Discusses the legal requirements for selling to the host government, including whether the government has agreed to abide by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement or is a party to a government procurement chapter in a U.S. FTA. Specifies areas where there are opportunities.

Major government contracts are handled through an autonomous Central Procurement Board.  Government procurement regulations are available online.  The Procurement Policy Office runs the public procurement system.  The GOM publishes tender notices in the Government Gazette and local media, as well as on the Central Procurement Board’s website.  The Embassy monitors tenders open to foreign participation and forwards them to the U.S. Department of Commerce, which in turn disseminates them to the U.S. business community through U.S. Export Assistance Centers.  Successful foreign bidders generally work with local partners in pursuing major contracts.  Many governments finance public works projects through borrowing from the Multilateral Development Banks.  Please refer to “Project Financing” Section in “Trade and Project Financing” for more information. 
 

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