# Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fai.awardcast%2Ffederal-contracts
Registry id: `mcp-registry/ai.awardcast/federal-contracts`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T02:06:23.381Z)

## Verdict

Awardcast Federal Contracts MCP server answered 99.74% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 22% of MCP servers, with 1028 ms median handshake and 30 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (90/100) across 8 tools, costing an agent about 1,483 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 99.74% | 22% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 1028 ms | 19% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3608 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 5,003 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 30 | — |
| Median recovery | 6 min | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 90/100 (A) | 69% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 8 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~1,483 tokens | 59% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awardcast-federal-contracts-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://awardcast.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http awardcast-federal-contracts-mcp-server https://awardcast.ai/mcp
```

## Tools (8)

- `agency_profile`: Buying profile of a US federal agency: how many contracts it awards, how much it obligates, what share is competed, the typical price per NAICS category, its la
- `contractor_profile`: Federal award history of a contractor: how many contracts it has won, total obligated, median win value, which agencies it sells to, its recent awards, and its 
- `fetch`: Open the full record behind an id returned by search: an agency profile with price by category and its top winners, a contractor's award history, or a solicitat
- `open_solicitations`: US federal solicitations OPEN right now, from SAM.gov, each with the buying agency, the NAICS code and the place of performance. Call this when the user asks wh
- `price_band`: Historical closing-price range for an agency and NAICS category pair: the 10th percentile, median and 90th percentile of contracts already awarded, plus the ave
- `search`: Search AwardCast's US federal contracting record: buying agencies, federal contractors, and solicitations open right now. Call this first for any question about
- `track_record`: Accuracy scorecard for AwardCast's forecasts, scored against the real contract value once FPDS publishes it. Call this when the user asks whether the forecasts 
- `upcoming_recompetes`: US federal contracts nearing expiry that are likely to be recompeted, i.e. opportunities BEFORE they become a published solicitation. Each carries the incumbent

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.