# State contract: Bright Ideas LLC (VA)

> State-procurement record: https://www.xh1b.org/contract/60f4dfd2-e5ea-4aa3-ba4d-e5424c0624e7 · [vendor profile](https://www.xh1b.org/org/bright-ideas-inc-90f9794dce)

Bright Ideas LLC holds a VA state government contract with Department of Corrections in Troy, VA. The recorded award value is $295.00. It started on Jun 28, 2016. The vendor is linked to the Bright IDEAS, Inc employer dossier.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Vendor (as filed) | BRIGHT IDEAS LLC |
| Matched employer record | [BRIGHT IDEAS, INC.](https://www.xh1b.org/org/bright-ideas-inc-90f9794dce) |
| Awarding agency | Department of Corrections |
| State | [VA](https://www.xh1b.org/state-contracts/VA) |
| Award amount | $295.00 |
| Start date | 2016-06-28 |
| NIGP | 96642 |
| Contract number | 2016_1878063 |
| Description (as filed) | Satin Ballpoint Pen, Translucent Yellow, AZ895 |
| Place of performance | [Troy, VA, 22974](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Troy%2C%20VA%2C%2022974) |
| County (FIPS) | 51065 |
| Source URL | https://data.virginia.gov/dataset/eva-procurement-data-2024 |
| Ingested | 2026-08-23 |

The stored run 70c24659-f67e-4603-aff1-05541be681a9 belongs to state_contracts_rebuild, not this jurisdiction. Source custody is unresolved.

## Other government contracts with this vendor (13465 on record)

Page 1 of 1684. 13465 related source records.

| Contract | Ledger | Date | Recorded value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [University of Virginia](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/da0f9c7a-bf1b-4e9a-a6cd-ffca7f7fd8e5) | State · VA | 2026-05-03 | $0.00 (Award amount) |
| [University of Virginia](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/55909d56-77a8-40ef-9d3e-7e63f6397cbf) | State · VA | 2026-04-02 | $1112.00 (Award amount) |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/c9c52b5e-0e87-4caf-8407-dc69f8c7e9d0) | State · VA | 2025-06-20 | $0.00 (Award amount) |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/ecc50c0f-9ab5-4f47-9de0-ea1556fe3c68) | State · VA | 2025-06-20 | $0.00 (Award amount) |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/f5e63e92-07f7-45c0-b8d1-a1f69e64c560) | State · VA | 2025-06-20 | $0.00 (Award amount) |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/fa8575da-6dc5-4dd0-83e4-9ce74881d899) | State · VA | 2025-06-20 | $0.00 (Award amount) |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/6e1dc5b5-cddd-4fc9-bfa0-5ae7f784fe8a) | State · VA | 2025-05-23 | $70.00 (Award amount) |
| [Virginia Commonwealth University](https://www.xh1b.org/contract/c4aef4d7-ba99-4859-bf3e-c927175cf006) | State · VA | 2025-05-23 | $530.00 (Award amount) |

## More

- Full page (charts, tables, interactive): https://www.xh1b.org/contract/60f4dfd2-e5ea-4aa3-ba4d-e5424c0624e7


## References

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1. XH1B method or registry · XH1B. [State contracts and Connecticut payments: source registry; Reading Public Records and Derived Indicators](https://www.xh1b.org/data-sources). Source registry entry: state_contracts; Reading records: units, source coverage, wage gaps, entity links, and inference limits. XH1B dataset description: State government award and vendor records. Connecticut Open Expenditures records payments, including grants. Payment totals stay separate from contract awards. Record identity fields vary by source; amounts and descriptions do not set identity.; These are the site's review methods, not validated predictions of wrongdoing. Inspect underlying records and alternative explanations.

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2. Dataset documentation · USAspending / U.S. Treasury. [Federal Spending Guide: contract transactions](https://www.usaspending.gov/data/Federal-Spending-Guide.pdf#page=9). Pages 3, 5, 9 and 17: transactions, amount fields and recipient identifiers. Contract downloads contain prime award transactions. XH1B’s use of recipient identifiers for employer links is its own processing step. Checked 2026-10-18.