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Cdw Government, LLC. — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as CDW GOVERNMENT, LLC..
$556,079,087
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
27
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jan 26, 2006
$89,046,000
Largest single award
Jun 1, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Dept Of Business & Information Services$316,376,847
- Department Of Technology And Innovation$193,250,000
- Dept Of Innovation & Technology$46,000,000
- Department Of Law$452,241
Largest individual contracts
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2021$89,046,000
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2024$82,250,000
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2019$75,326,034
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2026$65,000,000
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2023$46,000,000
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2018$33,574,163
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2014$33,100,000
- PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUI… — 2017$29,070,926
How the work was procured
- RFP22 contracts
- JOINT PURCHASE3 contracts
- MASTER AGREEMENT1 contracts
Contract types
- PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE24 contracts
- SOFTWARE2 contracts
- PRO SERV CONSULTING UNDER $250,0001 contracts
Cdw Government, LLC. contracts most heavily with Dept Of Business & Information Services, which accounts for $316,376,847 across 18 contract records.
Cdw Government, LLC. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Cdw Government, LLC.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $556,079,087 awarded to Cdw Government, LLC. across 27 contract records approved since Jan 26, 2006. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Cdw Government, LLC.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Cdw Government, LLC. are: Dept Of Business & Information Services ($316,376,847); Department Of Technology And Innovation ($193,250,000); Dept Of Innovation & Technology ($46,000,000); Department Of Law ($452,241).
- What is the largest Cdw Government, LLC. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $89,046,000, described by the city as "PROVISION OF SOFTWARE, APPLE PRODUCTS, PANASONIC RUGGEDIZED NOTEBOOKS, NETWORK EQUIPMENT, SERVERS, STORAGE SOLUTIONS , …", approved Apr 13, 2021, through Dept Of Business & Information Services.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.