NYC Procurement Without the Guesswork
Lightweight infrastructure, legwork & tools that make NYC public spending easier to work with for vendors, buyers, and the people who support them.
What We Offer
For Anyone Interested
Word-Is Weekly Newsletter
A free weekly briefing on NYC payment activity and translates it into usable context for small vendors.
For Those Working Inside the Market
Vendors Discovery Infrastructure / Catalogs
We build focused, buyer-aligned catalogs that reflect real needs and vendors updates that support contracting success with right-sized small vendors.
Title I Vendor Catalogs (NYC DOE)
School-specific vendor catalogs for DOE Title I spending, including only compliant vendor offerings, as you prepare for DOE's FY 2026 Purchase Orders deadline.
Why This Exists
We believe small businesses include the contractors NYC deserves. Our offerings respond to the friction points city workers and vendors tell us about. We focus on making public procurement understandable and empowering for folks already at work serving the city.
For NYC Schools Principals & Admins
Before the FY2026 DOE Budget Close Date this Spring, let us empower you with a customized Vendor Catalog, especially for our Title I Schools, which our research shows is among the most vulnerable to spend it or lose it funding mechanics and buyer's remorse for missing those great vendors finds and little guys that were not on the radar.
Use our Title 1 Schools Funds Finder to see what's in your budget this spending cycle in seconds.
Look Up My AllocationStart With Clarity
"Word is, the City got contracts worth BILLIONS..." yes, and the Word‑Is Newsletter is giving anyone that signs up the straight facts from the daily city spending data, told weekly for readers that care about what's the deal for smaller organizations.