Little Rock's Procurement Division administers a list of active city contracts. The dataset includes details such as vendor company name, contract amount, start and end dates, and commodity codes. It was last updated by data.littlerock.gov in June 2024.
Use Cases
- Analyze spending trends by `Department` and `Commodity Code` over time using `Start Date` and `Amount`.
- Identify top vendors by total `Amount` awarded and contract frequency using `Company Name` and `Contract`.
- Forecast contract renewal needs by evaluating `Renewals Left` against `End Date`.
- Profile procurement types by categorizing contracts based on `Type` and `Commodity Code Description`.
Strengths
- Includes 12 specific columns detailing contract terms, vendors, and financials.
- Provides temporal data fields (`Start Date`, `End Date`) for time-series analysis.
Limitations
- Unknown total row count prevents assessment of dataset scale and representativeness.
- Lacks sample data, making validation of data integrity and format impossible.
- No license information restricts clarity on permissible use cases.
Provenance
- Source
- data.littlerock.gov
- Collection Method
- Administrative records from the City of Little Rock Procurement Division.
- Time Range
- Coverage defined by `Start Date` and `End Date` columns, but specific range is unknown.
- Freshness
- Last updated June 6, 2024.
- Geography
- City of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.