Search Federal Forecasts

Search_Federal_Forecasts retrieves GovTribe federal forecast records for planned federal requirements, including timing, estimated value range, set-aside posture, and point-of-contact context.

When To Use

• Which forecasted requirements match a topic, agency, NAICS, geography, or time window?

• Which forecasts are expected to release soon (estimated_solicitation_release_date)?

• Which recompetes or new requirements exist for a target agency portfolio?

• Which forecast set-asides are most common in the current filtered market?

• Which forecast records are similar to a known forecast/opportunity/award entity?

Required Reading

1. Search_Query_Guide: Required before setting free-text query strings when search_mode is used.

2. Search_Mode_Guide: Required before choosing keyword vs semantic retrieval.

3. Date_Filtering_Guide: Required before setting date window filters.

4. Location_Filtering_Guide: Required before setting location filters.

Input Contract

• query: Free-text query string. See Required Reading: Search_Query_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• page: 1-based page index.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 1

• per_page: Rows per page.

  • type: null|number

  • required: no

  • default: 10

• search_mode: Query interpretation mode. See Required Reading: Search_Mode_Guide.

  • type: string

  • required: no

  • default: keyword

  • options: keyword, semantic

• anticipated_award_start_date_range: Filter by the anticipated award start date. See Required Reading: Date_Filtering_Guide.

  • type: object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { from?: null|string, to?: null|string }

• estimated_solicitation_release_date_range: Filter by the estimated solicitation release date. See Required Reading: Date_Filtering_Guide.

  • type: object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { from?: null|string, to?: null|string }

• federal_agency_ids: Filter by federal agencies. Use GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• federal_agency_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Federal Agency GovTribe IDs.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• naics_category_ids: Filter by NAICS categories. Use GovTribe IDs or NAICS codes.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• naics_category_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for NAICS Category IDs (GovTribe or NAICS code).

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• place_of_performance_ids: Filter by place of performance. Use GovTribe location IDs or location text for countries, cities/localities, ZIP or postal codes, states/territories, or counties; matching is US-biased for ambiguous names. See Required Reading: Location_Filtering_Guide.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• place_of_performance_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Place of Performance IDs or Locations.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• contact_ids: Filter by points of contact. Use GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• contact_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Contact GovTribe IDs.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• set_aside_types: Filter by the set-aside designations for small businesses.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: 8(a) Sole Source, Buy Indian, Competitive 8(a), Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business Sole Source, HUBZone Sole Source, No Set-Aside Used, Partial Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Total Small Business, Veteran Sole Source, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business Sole Source, Woman-Owned Small Business

• set_aside_types_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Set-Aside Types.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• forecast_type: Filter by the type of federal forecast.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: New Requirement, Recompete, Exercise of Option

• forecast_type_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for Forecast Type.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• similar_filter: Find similar to the provided govtribe_type + govtribe_id.

  • type: null|object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { govtribe_type: string, govtribe_id: string }

• federal_forecast_ids: Include or exclude results by GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• federal_forecast_ids_operator: Choose whether to include or exclude values for GovTribe IDs.

  • type: null|string

  • required: no

  • default: in

  • options: in, not_in

• aggregations: Aggregation keys to compute.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: top_federal_agencies_by_doc_count, top_set_aside_types_by_doc_count, top_naics_codes_by_doc_count, top_contacts_by_doc_count

• sort: Sort configuration.

  • type: object

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • shape: { key?: null|string, direction?: null|string }

  • options: key: anticipated_award_start_date, anticipated_award_end_date, estimated_solicitation_release_date, timestamp, _score; direction: asc, desc

• fields_to_return: Optional field list for row payloads. If omitted and per_page > 0, rows default to govtribe_id. For per_page: 0 aggregation/meta calls, this field may be omitted. Specify fields_to_return whenever the user asks for fields beyond govtribe_id, and prefer omitting it in pure aggregation workflows.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

  • options: govtribe_id, govtribe_ai_summary, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name, forecast_type, set_aside, estimated_solicitation_release_date, estimated_award_start_date, estimated_award_value, descriptions, updated_at, federal_agency, place_of_performance, points_of_contact

Output Contract

• Top-level keys:

  • current_page: Current page number when per_page > 0.

