Abstract: A system and a computerized method are disclosed that each include or cause performance of various computerized operations. The computerized operations include receiving user input corresponding to product information corresponding to a retail item searched for via a network device, performing pre-processing operations on the product information, querying one or more data stores to obtain potential buying options corresponding to the searched-for retail item, wherein each of the one or more data stores house information corresponding to a preferred supplier, analyzing query results based on at least on proprietary, organization-specific procurement rules to determine at least one recommended buying option, and causing the rendering of at least a portion of a graphical user interface on the network device that displays the at least one recommended buying option. The user input may be received by a web browser plug-in processing on the network device.