Austin Commodity Purchase Orders from 2009

October 2009 onward, this dataset contains line-level details for City of Austin commodity and goods procurements. It includes NIGP Commodity Code, description, quantity, unit price, total amount, contract name, award date, and vendor information. The data is published by the City of Austin for transparency, though certain Austin Energy transactions are excluded.

Use Cases

• Analyze unit price variation by NIGP Commodity Code and vendor to identify cost-saving opportunities
• Model total purchase amount based on quantity, unit price, and contract terms for budget forecasting
• Track procurement trends over time using award date and commodity description
• Assess vendor performance and spending concentration using vendor information and total amount fields

Strengths

• Temporal coverage spans over 16 years, from October 1, 2009 onward
• Includes specific financial details like unit price, quantity, and total amount per line item
• Published by the City of Austin, an authoritative government source

Limitations

• Contains a known data quality disruption from February 6 to March 1, 2026, due to a system upgrade
• Excludes all Austin Energy transactions classified as competitive matters, limiting completeness for energy-related procurement
• Row count and total data size are unknown, making it difficult to assess scale

Provenance

Source

City of Austin

Collection Method

Extracted from the city's financial procurement systems

Time Range

October 1, 2009 onward

Freshness

Last updated on February 25, 2026.

Geography

City of Austin, Texas, United States