The Department of Procurement Services (“DPS”) is the contracting authority for the procurement of goods and services for the City of Chicago. DPS also administers the certification of Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises, Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Business Enterprises owned or operated by People with Disabilities. DPS monitors contract compliance, and also facilitates the sale of the City’s surplus equipment and scrap through the Online Surplus Auction Program. We pledge to work together as a team and with our customers to guarantee an open, fair and timely process by establishing, communicating and enforcing superior business practices. Integrity, Public Trust and the Law are our guiding principles.

Below, you can find information on the DPS’s budget, staffing, organization, and operations. If you cannot find what you are looking for, there are also instructions on how you can submit a FOIA request to our office.

DPS derives its authority from Municipal Ordinance 2-92 et seq. A diagram of DPS’s organizational structure may be found here. 

Locations of all DPS offices:

Main Office: 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 806, Chicago, IL 60602

Bid and Bond Room: 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 103, Chicago, IL 60602

Salvage Operations: 10101 S. Stony Island Ave., Chicago, IL 60617

Correspondence may be directed to: 121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 806, Chicago, IL 60602 

Illinois Freedom of Information Act

All requests for records must be made in writing and must include a description of the records that are requested. Please include your name, your email or mailing address, and a daytime telephone number.  If you seek records for a commercial purpose, you must disclose that fact in your request.

Submit a FOIA request online

Most of the FOIA requests received by the Department of Procurement Services (DPS) ask for information that is available on the DPS website. Before you make a FOIA request, please search the DPS website to save yourself time and money. The City charges for any copies that exceed 50 pages.

Requests for records may be sent electronically to:

DPS reserves the right to charge any fees allowed by section 6 of the FOIA. If you seek a fee waiver under the Act, please state the specific purpose for your request and explain how a waiver or reduction in fees would be in the public interest. Please note that it is within DPS’s discretion whether to grant the waiver.

Please note that all FOIA requests are posted online.  FOIA requests are public information, and when you submit a FOIA request, your name and information about the request will be made available on the City's website. 

Please be specific about the information you are seeking, and indicate the exact locations and dates.  Please indicate in your request how you would like the information sent to you (via email, mail, or available to pick up at our office).

Due to our request volume, the most efficient way for us to respond to questions is via email: DPSfoia@cityofchicago.org

Click here for the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program & Initiative Page