_modified_date) must be provided. Use cases: - Retrieve history for a specific grant by award_id - Retrieve grants modified since a specific date using last_modified_date - Paginate through results using page and page_size parameters
Retrieve government grant and contract opportunities from HigherGov. Returns Federal contracts, SLED (State/Local) opportunities, grants, and SBIR opportunities with comprehensive details including agency info, dates, contacts, and award estimates. Use this when you need to: - Find government opportunities by date (posted_date or captured_date recommended) - Search for opportunities with specific keywords - Filter opportunities by agency, status, or other criteria - Get detailed opportunity information including contact details and documents REQUIRED: Must provide at least one filter (posted_date, captured_date, search_id, source_id, agency_key, opp_key, or version_key). For best results, use posted_date or captured_date with optional keyword filtering.
Tool to retrieve information on grant programs. Use when you need to list available grant programs with pagination.
Retrieve NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes with detailed descriptions. Returns a paginated list of NAICS codes that can be filtered by code prefix and sorted. Useful for finding industry classifications, understanding NAICS hierarchies, and identifying relevant codes for business categorization.
Retrieve historical opportunity data from HigherGov with pagination support. This tool requires at least one identifying filter (captured_date, opp_key, version_key, search_id, posted_date, source_id, or agency_key). Most commonly used with captured_date to get all opportunities from a specific date, optionally filtered by source_type ('sam' or 'sled'). Returns paginated results with comprehensive opportunity details including title, description, agency, dates, contact information, and links to documents.
Retrieves contact information for federal and state/local government personnel from HigherGov. Returns detailed contact records including names, titles, emails, phone numbers, and affiliated agencies. Data is updated in real-time. Use this to find government contacts, especially when you have an email address or need to browse through personnel listings. Common use cases: - Find contact details for a specific government employee by email - Browse government personnel with pagination - Get the most recently updated contacts using ordering