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Open Kitchens, INC. — 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 OPEN KITCHENS, INC..
$750,326,211
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
292
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jun 30, 1994
$105,000,000
Largest single award
Jul 27, 2026
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 Family And Support Services$619,469,041
- Dept On Aging$110,957,423
- Mayors Office For People With Disabilities$123,630
- Chicago Department Of Public Health$0.00
Largest individual contracts
- DFSS-IDOA-SS-HDM: — 2025$105,000,000
- HOME DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM — 2011$55,200,000
- DFSS-IDOA-SS-HDM: — 2021$30,000,000
- DFSS-IDOA-SS-HDM: OLDER AMERICANS ACT - SENIOR SERVICES - HOME DELIVERED MEALS — 2019$22,500,000
- MEALS, HOME DELIVERED — 2000$20,287,118
- DFSS-FEMA-HL-ESH: — 2023$19,800,000
- OLDER AMERICANS ACT - SENIOR SERVICES - HOME DELIVERED MEALS — 2017$18,000,000
- DFSS-IDOA-SS-HDM: — 2026$17,500,000
How the work was procured
- RFP31 contracts
- CM1 contracts
Contract types
- DELEGATE AGENCY264 contracts
- Time Extension6 contracts
- Delegate Agency4 contracts
- Modification2 contracts
- CONVERTED2 contracts
Open Kitchens, INC. contracts most heavily with Department Of Family And Support Services, which accounts for $619,469,041 across 198 contract records.
Open Kitchens, INC. contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Open Kitchens, INC.?
- City of Chicago contract records show $750,326,211 awarded to Open Kitchens, INC. across 292 contract records approved since Jun 30, 1994. 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 Open Kitchens, INC.?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Open Kitchens, INC. are: Department Of Family And Support Services ($619,469,041); Dept On Aging ($110,957,423); Mayors Office For People With Disabilities ($123,630); Chicago Department Of Public Health ($0.00).
- What is the largest Open Kitchens, INC. contract?
- The largest single award on file is $105,000,000, described by the city as "DFSS-IDOA-SS-HDM:", approved Oct 23, 2025, through Department Of Family And Support Services.
- 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.