Search Major Defense Programs

Search_Major_Defense_Programs is the GovTribe dataset search for DoD acquisition programs, including program identity, code/acronym metadata, AI summary text, and acquisition classification fields.

When To Use

Typical questions this tool answers well:

• Which major defense programs match a specific name, code, acronym, or GovTribe ID?

• Which programs are associated with a specific federal agency?

• What program types/pathways/acquisition categories appear for a topic?

• Which federal agencies appear most often across major defense program records?

• What programs are semantically similar to a known program?

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.

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

• 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

• 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 }

• major_defense_program_ids: Include or exclude results by GovTribe IDs.

  • type: array<string>

  • required: no

  • default: n/a

• major_defense_program_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

• 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, code, acronyms, description, defense_program_type, aaf_pathway, acquisition_category, updated_at, federal_agency, federal_contract_awards

Output Contract

• Top-level keys:

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

  • current_page, from, to, last_page, per_page, total: Pagination envelope (per_page > 0).

  • path: GovTribe search URL for this result set.

  • 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

  • code

  • acronyms

  • description

  • defense_program_type

  • aaf_pathway

  • acquisition_category

  • updated_at

  • federal_agency

  • federal_contract_awards

• 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

  • federal_contract_awards

    • resource_type: federal_contract_award

    • tool: Search_Federal_Contract_Awards

    • filter: federal_contract_award_ids

    • nested_keys: govtribe_id, govtribe_type, govtribe_url, name

Usage Patterns

Pattern A: Lookup by GovTribe program ID Tool: Search_Major_Defense_Programs

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 10,
  "major_defense_program_ids": [
    "<MAJOR_DEFENSE_PROGRAM_ID>"
  ],
  "major_defense_program_ids_operator": "in"
}

Pattern B: Programs for a target federal agency Tool: Search_Major_Defense_Programs

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "federal_agency_ids": [
    "9700-A"
  ],
  "federal_agency_ids_operator": "in",
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 10
}

Pattern C: Top agencies by program count (aggregation-only) Tool: Search_Major_Defense_Programs

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "keyword",
  "aggregations": [
    "top_federal_agencies_by_doc_count"
  ],
  "per_page": 0
}

Pattern D: Semantic exploration by mission/capability topic Tool: Search_Major_Defense_Programs

{
  "query": "maritime patrol aircraft and anti-submarine warfare programs",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 10
}

Pattern E: Similar programs from a known source program Tool: Search_Major_Defense_Programs

{
  "query": "",
  "search_mode": "semantic",
  "fields_to_return": [
    "govtribe_id"
  ],
  "similar_filter": {
    "govtribe_type": "dod_acquisition_program",
    "govtribe_id": "334-MDP"
  },
  "page": 1,
  "per_page": 10
}