RAMP: Los Angeles Open Bid Opportunities

Open bid opportunities from the City of Los Angeles, published on the Regional Alliance Marketplace for Procurement (RAMP). The dataset tracks active solicitations, including their status, type, and key dates. Columns suggest it covers categories like construction, personal services, and commodities.

Use Cases

• Tracking active bid status and deadlines using Status, Close Date, and Open Date.
• Filtering opportunities by procurement type using Type, Category, and Department.
• Identifying relevant solicitations for specific goods or services using Title and Category.
• Accessing detailed bid documents via the provided URL and RAMP ID.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals official importance and accessibility.
• Structured fields like RAMP ID, Status, and Department enable systematic filtering and analysis.
• Data is updated frequently, with the most recent platform update noted as April 2026.

Limitations

• Conflicting metadata: last updated dates vary across sources (April 4, 5, and 11, 2026).
• Key metadata like row count, file size, and specific license terms are not provided.
• Column list from Data.gov is unknown, limiting a full understanding of the schema.

Provenance

Source

City of Los Angeles, published via the Regional Alliance Marketplace for Procurement (RAMP).

Collection Method

Likely extracted from the official RAMP procurement platform (rampla.org).

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, based on the most recent platform entry.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.