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AUSTIN COMMUNITY-OWNED FOOD RETAIL INITIATIVE

GO AUSTIN/VAMOS AUSTIN
also known as GAVA
Needs a closer lookTerm ended
Sole and Single Source

This is a sole and single source master agreement (a spending ceiling drawn down over time via delivery orders) with GO AUSTIN/VAMOS AUSTIN to deliver “AUSTIN COMMUNITY-OWNED FOOD RETAIL INITIATIVE”. The city authorized spending up to $515,000, and $47,060 has been paid so far (9% of the ceiling).

Authorized (spending ceiling)
$515,000
Ordered / committed
$515,000 (100%)
Actually paid
$47,060 (9%)
Timeline
Sep 2, 2022Apr 1, 2025 · ended 485 days ago

Why this status?

  • Contract period ended with only 9% paid — what happened to the rest?
  • Spending is behind schedule (100% of time elapsed, 9% paid).

These are transparent signals, not judgments. A large unspent balance may be a legitimate multi-year ceiling or indefinite-delivery contract.

Payments on this contract

No checkbook payments are booked directly against this contract number yet. This can happen when the work is paid through delivery orders under a master agreement (not directly linked here), or when payments simply haven’t started.

Linked via the contract number appearing as a payment’s source document (rf_doc_id = NA220000167) in the Austin checkbook. See all payments to this vendor →

Accountability

Administered by
Central Purchasing Office Receptionist
Delivered by (1 firm)
GO AUSTIN/VAMOS AUSTIN

We couldn’t automatically match this contract to a City Council vote (the voting-record dataset starts in 2023, and older or consent-agenda items may not match by name). Most contracts are approved collectively on the Council consent agenda — so accountability runs through the managing department above and the Council vote on the award date, not an individual sponsor.

Documents & oversight

Contract type
Master agreement — a spending ceiling drawn down through individual delivery orders over time.

Assessing delivery vs. commitment: Austin doesn’t publish structured project milestones, so we can’t auto-verify that the work matches the contract. What we can do is show what the money was invoiced for (above) and link the approved scope — then, where it matters, dispatch a Spotter to confirm the work on the ground. Contracts whose purpose is well-documented vs. vague is exactly the signal that tells us where to look first.

Source & provenance

Contract number NA220000167 (MA) · Department 5500 · Managed by Central Purchasing Office Receptionist · Pers / Prof / Plan Svcs (252)
From snapshot 2026-07-28.