8 fiscal years of procurement contract data are reported by Industrial Development Agencies in New York State as mandated by Public Authorities Law Section 2800. The dataset includes transactions valued at $5,000 or more, covering vendor details, award processes, and contract amounts. Data is submitted annually to the Authorities Budget Office and hosted by data.ny.gov.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in `Contract Amount` and `Amount Expended for Fiscal Year` across `Fiscal Year End Date` to track agency spending.
- Identify frequent `Vendor Name` and `Vendor City` combinations to map vendor networks and geographic spending distribution.
- Classify contracts by `Type of Procurement` and `Award Process` to evaluate procurement method efficiency and fairness.
- Assess `Fair Market Value` justifications by reviewing associated `FMV Explanation` text fields for compliance checks.
Strengths
- Covers 8 consecutive fiscal years of procurement activity.
- Includes contracts meeting a standardized reporting threshold of $5,000 or more.
- Contains 20 detailed columns per record, including vendor, financial, and procedural data.
Limitations
- Unknown total row count prevents assessment of dataset scale and statistical power.
- Geographic coverage is limited to New York State Industrial Development Agencies, not national.
- Relies on self-reported data from authorities, which may introduce inconsistencies.
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov, aggregating reports from New York State Industrial Development Agencies.
- Collection Method
- Mandated annual submissions by public authorities to the Authorities Budget Office.
- Time Range
- 8 fiscal years ending in the most recently completed calendar year.
- Freshness
- Updated annually; last update was 2026-03-19.
- Geography
- New York State, United States.