MacTech Federal Market
SAM.gov contract opportunities and entity lookup (BYOK) plus USASpending federal award data.
What it can do
What data it sees
Do you need an account
No: the server works without sign-in
SAM.gov contract opportunities and entity lookup (BYOK) plus USASpending federal award data.
How to connect
How to connect MacTech Federal Market to Claude
The server address to paste into Claude settings:
https://www.mactechsolutionsllc.com/api/mcp/market
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
- Go to Settings → Connectors.
- Click Add custom connector.
- Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.
Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.
Authorization
After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.
How to connect MacTech Federal Market to ChatGPT
The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:
https://www.mactechsolutionsllc.com/api/mcp/market
- Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
- Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
- Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
- Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
- Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
- In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.
OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.
Authorization
On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.
How to connect MacTech Federal Market to Cursor
The server address to paste into Cursor settings:
https://www.mactechsolutionsllc.com/api/mcp/market
Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.
Manually:
- In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
- Paste the JSON copied below into
~/.cursor/mcp.json(per project:.cursor/mcp.jsonin the repo root). - Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.
Authorization
If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.
Server tool list (7)
Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.
| search_opportunities | Search active federal contract opportunities on SAM.gov: solicitations, presolicitations, sources sought, RFIs, and award notices - filterable by keywords, NAICS, set-aside (SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, small business), notice type, agency, and posted-date range (max 1 year). Call this when the user wants to find federal bidding opportunities or market intelligence on what agencies are buying. Uses a shared daily budget unless the caller supplies their own free SAM.gov key. |
| lookup_entity | Look up a federal contractor registration in SAM.gov by Unique Entity ID (UEI) or legal business name: registration status, CAGE code, physical address, business types (SDVOSB, 8(a), HUBZone, etc.), and NAICS codes. Call this to vet a teaming partner, check a competitor, or confirm an entity is award-eligible. Public registration sections only. |
| search_awards | Search actual federal contract awards on USAspending.gov - who won what, from which agency, for how much. Filter by keywords, NAICS, PSC, recipient name, agency, date range, and award amount. Keyless and unlimited. Call this for competitive intelligence ("who holds contracts in this space"), incumbent research, or agency spending patterns. |
| get_award | Get full detail for one federal award from USAspending.gov by its generated award id (from search_awards results, e.g. "CONT_AWD_...") - description, obligations, period of performance, awarding/funding agencies, recipient, and place of performance. Keyless. |
| find_agency | Resolve a federal agency name fragment to its official awarding-agency names (toptier and subtier) as USAspending knows them - use before search_awards or spending_by_category when unsure of the exact agency name. Keyless. |
| find_naics | Resolve an industry description to NAICS codes (or look up what a NAICS code means). Use before search_opportunities/search_awards to get the right code. Keyless. |
| spending_by_category | Aggregate federal contract spending by NAICS, PSC, recipient, or awarding agency over a date range, optionally filtered by keywords/NAICS/agency - market sizing in one call ("top contractors in NAICS 541512 last year", "which agencies buy the most cybersecurity"). Keyless. |