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What Is MCP for Government Contracting? How GovSpend’s MCP Server Works

GovSpend's MCP Server connects Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and custom AI agents directly to 2 billion+ purchase orders, 96 million+ contracts, and 2.3 million+ public meeting transcripts. Here's how it works.

2026-06-22T10:52:13-04:00June 18th, 2026|Categories: Federal, SLED|Tags: , , |

GovSpend Launches MCP Server to Power Custom AI Applications Across the Public Sector Procurement Ecosystem

GovSpend's MCP integration gives sellers, buyers, and participants across the procurement ecosystem direct access to GovSpend’s intelligence inside the AI tools, agents, and workflows they’ve already built.

2026-06-16T11:53:40-04:00June 16th, 2026|Categories: Government Contracting, GovSpend News|Tags: , , |

Market Report: The Latest Trends in Public Sector Anti-Fraud Investments

GovSpend’s latest SLED Market Overview report reviews and analyzes the data behind public sector anti-fraud investments.

2026-06-14T21:45:10-04:00June 11th, 2026|Categories: Federal, Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , , |

How State and Local Governments Are Embracing Agentic AI

GovSpend purchase order data tracks an emerging agentic AI market across state and local government — from Virginia's regulatory reduction pilot to county-level workflow automation — and what the spending trends signal about where adoption is headed.

2026-06-01T17:14:53-04:00June 1st, 2026|Categories: Government Contracting, SLED|Tags: , , , , , |

Case Study: How an IT Solutions Provider Turned a Flood of Opportunities Into a Steady Stream of Wins

A regional IT provider used GovSpend to go from reactive bidding to data-driven sales, tripling opportunities and building lasting partnerships.

FY25 Federal Spending Trends: Small Business Awards Decline Despite Market Growth

While the data shows an increase in small businesses and a growth in federal spending in FY25, this does not automatically translate into growth for small businesses in the federal contracting space. In FY25, $172.6B was awarded to 76,509 small businesses - a decline of $4B from FY24

2026-05-27T13:21:22-04:00May 27th, 2026|Categories: Federal, Government Contracting|Tags: , , , |

Is MCP Right for You? A Practical Guide to GovSpend’s MCP

AI is evolving quickly, but most tools are still limited to what they can find on the internet. What if your AI could access the data your team actually relies on? That’s what GovSpend's MCP is built to do. We're breaking down what MCP is, how it works, and how to tell if it’s the right fit for your team.

2026-06-16T12:00:43-04:00April 24th, 2026|Categories: Government Contracting|Tags: , |