# How do I get the contracting officer contact for a federal solicitation? Contracting officer and contract specialist names, emails and phone numbers are printed in the point-of-contact section of most SAM.gov notices. The official Opportunities API returns them; here /opportunities/{notice_id} returns them as printed on the Pro and Scale plans. Use them for questions about that notice, within the deadline the notice sets. Of the 74,420 notices loaded on 15 Nov 2026, 73,630 include at least one contact.Checked on 2026-11-15.Official source: [open.gsa.gov Get Opportunities API](https://open.gsa.gov/api/get-opportunities-public-api/) | Notices with contacts | 73,630 | | --- | --- | | Notices loaded | 74,420 | | Plan here | Pro and Scale | | Official API | Includes point of contact | ## The answer in detail Of the 74,420 notices loaded on 15 Nov 2026, 73,630 include at least one contact. Most list a primary and a secondary contact; the office address is separate.Solicitations often say how and until when questions are accepted, and some forbid contact outside that channel. Contacts in notices are for that acquisition, not for general sales outreach; agencies' small business offices (OSDBU) are the route for capability briefings.Building a contact list across notices is possible but ages fast: specialists move between offices. Always take the contact from the current notice. ## How the options compare | Option | Price | Access and limits | Coverage and history | Best for | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [SAM.gov APIs (official)](https://open.gsa.gov/api/entity-api/) | Free | 10 requests a day with no SAM.gov role, 1,000 with a role or a non-federal system account; keys expire every 90 days | The live, authoritative record: entities, opportunities, exclusions, contract awards, hierarchy, subawards | Anyone who needs the official record itself, at low volume | 2026-11-12 | | [GovCon API (govconapi.com)](https://govconapi.com/pricing) | Developer $19/mo, Pro $39/mo; 14-day trial | 1,000 requests an hour (50 a minute burst); trial 50 a day | 12,265,150 contracts and 758,552 opportunities from FY2025; 904,090 entities, monthly | Developers who want the lowest entry price and FY2025+ history | 2026-11-15 | | [samgovapi.io](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) | Free (100 credits a month, no card); Developer $49/mo, Pro $149/mo, Scale $499/mo | 20 to 180 requests a minute by plan, no daily cap; REST, MCP and keyless MCP search | 881,370 entities (1 Nov 2026 extract), 74,420 notices, 169,191 exclusions, 114,954 awards since 1 Oct 2026 | Developers and AI agents who want entities, bids and exclusions joined in one API | 2026-11-15 | ## Where samgovapi.io is the weaker choice - Contacts are a Pro plan feature here (149 dollars a month); GovCon API includes them on its 39 dollar Pro plan, and the official API is free. - Opportunities load nightly from SAM.gov's Contract Opportunities file, so a notice posted this morning appears tomorrow; SAM.gov has it at once. ## Try it On Pro or Scale the notice record includes contacts as printed; on other plans the field is left out. ``` const url = new URL("https://samgovapi.io/api/v1/opportunities/{notice_id}"); const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.SAMGOVAPI_API_KEY}` } }); const { data, meta } = await res.json(); console.log(meta.as_of, meta.credits_charged, data); ``` ## Questions Can I email a contracting officer before a solicitation is out?For sources sought and presolicitations, the notice usually invites responses; otherwise use the agency small business office.Are these contacts public?Yes, they are printed in public notices on SAM.gov. ## Related - [Opportunity search](https://samgovapi.io/opportunity-search) - [Pricing](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) - [API docs](https://samgovapi.io/docs) - [Pricing](https://samgovapi.io/pricing) - [Answers](https://samgovapi.io/answers)Updated 2026-11-15. Sources checked 2026-11-15.Independent. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by GSA, SAM.gov or any U.S. government agency. Registering in SAM.gov is free at sam.gov.

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