Government Procurement in the United States

Trade Relations with the European Union

Both U.S. and European governments buy a broad range of goods and services from private sector businesses, which leads to job-supporting opportunities for industries that provide information technology goods, consulting services, infrastructure, and other products. Achieving the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) objectives will ensure U.S. companies get a fair shot at eligible government procurement opportunities, as well as open new opportunities for U.S. companies in the 28 EU Member States. This would mean expanded opportunities to bid on government contracts in areas including construction, engineering, and medical devices.

For more information on government procurement, visit https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/government-procurement.

Government procurement

Find more information on Government procurement in relation to the Labeling Requirements Trade Regulations in the legal Encyclopedias.

Government procurement and the International Trade Law

Finding the law: Government Procurement in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to government procurement, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines government procurement topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Government Procurement

In Legislation

Government Procurement in the U.S. Code: Title 19, Chapter 13, Subchapter I

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating government procurement are compiled in the United States Code under Title 19, Chapter 13, Subchapter I. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Customs Duties (including government procurement) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Trade Agreements Act of 1979 and Procurement of the US Code, including government procurement) by chapter and subchapter.

Resources

See Also

Further Reading

• Government procurement entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
• Government procurement entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
• Government procurement entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
• Government procurement entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)