City of Philadelphia

Philadelphia Commodities Contracts

Commodities contracts for supplies, equipment, non-professional services, and public works are bid and awarded by the City of Philadelphia's Procurement Department. Each record identifies contracts that were renewed or received payment during a specific quarter, detailing elements like vendor, award date, contract value, and a description of goods or services.

Example records
Namelegal entityFull AddressproductBid NumberregistrationContract NumberregistrationStart DatetemporalEnd DatetemporalContract TypeclassificationDepartment NameroleContract AmountfinancialTotal Contract MonthsquantityRemaining Contract MonthsquantityTotal Transactionsfinancial
PRIORITY EXPRESS COURIER INCCourier Service1351312013050120150430SSESS&E13121.253624$852.60
KARETAS FOODS INCSnacks1550142015010120150630SSESS&E9161.3$1,316.20
QUALITY SALES & DISTRIBUTION INCIce Cream1550052014070120150630SSESS&E558000$614.40
Use cases

Vendor Revenue Concentration Screening

A fintech lender evaluating a small business loan application checks whether the applicant derives a significant share of its revenue from city contracts, assessing dependency risk by comparing contract values and transaction activity against the business's reported annual revenue.

NameContract AmountTotal TransactionsStart DateEnd Date

Competitive Intelligence for Government Sales

A sales team at a supplies or equipment company maps which vendors currently hold active city contracts in their product category, how much contract value remains, and which departments are the largest buyers, to prioritize outreach before upcoming renewals.

NameDepartment NameContract AmountRemaining Contract MonthsFull Address

Procurement Fraud Pattern Detection

A fraud investigator at an insurance or surety firm cross-references vendors appearing across multiple contract numbers against business registration records to flag shell companies, duplicate awards, or vendors with mismatched legal identities receiving public funds.

NameContract NumberContract AmountTotal TransactionsContract Type
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