# Search Federal Contract IDVs `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` returns the middle layer of GovTribe's federal contract hierarchy: vendor-specific IDV awards that sit above task orders and below master vehicles. ## When To Use Typical questions this tool answers well: * Which IDVs match a topic, contract number, agency, vendor, NAICS, PSC, or date range? * Which parent IDVs are tied to a known federal meta opportunity or similar historical item? * Which IDV types (GWAC, FSS, BPA, IDC, BOA, Other Transaction IDV) dominate a segment? * Which IDVs are multiple-award versus single-award, and what are their set-aside or research-phase traits? * Which vehicles, awardees, or transaction contacts appear most often in the matching IDV set? ## Required Reading 1. [Search\_Mode\_And\_Query\_Guide](/user-guide/mcp/guides/search_mode_and_query_guide.md): Required before setting free-text query strings and choosing keyword vs semantic retrieval. 2. [Date\_Filtering\_Guide](/user-guide/mcp/guides/date_filtering_guide.md): Required before setting date window filters. ## 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` * `award_date` * `ceiling_value` * `contract_number` * `federal_contract_vehicle` * `contract_type` * `description` * `extent_competed` * `last_date_to_order` * `legislative_mandate` * `major_program_code` * `multiple_or_single_award` * `name` * `national_interest_action_code` * `pricing_type` * `program_acronym` * `research_type` * `set_aside` * `solicitation_procedures` * `updated_at` * `vendor_sba_cert_8a_expiration_date` * `vendor_sba_cert_8a_joint_venture_expiration_date` * `vendor_sba_cert_hubzone_expiration_date` * `vendor_sba_cert_small_disadvantaged_business_expiration_date` * `awardee` * `blanket_purchase_agreements` * `contracting_federal_agency` * `dod_acquisition_programs` * `funding_federal_agency` * `naics_category` * `originating_federal_meta_opportunity_id` * `originating_federal_contract_opportunity` * `parent_of_awardee` * `place_of_performance` * `price_lists` * `primary_consortia_member` * `psc_category` * `task_orders` * `transaction_contacts` * `vendor_sba_cert_*_expiration_date` row fields are top-level values sourced from the awardee vendor and return ISO 8601 Zulu timestamp strings when present. * `originating_federal_meta_opportunity_id` is a top-level scalar notice-thread identifier on IDV rows. Use its value with `federal_meta_opportunity_ids` when calling `Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities`. * Relationship retrieval map: * `awardee` * `resource_type`: `vendor` * `tool`: `Search_Vendors` * `filter`: `vendor_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `name`, `uei`, `govtribe_url` * `blanket_purchase_agreements` * `resource_type`: `federal_contract_idv` * `tool`: `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` * `filter`: `federal_contract_i_d_v_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `contracting_federal_agency` * `resource_type`: `federal_agency` * `tool`: `Search_Federal_Agencies` * `filter`: `federal_agency_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `dod_acquisition_programs` * `resource_type`: `dod_acquisition_program` * `tool`: `Search_Major_Defense_Programs` * `filter`: `major_defense_program_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `federal_contract_vehicle` * `resource_type`: `federal_contract_vehicle` * `tool`: `Search_Federal_Contract_Vehicles` * `filter`: `federal_contract_vehicle_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `funding_federal_agency` * `resource_type`: `federal_agency` * `tool`: `Search_Federal_Agencies` * `filter`: `federal_agency_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `naics_category` * `resource_type`: `naics_category` * `tool`: `Search_Naics_Categories` * `filter`: `naics_category_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `originating_federal_contract_opportunity` * `resource_type`: `federal_contract_opportunity` * `tool`: `Search_Federal_Contract_Opportunities` * `filter`: `federal_contract_opportunity_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `parent_of_awardee` * `resource_type`: `vendor` * `tool`: `Search_Vendors` * `filter`: `vendor_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `name`, `uei`, `govtribe_url` * `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` * `price_lists` * `resource_type`: `government_file` * `tool`: `Search_Government_Files` * `filter`: `government_file_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `primary_consortia_member` * `resource_type`: `vendor` * `tool`: `Search_Vendors` * `filter`: `vendor_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `name`, `uei`, `govtribe_url` * `psc_category` * `resource_type`: `psc_category` * `tool`: `Search_Psc_Categories` * `filter`: `psc_category_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `task_orders` * `resource_type`: `federal_contract_award` * `tool`: `Search_Federal_Contract_Awards` * `filter`: `federal_contract_award_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `govtribe_url`, `name` * `transaction_contacts` * `resource_type`: `contact` * `tool`: `Search_Contacts` * `filter`: `contact_ids` * `nested_keys`: `govtribe_id`, `govtribe_type`, `name`, `email`, `govtribe_url` ## Usage Patterns Pattern A: IDVs for a topic, restricted to IDIQ contracts. Tool: `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` ```json { "query": "cybersecurity engineering support", "search_mode": "semantic", "fields_to_return": [ "govtribe_id" ], "federal_contract_idv_types": [ "Indefinite Delivery Contract" ], "federal_contract_idv_types_operator": "in", "page": 1, "per_page": 25, "sort": { "key": "awardDate", "direction": "desc" } } ``` Pattern B: IDVs linked to a specific solicitation/opportunity thread. Tool: `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` ```json { "query": "\"W912HQ-24-R-0123\"", "search_mode": "keyword", "fields_to_return": [ "govtribe_id" ], "page": 1, "per_page": 5 } ``` Tool: `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` ```json { "search_mode": "keyword", "fields_to_return": [ "govtribe_id" ], "federal_meta_opportunity_ids": [ "" ], "federal_meta_opportunity_ids_operator": "in", "page": 1, "per_page": 25, "sort": { "key": "awardDate", "direction": "desc" } } ``` Pattern C: Agency-level IDV leaderboards (aggregations only). Tool: `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` ```json { "search_mode": "keyword", "funding_federal_agency_ids": [ "" ], "funding_federal_agency_ids_operator": "in", "aggregations": [ "top_awardees_by_doc_count", "top_vehicles_by_doc_count", "top_set_aside_types_by_doc_count" ], "per_page": 0 } ``` Pattern D: Similar IDVs to a known IDV. Tool: `Search_Federal_Contract_IDVs` ```json { "search_mode": "semantic", "fields_to_return": [ "govtribe_id" ], "similar_filter": { "govtribe_type": "federal_contract_idv", "govtribe_id": "" }, "page": 1, "per_page": 20 } ``` Pattern E: Find BOA IDVs for a vendor, then pivot to child task orders. 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