# Acquisition.gov

Hands the agent the post-overhaul FAR text, agency deviations, PDFs and guidance. Useful when you need the exact wording from a contracting document.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 27
- Author: 1102tools-dev
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/1102tools-dev/federal-contracting-mcps/tree/HEAD/servers/acquisition-gov-mcp
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/acquisitiongov

## What it does

The server exposes five tools over Acquisition.gov: parts of the overhauled FAR model, per-agency deviations, PDF files and related guidance. The agent calls them instead of recalling a clause from memory.

Two connection options exist. Point it at `https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp` over HTTP, or run `uvx acquisition-gov-mcp` locally. The local route keeps lookups on your machine and needs `uv` installed.

Know which edition your project follows. If agency-edited text governs, a query against the base model may return the wrong wording, so check the deviations alongside the base part.

## Requirements
- Needs: Python and uv (commands run via uvx)
- Remote server: `https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http acquisition-gov-mcp https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
claude mcp add acquisition-gov-mcp -- uvx acquisition-gov-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from acquisition-gov-mcp <command>

### Codex

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add acquisition-gov-mcp --url https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
codex mcp add acquisition-gov-mcp -- uvx acquisition-gov-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from acquisition-gov-mcp <command>

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "acquisition-gov-mcp": {
            "url": "https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "acquisition-gov-mcp": {
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "acquisition-gov-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from acquisition-gov-mcp <command>

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "acquisition-gov-mcp": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp"
        }
    }
}
```
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "acquisition-gov-mcp": {
            "type": "stdio",
            "command": "uvx",
            "args": [
                "acquisition-gov-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from acquisition-gov-mcp <command>

### Gemini CLI

1. **Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http acquisition-gov-mcp https://acquisition-gov.1102tools.com/mcp
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini mcp add acquisition-gov-mcp uvx acquisition-gov-mcp
```
uvx runs the command named after the package; if the README names another one, use uvx --from acquisition-gov-mcp <command>

## When to use it
- look up a FAR part after the overhaul
- check a clause against one agency's deviations
- pull text out of an Acquisition.gov PDF
- load a contracting guidance doc into the agent context

## Example prompts
- Quote what the overhauled FAR model says about this clause
- Find DOD deviations from the base FAR part for this section
- Pull the Acquisition.gov PDF and quote the relevant paragraph

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From the same set: [1102tools-dev/federal-contracting-mcps](https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/by/1102tools-dev/federal-contracting-mcps.md) — 9 cards

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