Looking for Advice on Scraping and Finding Leads for U.S. Government Contractors

·May 14, 2026 03:50 PM·

Hey y'all, just joined, happy to be here. Question for you though: does anyone here have experience scraping or finding leads for government contractors in the U.S.?

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Mary
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Yes, main issue here is most people scrape messy lists instead of verified federal data, so leads end up low quality. Better approach is using SAM.gov + USAspending.gov to pull active contractors, then enrich in Clay. From there, you filter by agency/NAICS and find real decision-makers, not just company names. Are you focusing on primes or subcontractors in your outreach? Jeremy
Jeremy
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Mary yeah I know the SAM and USAspending scrapers on Apify, then enrich in Clay. Thats the plan. Subs are the target
Mary
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You’re on the right track with SAM and USAspending into Clay. Where most setups fail is cleaning the data and correctly linking subcontractors to the actual buyers. I can help you tighten that so you get clean, usable leads instead of messy exports. If you want, I can help you set it up. Jeremy

Mary
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Yes, main issue here is most people scrape messy lists instead of verified federal data, so leads end up low quality. Better approach is using SAM.gov + USAspending.gov to pull active contractors, then enrich in Clay. From there, you filter by agency/NAICS and find real decision-makers, not just company names. Are you focusing on primes or subcontractors in your outreach? Jeremy
Jeremy
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Mary yeah I know the SAM and USAspending scrapers on Apify, then enrich in Clay. Thats the plan. Subs are the target
Mary
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You’re on the right track with SAM and USAspending into Clay. Where most setups fail is cleaning the data and correctly linking subcontractors to the actual buyers. I can help you tighten that so you get clean, usable leads instead of messy exports. If you want, I can help you set it up. Jeremy