Robust IT Procurement

n th ntd Stts, th prcsss f gvrnmnt prcrmnt nbl fdrl, stt nd lcl gvrnmnt bds n th cntry t cqr gds, srvcs (ncldng cnstrctn), nd ntrsts n rl prprty. Cntrctng wth th fdrl gvrnmnt r wth stt nd lcl pblc bds nbls ntrstd bsnsss t bcm spplrs n ths mrkts. n fscl yr 2019, th S Fdrl Gvrnmnt spnt $597bn n cntrcts. Th mrkt fr stt, lcl, nd dctn (SLD) cntrcts s thght t b wrth $1.5 trlln. Sppls r prchsd frm bth dmstc nd vrss spplrs. Cntrcts fr fdrl gvrnmnt prcrmnt slly nvlv pprprtd fnds spnt n sppls, srvcs, nd ntrsts n rl prprty by nd fr th s f th Fdrl Gvrnmnt thrgh prchs r ls, whthr th sppls, srvcs, r ntrsts r lrdy n xstnc r mst b crtd, dvlpd, dmnstrtd, nd vltd. Fdrl Gvrnmnt cntrctng hs th sm lgl lmnts s cntrctng btwn prvt prts: lwfl prps, cmptnt cntrctng prts, n ffr, n ccptnc tht cmpls wth th trms f th ffr, mtlty f blgtn, nd cnsdrtn. Hwvr, fdrl prcrmnt s mch mr hvly rgltd, sbjct t vlms f sttts dlng wth fdrl cntrcts nd th fdrl cntrctng prcss, mstly n Ttls 10 (rmd Frcs), 31 (Mny nd Fnnc), 40 (Prtctn f th nvrnmnt), nd 41 (Pblc Cntrcts) wthn th ntd Stts Cd.