Purchasing / procurement: every mention, every town

Generated 2026-09-25T17:14:08 — 37 mentions across 10 towns, 2011-03-22 to 2026-09-22.

How surveillance equipment is bought: sole-source awards, grant funding, co-operative purchasing contracts and reseller arrangements that can bypass ordinary competitive bidding and the public votes that go with it.

These are unreviewed keyword matches, not verified claims. Each receipt below is a place in the public record where a search term appeared in a meeting's auto-generated captions. Keywords are ambiguous — "drone" can mean a bee, "flock" a bird — and auto-captions mis-transcribe. Follow the timestamped link and listen before citing anything here.

A town appearing with few mentions, or not appearing at all, is not evidence that it has avoided this technology. It far more often means that town's meeting backlog has not been downloaded yet, its meetings are not captioned, or its video archive lives on a platform this pipeline cannot read. The coverage figure beside each town is the share of its known meetings actually transcribed — read it first.

Mentions come from two kinds of source. Most are meeting transcripts (auto-generated captions). Some are published agenda or minutes documents, marked agenda/minutes on the receipt and counted in the "From agendas" column — those are the town's own papers rather than a machine transcription of speech.

No human review has been applied to any mention in this file.

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Towns, by volume

Town	Mentions	From agendas	Meetings	Coverage	First	Most recent
New Canaan	17	·	8	89%	2021-09-07	2026-09-22
Fairfield	5	·	1	98%	2011-03-22	2011-03-22
Danbury	3	·	3	16%	2024-06-05	2024-10-23
Guilford	3	·	3	84%	2023-02-21	2026-04-20
Bristol	2	2	2	77%	2026-03-10	2026-03-10
New Britain	2	1	2	34%	2022-12-14	2025-06-26
Norwalk	2	2	2	98%	2026-03-12	2026-07-09
Berlin	1	·	1	83%	2026-09-01	2026-09-01
East Haddam	1	·	1	89%	2024-02-29	2024-02-29
Sterling	1	·	1	97%	2026-02-11	2026-02-11

Receipts

Most recent first within each town. Every line links to the exact second of the meeting video.

New Canaan — 17 mentions

• [2026-09-22] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting September 22, 2026

  …>> Okay. >> The highest was uh >> Okay. Next, the CD CDWG. >> This is the renewal for our um backup solution which does the entire town… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2026-09-22] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting September 22, 2026

  …>> Okay. Um so, if I could get um a motion to approve a request from it to enter into a contract with CDWG in the amount of 24,98572 for the renewal of Rubric.… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-10-21] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting October 21, 2025

  …And the second, we're looking for approval to enter into a contract with CW CDWG uh the government side of it for our um vast backup solution. And we've actually… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-10-21] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting October 21, 2025

  …the information technology department to enter into the following contract with CDWG in the amount of $24,94848 for the renewal of Rubric, a backup… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-08-19] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting August 19, 2025

  …about? I guess the >> Yep. Um so first off we to enter into purchase with CDWG on state contract over 25 new iPads out there. We're starting… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-08-19] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting August 19, 2025

  …a request from the information technology department to enter into the following contracts. CDWG for $19,98.50 for 25 iPad Air tablets. Vandis $58,71012.… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-06-24] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting June 24, 2025

  …department's looking for approval um to go back into contract with CDW with BIT defender through CDWG is the vendor as the reseller. Uh, and this is the software that does all of our endpoint… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-06-24] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting June 24, 2025

  …year? Are they are you seeing price increases here or has it been No, the budget was very close. CDWG because they're a government account. Um they try to keep because they buy so much in… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-06-24] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting June 24, 2025

  …of new. It's our first time to ask. Um because we will have be going for our two factor through CDWG and for Diana to That was gonna be my next question. I'm like, why do we need more money than… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-06-24] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting June 24, 2025

  …approve a request from the information technology department to create a blanket purchase order with CDWG in the amount of $17,000 to enter into a contract with CDWG in the amount of… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-06-24] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting June 24, 2025

  …blanket purchase order with CDWG in the amount of $17,000 to enter into a contract with CDWG in the amount of $11,897.80 for renewal of Bit Defender, Gravity… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2023-01-17] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Meeting January 17, 2023

  …uh with Presidio for fifteen thousand one ninety ninety one seventy six and cdwg for subscription a real license for six thousand five eighty seven fifty second second here all in favor… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

5 further mentions in New Canaan not shown here — all of them are in New Canaan's full report.

