Track open bid opportunities, contracts, public meetings, and key contacts for Essex County.
Active opportunities open for bidding
Posted
Oct 14, 2026
Oct 29, 2026
Essex County is requesting price quotes for the annual preventative maintenance, calibration, and inspection of legal for trade truck scales.
Posted
Oct 15, 2026
Nov 5, 2026
The contractor will provide inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair services for vehicle lifts and automotive equipment at a DPW shop. The work is intended to keep the equipment fully functional. The services must support compliance with national, state, and local regulations.
Posted
Oct 4, 2026
Oct 21, 2026
The intent of this RFP is to contract for the purchase and delivery of drop shipped home delivered refrigerated meals for the Essex County Office for the Aging. Subject to availability of funding, the County of Essex will award a contract for drop shipped home-delivered refrigerated meal services.
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
109463
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
450
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
36,438
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
58 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Latest Budget Year
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Operating Budget
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Includes fiscal year calendars, procurement complexity scores, and strategic insights.
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AI-ranked best-fit opportunities before bid boards
Auto-drafted, compliance-ready outlines & boilerplate
Competitor & pricing intel from past awards
Procurement guidance and navigation tips.
Procurement Hell Score
Lower scores indicate easier procurement. Created by Starbridge.
Quick Decision Flow
Sole Source
Cooperatives
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Board meetings and strategic plans from Essex County
The board meeting featured a discussion with an Assemblyman regarding state conservation goals and their impact on local government and property taxes. Key resolutions included the designation of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism as the tourism promotion agency, SEQRA determinations regarding the decommissioning and transfer of a fish hatchery site, and a motion urging the New York State Attorney General to enforce regulations on short-term rental platforms. The board also authorized budget amendments, the distribution of surplus sales tax revenue to towns, and a real estate appraisal for a county-owned property.
The meeting addressed various facility maintenance and renovation projects, including the completion of parking and sidewalk areas, roof structures, and upcoming paving plans. Discussions included updates on floor remodeling phases, procurement of materials, and status reports on the Transportation Facility and the Frontier Town project. The task force reviewed the progress of carpeting and painting for Real Property offices and renovation plans for the Public Health Clinic, supported by grant funding. Other topics included generator maintenance protocols, the need for structural analysis of the Old Cornell Building to determine its capacity for records storage, and administrative procedures regarding the rental and maintenance of the portable stage for community events.
Public-sector contacts connected to Essex County.
Native sync to Salesforce & HubSpot
The committee addressed various resolutions including the purchase of emergency radio equipment, radio parts, and a replacement power plant for a tower site. They approved vehicle purchases for the police department, tourism program designations, and multiple budget amendments for mental health and health departments. The meeting also covered contract amendments for bridge replacement projects, the installation of power quality devices at the courthouse, and legal stipulations regarding tax arrears. Additionally, the committee discussed the challenges of funding ambulance services and coordinating county-wide animal control and impoundment solutions. An executive session was held regarding legal advice for a specific county case.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Track Essex County meetings, strategic plans, and budget discussions before the public bid appears.
Early signals from meeting minutes and plans
Vendor mentions and competitor tracking
Decision timeline from discussion to RFP
Quotable insights from buyer leadership
