specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: General Services Administration
providerId: general-services-administration
publisherName: General Services Administration
serviceCategory: API
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-04'
tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Procurement
  - Acquisition
  - Open Data
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: FinOps framework definition for the General Services Administration API surface. Provides
  a FOCUS-aligned mapping for cost allocation, usage measurement, and unit-economics reporting across
  the provider's APIs.
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Make API consumption costs visible to engineering, product, and finance teams in near
      real-time.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Tag every chargeable API call with the consuming team, environment, application, and
      feature so cost can be allocated.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Continuously evaluate request patterns, caching, batching, and tier selection to reduce
      cost per useful unit of work.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Establish budget owners and chargeback or showback flows for each consuming team.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Usage
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Credit
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: General Services Administration
  ServiceCategory: Developer Tools / API
  ProviderName: General Services Administration
  PublisherName: General Services Administration
  InvoiceIssuerName: General Services Administration
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
  PricingUnit: request
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
meters:
  - name: api_requests
    description: Count of billable API requests
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: data_egress
    description: Bytes returned over the network in API responses
    unit: GB
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - region
      - consumer
  - name: compute_seconds
    description: Server-side compute consumed by the request, where applicable
    unit: second
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - api
      - endpoint
      - tier
apis:
  - name: Acquisition Gateway Listings API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Acquisition
    serviceName: Acquisition Gateway Listings API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Analytics.usa.gov API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Analytics
    serviceName: Analytics.usa.gov API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: api.data.gov Admin API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - API Management
    serviceName: api.data.gov Admin API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: api.data.gov Metrics API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - API Management
      - Metrics
    serviceName: api.data.gov Metrics API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Contract-Awarded Labor Category (CALC) API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Acquisition
      - Pricing
    serviceName: Contract-Awarded Labor Category (CALC) API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Data.gov CKAN API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Open Data
      - Catalog
    serviceName: Data.gov CKAN API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: GSA Fleet Vehicles / Vehicle Leasing
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Fleet
      - Vehicles
    serviceName: GSA Fleet Vehicles / Vehicle Leasing
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: IT Collect Public API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - IT
      - Open Data
    serviceName: IT Collect Public API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Per Diem API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Travel
      - Reimbursement
    serviceName: Per Diem API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Regulations.gov API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Regulations
      - Open Government
    serviceName: Regulations.gov API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Entity/Exclusions Extracts Download API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAM.gov Entity/Exclusions Extracts Download API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Entity Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAM.gov Entity Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Exclusions API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAM.gov Exclusions API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Federal Hierarchy FOUO API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Federal Hierarchy
    serviceName: SAM.gov Federal Hierarchy FOUO API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Federal Hierarchy Public API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Federal Hierarchy
    serviceName: SAM.gov Federal Hierarchy Public API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Get Opportunities Public API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Opportunities
    serviceName: SAM.gov Get Opportunities Public API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Opportunity Management API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Opportunities
    serviceName: SAM.gov Opportunity Management API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Product Service Codes (PSC) API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Reference Data
    serviceName: SAM.gov Product Service Codes (PSC) API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Public Location Services API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Reference Data
    serviceName: SAM.gov Public Location Services API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Assistance Listings Public API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Assistance
    serviceName: SAM.gov Assistance Listings Public API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Acquisition Subaward Reporting Public API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAM.gov Acquisition Subaward Reporting Public API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Assistance Subaward Reporting Public API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Assistance
    serviceName: SAM.gov Assistance Subaward Reporting Public API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Contract Awards API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAM.gov Contract Awards API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: SAM.gov Subaward Reporting Bulk Upload API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - SAM.gov
      - Procurement
    serviceName: SAM.gov Subaward Reporting Bulk Upload API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Search.gov Clicks API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Search
      - Analytics
    serviceName: Search.gov Clicks API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Search.gov Results API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Search
    serviceName: Search.gov Results API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Search.gov Type-Ahead Suggestions API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Search
    serviceName: Search.gov Type-Ahead Suggestions API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Site Scanning API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Federal Websites
      - Scanning
    serviceName: Site Scanning API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: TMSS 2.0 Rate Query API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Logistics
      - Shipping
    serviceName: TMSS 2.0 Rate Query API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Sustainable Facilities Tool API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Sustainability
      - Facilities
    serviceName: Sustainable Facilities Tool API
    serviceCategory: API
  - name: Touchpoints API
    baseURL: ''
    tags:
      - Feedback
      - Customer Experience
    serviceName: Touchpoints API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per 1K Requests
    metric: billed_cost / (api_requests / 1000)
    target: TBD
  - name: Cost per Active Consumer
    metric: billed_cost / active_consumers
    target: TBD
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com