Fairfield — 5 mentions

• [2011-03-22] Board of Finance — Board of Finance 3/22/2011

  …four websites see what their prices are and you know even their government websites like cdwg and stuff and i compare those prices and i pick the best one that i can find for… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2011-03-22] Board of Finance — Board of Finance 3/22/2011

  …but i believe we get bids typically from cdw cdwg hewlett-packard there's another pc gov mall and also uh ergonomic group is a big one… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2011-03-22] Board of Finance — Board of Finance 3/22/2011

  …in consistently lower price than most of the others to cdwg or this i our company buys from cdw all the time and we seem to get better pricing than… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2011-03-22] Board of Finance — Board of Finance 3/22/2011

  …and we seem to get better pricing than you guys do um cdwg racket up their ratchet up their prices to deal with the government entities… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2011-03-22] Board of Finance — Board of Finance 3/22/2011

  …some of the latest prices we can look at retail with best buy we can look at cdwg the real cdw right hewlett packard we can look at a couple of different sources and and come… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

Danbury — 3 mentions

• [2024-10-23] Board of Award — October 23,2024 Board of Awards

  …requisition this is made out to dell technologies uh purchase subject items uh total quote cost seventeen thousand seven hundred sixty four dollars and six cents uh dow quoted this equipment for their current state contract uh second uh higher quotes obtained from cdwg they quoted a total cost of twenty one thousand five hundred and twenty dollars and ninety two cents and uh this is american rescu… Watch ▸ jump to 9:18 ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2024-10-09] Board of Award — October 9,2024 Board of Awards

  …Dell Technologies quoted these items for their current state of Connecticut contract award. We did receive a second quote. It was higher from Insight Public Sector. They quoted for their Omnia contract. Total cost $59,772.… Watch ▸ jump to 8:39 ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2024-06-05] Board of Award — June 5, 2024 Board of Awards

  …Dell quoted this equipment for the current Omniac Cooperative Contract Award. We did receive a second quote for this. It was from Insight Public Sector. The price was a little bit lower, at $16,571.50. But they were unable to quote on one of the three required items.… Watch ▸ jump to 31:09 ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

Guilford — 3 mentions

• [2026-04-20] Board of Finance — Board of Finance Meeting 4-20-26

  …four, near the top, uh there's two lines, CDWG, for $7,000 and $25,000. Those are those were whiteboards.… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2025-10-20] Board of Finance — Board of Finance 10/20/25

  …>> No. Okay. Page five. um noteworthy to me was um the CDWG which is 120,000 for new line mobile stands. Um this is this should be reimbured by the capital lease that we… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2023-02-21] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen February 21, 2023

  …building committee to award the Cox and lakes cell phone repeater systems to uh cdwg Cliff so uh this is a concerned throughout the district not… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

Bristol — 2 mentions

• [2026-03-10] (unassigned body) — Joint Meeting of the City Council and Board of Finance Other - 2026-03-10

  …Chicago, IL 60675-1515 Sales Contact Info Vincent Mulvihill | (866) 773-7348 | vinny@cdwg.com Need Help? My Account Support Call 800.800.4239 About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions Th… Open document ▸ (agenda/minutes · term: purchasing_broker)

• [2026-03-10] (unassigned body) — Board of Finance Other - 2026-03-10

  …Chicago, IL 60675-1515 Sales Contact Info Vincent Mulvihill | (866) 773-7348 | vinny@cdwg.com Need Help? My Account Support Call 800.800.4239 About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions Th… Open document ▸ (agenda/minutes · term: purchasing_broker)

New Britain — 2 mentions

• [2025-06-26] Common Council — Common Council Regular Meeting

  …we utilize for our firewalls. Um you'll actually see the following resolution is a CDWG um resolution for a UPS that equipment. If I would have you that… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

• [2022-12-14] Common Council — Common Council Regular Meeting Minutes - 2022-12-14

  …ore, the Acting Director of the Support Services Department, Facilities, IT and PSTC Divisions, is recommending that the bid be awarded for the Migration from Exchange to Google Workspace Services to Carahsoft Technology Corporation of Reston, VA who submitted lowest responsible bid and met all of the bid specifications for the Exchange to Google Workplace Services. The price for each year shall n… Open document ▸ (agenda/minutes · term: purchasing_broker)

Norwalk — 2 mentions

• [2026-07-09] Finance and Claims Committee — Finance & Claims Committee Other - 2026-07-09

  …Tax 0.00 Estimate Total (USD) $211,200.00 Terms About Us https://www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/about/overview.html Privacy Policy https://www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/terms-conditions/privacy-notice.html Terms and Conditions https://www.cdwg.com/content/cdwg/en/terms-co… Open document ▸ (agenda/minutes · term: purchasing_broker)

• [2026-03-12] Finance and Claims Committee — Finance & Claims Committee Other - 2026-03-12

  …Page 153 of 154 Sales Contact Info Vincent Mulvihill | (866) 773-7348 | vinny@cdwg.com Need Help? My Account Support Call 800.800.4239 About Us | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions This order is subj… Open document ▸ (agenda/minutes · term: purchasing_broker)

Berlin — 1 mention

• [2026-09-01] Town Council — Town Council 2026 09 01

  …251 to purchase 4 Janet theme vault 2041 Eeries security camera servers from Insight Public Sector in the amount not to exceed $17,800. >> Thank you. Second.… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

East Haddam — 1 mention

• [2024-02-29] Board of Selectmen — Board of Selectmen Budget Workshop 2.29.2024

  …replace those with newer computers anyway so uh and then there's a change to cdwg uh C piece of software called Duo that's how uh the um administrators and uh people in the IT… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

Sterling — 1 mention

• [2026-02-11] Board of Finance — Sterling BOF-Regular Meeting - 02/11/2026

  …new business. Letter A, consider an act on a CDWG quote quote of um I think that's computer discount warehouse. I'm not… Watch on YouTube ▸ (term: purchasing_broker)

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