Cook County Vendor Contracts And Minority Business Participation

Cook County procurement data lists vendors and contracts scheduled for execution by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer. The dataset includes contract amounts, recommended vendors, and participation types for Minority, Women, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. It is updated three days before an award is made.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in MBE/WBE/DBE Participation types and Contract Amounts over time using Posting Date.
• Identify departments with the highest or lowest levels of Direct Participation and Indirect Participation by minority-owned vendors.
• Track specific vendors (Recommended Vendor) and their associated Contract Numbers and Description fields across multiple awards.
• Assess the distribution of contract awards across participation categories like African American (5), Female (7), Asian (8), and Hispanic (9).

Strengths

• Data is updated on a specific schedule, three days before award, providing timely pre-award information.
• Includes detailed breakdowns of minority business participation with multiple categorical types.

Limitations

• Sample data and total row count are unavailable, making it impossible to assess dataset size or record completeness.
• Geographic scope is implied but not explicitly stated in the provided description.

Provenance

Source

datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov

Collection Method

Provided by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer.

Freshness

Updated 3 days before award.

Geography

Likely Cook County, Illinois, USA.