What US government entities can Singapore companies supply

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Government Procurement
Presented by WONG CHIAN VOEN Mak
ing Business Sense of the US-Singapore Free Trad
e Agreement
Singapore, December 4, 2003
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Government ProcurementMarket

• US Government Procurement
• Federal
• Total number of contracts 8.65 million
• Total value of contracts US 250.19 billion
• State
• Singapore Government Procurement
• Central
• Estimated total value of contracts S 10
  billion
  

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USSFTA

• Opportunities
• Market access
• Eligibility
• Entities
• Types of contracts
• Protections
• Minimum level of market access
• National treatment
• Non-discrimination

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Opportunities

• Who can supply to US government entities?
• Singapore suppliers
• Singapore national or a company incorporated and
  has substantial business operations in Singapore
  
• Goods supplied must be Singaporean
• Who can supply to Singapore government entities?
• US suppliers
• US national or a company incorporated and has
  substantial business operations in US
  
• Goods supplied must be US

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Opportunities

• What US government entities can Singapore
  companies supply to?
  
• Federal 97 executive departments agencies
• State selected entities in 37 states
• Other entities 6
• What Singapore government entities can US
  companies supply to?
  
• Central 23 entities
• Other entities 24

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Opportunities

• What types of US government contracts are open to
  Singapore suppliers?
  
• Contracts above specified values
• Specific types of goods and services

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Opportunities

• What types of Singapore government contracts are
  open to US suppliers?
  
• Contracts above specified values
• Specific types of goods and services

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Opportunities

• What are the extras offered under the USSFTA?
• Can bid for contracts below 130,000 SDR (US
  181,643 or S 321,509)
  
• WTO Government Procurement Agreement
• Compete on equal footing with suppliers from 27
  other countries for contracts above 130,000 SDR

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Protections

• Minimum Market Access
• Guarantee
• National Treatment
• Given treatment no less favorable than domestic
  companies
  
• Non-Discrimination
• Cannot be discriminated on basis of degree of
  foreign ownership or affiliation
  

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Protections

• Transparency
• Procurement process must be transparent
• Meet minimum requirements
• Challenge
• In court
• Impartial and independent body subject to
  judicial review