  • data: Array of result rows when per_page > 0.

  • from: First row position in the current page.

  • last_page: Last page number for current filters.

  • path: GovTribe search URL for this result set.

  • per_page: Applied page size.

  • to: Last row position in the current page.

  • total: Total matched row count for current query filters.

  • contains: Dataset label for the returned result set.

  • search_results_id_can_generate_saved_search: Saved-search eligibility flag.

  • search_results_id: Server-side search result identifier.

  • view_search_results_url: URL to open this exact result set.

  • aggregations: Aggregation payload keyed by requested aggregation names when requested.

• Row keys:

  • govtribe_id

  • govtribe_ai_summary

  • govtribe_type

  • govtribe_url

  • name

  • forecast_type

  • set_aside

  • estimated_solicitation_release_date

  • estimated_award_start_date

  • estimated_award_value

  • descriptions

  • updated_at

  • federal_agency

  • place_of_performance

  • points_of_contact

• Relationship retrieval map:

  • federal_agency

    • resource_type: federal_agency

    • tool: Search_Federal_Agencies

    • filter: federal_agency_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

  • place_of_performance

    • resource_type: location

    • tool: n/a

    • filter: n/a

    • fallback: No direct Search_* tool returns this resource class; use parent dataset filters and parent IDs.

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

  • points_of_contact

    • resource_type: contact

    • tool: Search_Contacts

    • filter: contact_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, name, email, govtribe_url

Usage Patterns

Pattern A: Aggregations-only market shape for a forecast segment. Tool: Search_Federal_Forecasts

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "aggregations": [
    "top_federal_agencies_by_doc_count",
    "top_set_aside_types_by_doc_count",
    "top_naics_codes_by_doc_count"
  ],
  "anticipated_award_start_date_range": {
    "from": "now/d",
    "to": "now+365d/d"
  },
  "estimated_solicitation_release_date_range": {
    "from": "now-90d/d",
    "to": "now+365d/d"
  },
  "sort": {
    "key": "_score",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "per_page": 0
}

Pattern B: Upcoming releases for a specific agency and NAICS area. Tool: Search_Federal_Forecasts

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "estimated_solicitation_release_date_range": {
    "from": "now/d",
    "to": "now+180d/d"
  },
  "federal_agency_ids": [
    "<FEDERAL_AGENCY_ID>"
  ],
  "forecast_type": [
    "Recompete",
    "New Requirement"
  ],
  "naics_category_ids": [
    "<NAICS_ID_OR_CODE>"
  ],
  "sort": {
    "key": "estimated_solicitation_release_date",
    "direction": "asc"
  },
  "per_page": 25
}

Pattern C: Semantic mission discovery seeded by a known entity. Tool: Search_Federal_Forecasts

{
  "query": "zero trust network modernization for civilian agencies",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "similar_filter": {
    "govtribe_type": "federal_forecast",
    "govtribe_id": "<FORECAST_ID>"
  },
  "sort": {
    "key": "_score",
    "direction": "desc"
  },
  "per_page": 10
}

Pattern D: Exclude known forecasts while monitoring new recompetes. Tool: Search_Federal_Forecasts

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "estimated_solicitation_release_date_range": {
    "from": "now/d",
    "to": "now+365d/d"
  },
  "federal_agency_ids": [
    "<FEDERAL_AGENCY_ID>"
  ],
  "forecast_type": [
    "Recompete"
  ],
  "sort": {
    "key": "anticipated_award_start_date",
    "direction": "asc"
  },
  "per_page": 20,
  "federal_forecast_ids": [
    "<KNOWN_FORECAST_ID_1>",
    "<KNOWN_FORECAST_ID_2>"
  ],
  "federal_forecast_ids_operator": "not_in"
}