Firecrawl Alexandria

BidNet Direct

BidNet Direct (www.bidnetdirect.com), the US government bid portal of BidNet / mdf commerce: public solicitation search (keywords, state, NAICS-sector category, content group, publish window, sort, 25 rows per page) over open and closed bids, solicitation and statewide-notice detail pages (full public notice for closed BidNet-hosted solicitations including NIGP or NAICS categories; open bids expose only title, location and dates because the rest is shown to registered members only), the location and category directories with live open-bid counts, and the first page of a purchasing group's participating agencies. Documents, plan-holder lists and member-only fields require a free vendor account and are not covered.

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BidNet Direct
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1Request
number

NAICS-sector category id from `list_categories` (Construction 320204, Utilities 320179).

string

Restrict to bids published by BidNet member agencies, aggregated state & local notices, or federal notices.

string

Free-text keywords matched against the notice title and description.

number

State / territory id from `list_locations` (Colorado 49, California 43, Alabama 19).

string

sort_by

string

Uppercase only; the site answers HTTP 400 to lowercase values.

5 credits
Codefollows the fields above
const result = await firecrawl.scrape({
  alexandria: {
    provider: "bidnetdirect-com",
    capability: "public-tenders/search_solicitations",
    options: {
      category_id: 320204,
      keywords: "water",
      location_id: 49,
      sort_by: "closingDate",
      sort_direction: "ASC",
    },
  },
});
2Response example

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count
25
keywords
water
next_page
2
observed_at_ms
1791632029124
page
1
page_count
2
source_url
https://www.bidnetdirect.com/public/solicitations/open?keywords=water&location=49&category=320204&sortBy=closingDate&sortDirection=ASC&pageNumber=1
status
open
total_results
37
closing_datedetail_urlgroupidinternal_idkindlocationpublication_datestate_slugtime_remainingtitle
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Water-Treatment-Plant-Lab-Admin-Expansion/0000435555?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004355559622249960solicitationColoradocolorado3 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Hwy-105-Utility-Relocation-Phase-B/0000437202?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004372029691842203solicitationColoradocolorado3 day(s) leftHwy 105 Utility Relocation - Phase B
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Rifle-2026-WATER-SYSTEM-IMPROVEMENTS/0000435436?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004354369618672911solicitationColoradocolorado3 day(s) leftRifle 2026 WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/ON-CALL-GENERAL-CIVIL-CONSTRUCTION-AND-PIPELINE-MAINTENANCE-SERVICES/0000437028?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004370289682057360solicitationColoradocolorado4 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Utility-Prequalification-QC-Water-Infrastructure-School-of-Mines/0000438818?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004388189770141758solicitationColoradocolorado5 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Notice-of-Final-Settlement-HEI-CIVIL-York-St-Phase-II-78th_88th/0000438254?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004382549739343164solicitationColoradocolorado5 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Macanta-Regional-Park-Trail-Construction/0000437623?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004376239709653707solicitationColoradocolorado6 day(s) leftMacanta Regional Park Trail Construction
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Annual-Waterline-Replacements-Project/0000437185?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004371859691710301solicitationColoradocolorado6 day(s) leftAnnual Waterline Replacements Project
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Lafayette-Sidewalks-Project/0000437675?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004376759710540609solicitationColoradocolorado6 day(s) leftLafayette Sidewalks Project
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/NOTICE-OF-FINAL-SETTLEMENT-Purcell-Transmission-Main/0000438461?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004384619752845506solicitationColoradocolorado6 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/T-Bone-Ranch-Detention-Pond-Improvements/0000437663?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004376639707689423solicitationColoradocolorado9 day(s) leftT-Bone Ranch Detention Pond Improvements
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/ON-CALL-AQUATICS-GENERAL-MAINTENANCE/0000438756?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004387569766055003solicitationColoradocolorado9 day(s) leftON-CALL AQUATICS GENERAL MAINTENANCE
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/IDRC-Phase-III-Chilled-Water-Connection-Rebid/0000436399?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004363999660892560solicitationColoradocolorado10 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Storm-Inlet-Repairs-Replacement/0000438371?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004383719745644563solicitationColoradocolorado12 day(s) leftStorm Inlet Repairs & Replacement
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/City-of-Aurora-2026-Contractor-Education-and-Networking-Summit/0000437816?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004378169719528260solicitationColoradocolorado12 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/statewide/2026-B-117-Spring-Creek-Road-Bridge-Replacement/444180100014?origin=0&target=viewState & Local Bids444180100014444180100014noticeColoradocolorado12 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/City-Admin-Building-CAB-Building-Automation-System-BAS-Modernization/0000437173?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004371739688430956solicitationColoradocolorado13 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/statewide/Y-HAVO-326181-Rehabilitate-Rainshed-Water-Treatment/2718282197?origin=0&target=viewFederal Bids27182821972718282197noticeColoradocolorado13 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Idaho-Creek-II-Line-Extension-PHASE-I/0000437518?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004375189705680410solicitationColoradocolorado17 day(s) leftIdaho Creek II Line Extension - PHASE I
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/statewide/Shingled-Roof-Replacements/444188056058?origin=0&target=viewState & Local Bids444188056058444188056058noticeColoradocolorado17 day(s) leftShingled Roof Replacements
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Farr-Neighborhood-Phase-1d-Service-Connections-Construction/0000439396?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004393969798381353solicitationColoradocolorado17 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Lake-Loveland-Inlet-Tower-Rehabilitation-Project/0000439432?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004394329799961602solicitationColoradocolorado17 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Farr-Neighborhood-Phase-2-Property-Inspection-Work-Plan-Development/0000439274?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004392749792039360solicitationColoradocolorado18 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Baseline-Water-Treatment-Plant-Pretreatment-Train-No-1-Replacement/0000439587?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004395879806146159solicitationColoradocolorado19 day(s) left
bidnetdirect.com/colorado/solicitations/open-bids/Little-Columbine-Creek-Restoration-Grand-Lake-Stormwater-Plan/0000439349?origin=0Member Agency Bids00004393499793402159solicitationColoradocolorado20 day(s) left

Quality, speed and cost, last 24 hours, across every agent call to BidNet Direct through Alexandria.

Quality
89.3%
Calls answered without a tool error
Speed
45.5 s
95% of successful calls finish faster
Cost
5 credits
Firecrawl credits per call
Calls
459
Last 24 hours, every Alexandria user
Quality and speed of each tool, last 24 hours
ToolQualitySpeedCalls
Search solicitations85.2%3.1 s291
Get solicitation96.3%45.5 s163
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