BidCatch

What you can do with it

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• Connection: Runs in the cloud
• Transport: Streamable HTTP
• Category: Docs, sheets & office work
• You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

You need

• Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

claude mcp add --transport http bidcatch https://bidcatch.co/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bidcatch": {
      "url": "https://bidcatch.co/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "bidcatch": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bidcatch.co/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

• Authorization secret HTTP header
  Bearer — optional; without it you get free bid search (top 5 results). With it: all eight tools, 300 calls/day.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 7, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• search_bids

  Search government bid opportunities (open and past) by keyword, state, and buyer level. Results are relevance-ranked; keyword matches in the title outrank passing mentions in the description.

• get_award_history

  Search federal contract award history — who won what, for how much, and when. Use it to size up incumbents, price work, or find buyers. Requires a BidCatch intel key.

• get_recompete_radar

  List federal contracts nearing expiration — each one a competition about to reopen. Filter by keyword, NAICS code, or state. Requires a BidCatch intel key.

• get_agency_forecast

  List an agency's published procurement forecast — planned contract actions with estimated values and timelines, in the agency's own words. Planning-grade data; entries can be revised or cancelled. Requires a BidCatch intel key.

• get_protest_record

  Search Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decisions — who challenged an award, and whether the referee sustained or denied it. Requires a BidCatch intel key.

• check_exclusions

  Check SAM.gov's exclusion (debarment) list for a company or person — entities the government has barred from receiving federal contracts or subcontracts. Run this before teaming with or subcontracting to anyone: one excluded partner can poison a bid. Match by exact company name o

• find_teaming_partners

  Find who a company teams with on federal contracts — the primes it subcontracts for and the subcontractors under it. Built from prime-reported subcontract records (USAspending/FSRS): real reported relationships, not guesses. Use it before a recompete to map an incumbent's bench,

• search_awards

  Filter federal contract awards by exact fields — recipient, awarding agency, NAICS code, state — instead of keyword search. Includes a single-bid filter for awards that drew exactly one offer. Use this when you know the slice you want; use get_award_history for topic/keyword sear

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 8, 2026

• ! Caution

  Maker matches the repo

  The registry lists no source repo, so we cannot match the publisher (bidcatch.co) to the code

• … Not checked yet

  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• … Not checked yet

  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 182 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 8 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

• More stars than 0% of the other 3538 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 67% of the other 3538 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 38% of the other 3538 servers in this category

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