Cook County Government Planned Procurements for 2026

Cook County's Office of the Chief Procurement Officer publishes a forward-looking plan of expected service contracts for the 2026 fiscal year. The dataset allows vendors to prepare for upcoming solicitations by detailing project descriptions, estimated budgets, and anticipated advertisement dates. Columns suggest it includes contract commodity categories, departments, and proposed procurement methods for each planned purchase.

Use Cases

• Identifying upcoming bid opportunities using the Anticipated Advertise Date and Project Description.
• Assessing market size and contract values by analyzing the Estimated Total Contract Amount and Contract Commodity Category.
• Planning resource allocation by reviewing the Department and Estimated Contract Term for planned projects.
• Understanding procurement processes by examining the Proposed Procurement Method and Current Contract Number for renewals.

Strengths

• Provides specific future-looking planning data with an Anticipated Advertise Date field.
• Includes financial estimates via the Estimated Total Contract Amount column.
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov indicates official dissemination.

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, license, and author are consistently missing across all sources.
• The Data.gov source lacks column information, reducing its utility.
• The dataset describes future plans which are subject to change and may not reflect final procurements.

Provenance

Source

Cook County, Illinois - Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO).

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal government procurement planning processes.

Time Range

Fiscal Year 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-15 00:18:08.202231 (Socrata and Data.gov).

Geography

Cook County, Illinois, USA.