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Dell Marketing LP. — 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 DELL MARKETING LP..
$279,143,838
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
93
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jun 27, 2014
$49,474,109
Largest single award
Nov 5, 2025
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
- Department Of Technology And Innovation$136,186,124
- Dept Of Business & Information Services$90,031,427
- Finance General$33,000,000
- Dept Of Innovation & Technology$12,247,014
- Dept Of Assets Information And Services$7,517,354
- Office Of Public Safety Administration$84,084
- Chicago Department Of Transportation$15,500
Largest individual contracts
- Replacing Dell PO 304537 with Master Punchout - JOINT PROCUREMENT WITH STATE OF ILL… — 2025$49,474,109
- JOINT PROCUREMENT WITH STATE OF ILLINOIS AND DELL FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCT/ SOFTWARE L… — 2025$49,474,109
- COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND RELATED MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION SERVICES — 2014$33,100,000
- JOINT PROCUREMENT WITH STATE OF ILLINOIS AND DELL FOR SOFTWARE LICENSING AND OR SUB… — 2023$33,000,000
- JOINT PROCUREMENT WITH STATE OF ILLINOIS AND DELL FOR SOFTWARE LICENSING AND OR SUB… — 2024$22,891,315
- COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND RELATED MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION SERVICES (THIS… — 2016$19,466,370
- COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE AND RELATED MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION SERVICES (THIS… — 2017$18,453,398
- 264129 — 2024$12,565,635
How the work was procured
- RFP11 contracts
- JOINT PURCHASE5 contracts
- CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANS2 contracts
- CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT/TRANSFER1 contracts
Contract types
- PRO SERV CONSULTING $250,000orABOVE91 contracts
- SOFTWARE1 contracts
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER1 contracts
Dell Marketing LP. contracts most heavily with Department Of Technology And Innovation, which accounts for $136,186,124 across 13 contract records.
Dell Marketing LP. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Dell Marketing LP.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $279,143,838 awarded to Dell Marketing LP. across 93 contract records approved since Jun 27, 2014. 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 Dell Marketing LP.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Dell Marketing LP. are: Department Of Technology And Innovation ($136,186,124); Dept Of Business & Information Services ($90,031,427); Finance General ($33,000,000); Dept Of Innovation & Technology ($12,247,014); Dept Of Assets Information And Services ($7,517,354).
- What is the largest Dell Marketing LP. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $49,474,109, described by the city as "Replacing Dell PO 304537 with Master Punchout - JOINT PROCUREMENT WITH STATE OF ILLINOIS AND DELL FOR MICROSOFT PRODUCT…", approved Jun 13, 2025, through Department Of Technology And Innovation.
- 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.