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| NYC Transparency Project Data Sources: Detailed Information | |||||||||
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| FMS (Financial Management System) | |||||||||
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| VENDEX (Vendor Information Exchange System) | |||||||||
| Campaign Contributions Back to Top | |||||||||
| The Campaign Contributions data source displays contributions made by individuals and organizations to candidates for municipal office (Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council Member). Candidates for these offices are required to report all contribution data, as well as other information, to the NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB). CFB, an independent, nonpartisan city agency, maintains this data and makes it available to the public. | |||||||||
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| Contribution data can be selected by election cycle, individual candidate, group of candidates, specific office, and dollar value. | |||||||||
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| For more information about NYC's Campaign Finance Program, including the CFB Searchable Database, visit the CFB website. | |||||||||
| Discretionary Awards Back to Top | |||||||||
| The Discretionary Award data source displays allocations listed on Schedule C of the City budget, designating funds to nonprofit community organizations. Discretionary Awards, also known as line-items, are made by City Council Members to organizations that apply for and are qualified to receive such funding. | |||||||||
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| As part of the City budget, Schedule C is generally published in June, and covers the upcoming fiscal year that starts on July 1. The Transparency Project generally captures this data in its June 30 update. Throughout the year, the City Council may make modifications to these awards. The Transparency Project captures data starting with fiscal year 2009, which began on July 1, 2008. | |||||||||
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| Discretionary Award data can be selected by fiscal year, name of organization, agency that is designated to make the award, award amount, and award sponsor(s) and cosponsor(s), including individual Council Members, borough delegations, and caucuses. | |||||||||
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| Discretionary Awards are designations of funds to organizations, not the award of actual contracts. Some Discretionary Awards may not result in actual contracts. Capital Awards are not included. | |||||||||
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| Schedule C of the City budget, as well as the entire City budget, is published on the City Council web site. | |||||||||
| Doing Business (LL 34) Back to Top | |||||||||
| The Doing Business (LL 34) data source displays information on entities and individuals that do business with the City of New York, as defined by Local Law 34 ("Pay-to-Play" campaign finance reform). In July, 2007, Mayor Bloomberg signed into law Local Law 34, establishing a Doing Business Database. Lower municipal campaign contribution limits apply to individuals listed in the Database, in order to avoid the appearance or actuality of improper influence in the City's selection of business partners. Organizations that want to engage in business dealings with the City must provide information about their principal officers, owners, and senior managers, all of whom are covered by the law. Lobbyists are covered as well. LL 34 went into effect on February 2, 2008. | |||||||||
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| Information on organizations and people listed in the Doing Business Database is updated each month. Data on lobbyists is provided by the Lobbying Bureau of the Office of the City Clerk. All other data is provided by the Doing Business Accountability Project of the Mayor's Office of Contract Services. | |||||||||
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| Doing Business data can be selected by date, type of doing business activity, agency that is involved in the doing business activity, dollar value, award method, and transaction ID. | |||||||||
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| FMS (Financial Management System) Back to Top | |||||||||
| The Financial Management System (FMS) is the City's centralized accounting and budgeting system. It contains information concerning purchasing and receiving by City agencies, forecasting for the Office of Management and Budget, and contract reviews for the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services and the City Comptroller. City agencies enter information into FMS for review and registration by the Comptroller. | |||||||||
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| FMS data concerning contracts (including small and micro purchases), grants, concessions and franchises is captured by the Transparency Project. For each transaction, the database contains a unique ID, the name and address of the vendor, and the transaction start date, end date, registration date, administering agency, current value, original value, procurement identification number (PIN), award method, document type, and contract description. The Transparency Project captures data starting with fiscal year 2005, which began on July 1, 2004. | |||||||||
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| FMS data may be selected by date range, agency, current value, award method, document type, and transaction ID. | |||||||||
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| For additional information about FMS, visit the Comptroller's web site. | |||||||||
| e-Lobbyist Back to Top | |||||||||
| The e-Lobbyist data source displays information on organizations and individuals that lobby in the City. A lobbyist is a person or organization retained, employed, or designated by any client to influence public officials or agencies. | |||||||||
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| Data on lobbyists starting with calendar year 2007 is obtained from the Lobbying Bureau of the Office of the City Clerk. Any lobbyist that in any calendar year expends, incurs, or receives over $2,000 of reportable compensation or expenses must enroll as a lobbyist and register its clients with the City Clerk. Registration of clients is annual, and must be renewed each January. An organization that lobbies is required to report the names of its principal officer, lobbyists, and support staff, as well as the target of any lobbying conducted and the subject matter involved. | |||||||||
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| e-Lobbyist data can be selected by date and/or registration year, lobbyist compensation, lobbying subject, and lobbying target. | |||||||||
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| Data on lobbyists is self-reported by lobbyists and their clients, and may contain variations in names and other information when compared to the other data sources available in the NYC Transparency Project. | |||||||||
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| For information about lobbying and lobbyists, or for registration information prior to 2007, contact the Lobbying Bureau of the Office of the City Clerk. | |||||||||
| VENDEX (Vendor Information Exchange System) Back to Top | |||||||||
| The City's Vendor Information Exchange System (VENDEX) displays information on vendors that are being considered for certain contract awards with the City of New York. The information available is self-reported by vendors on questionnaires submitted to the Mayor's Office of Contract Services (MOCS). | |||||||||
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| This source contains information about entities and persons. The entities are vendors doing business with the City (as defined by the VENDEX Questionnaire). The persons are principal officers and principal owners of those vendors. VENDEX Questionnaires are required from every vendor under consideration for awards of:
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| VENDEX collects data about organizations and key officers and owners reported on the most recent VENDEX questionnaire submitted. Unlike other data sources, there are no criteria selections for VENDEX data. If an organization or person has completed a VENDEX questionnaire since fiscal year 2005, which began on July 1, 2004, the most recent data will be displayed. Additional data may be available at the MOCS Public Access Center. | |||||||||
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| For additional information about VENDEX, visit MOCS web site. | |||||||||