Research
What we've learned reading the public bid boards.
Each piece is written from the rules and records themselves, with the source beside every figure.
Small purchases
Small purchases, state by state.
Every state's informal and formal bid thresholds, where small purchases are posted, and the nine places where they go to invited suppliers or aren't posted at all.
September 26, 2026Read →
Cooperative contracts
Cooperative contracts: one bid, many buyers.
Sourcewell, BuyBoard, TIPS, HGACBuy, NASPO ValuePoint and more: who runs each program, how far its contracts reach, and where its solicitations are posted.
September 26, 2026Read →
Data
The public record, read three times a day.
Every source we read, how often, and what we keep, counted live.
LiveRead →