New York City's 15 Largest Annual Procurement Contracts

Annual records list the 15 largest procurement contracts by original dollar amount for New York City. The dataset is published by data.cityofnewyork.us and was last updated in June 2021. It includes columns for Fiscal Year, Purpose, Vendor name, Contract Value, and Agency.

Use Cases

• Analyze spending trends by Agency and Fiscal Year to identify departments with the largest contracts.
• Rank Vendor name by total Contract Value to identify top suppliers for the city.
• Categorize contracts by Purpose to understand the primary goods or services procured.
• Track changes in the top 15 Contract Value amounts over successive Fiscal Year periods.

Strengths

• Focuses on the top 15 contracts by value, highlighting significant expenditures.
• Provides structured data with 5 defined columns for analysis.
• Data is published annually, allowing for year-over-year comparison.

Limitations

• Limited to only 15 records per year, omitting the full contract landscape.
• Last update was in 2021, making the data stale for current analysis.
• Lacks sample data and row count for validation of completeness.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Annually published list from city procurement records.

Time Range

Annual snapshots; specific range unknown.

Freshness

Annually published; last updated 2021-06-30.

Geography

New York City municipal government.