Main The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, encourages competition for the award of all types of government contracts to increase the number of competitors and to increase the saving through lower, more competitive pricing. Further, President Obama has mandated that the Federal government save $40B a year in contracting and one way to achieve this savings is through competing contract actions. The Department has mandated that at least 65% of all contract actions awarded over the micro-purchase threshold are competed. (1) $3K and under is a micro purchase and is not subject to competition rules. Percent column

FY 2010 Year-End: 91%

Oct – Dec 2009 65 86 Jan – Mar 2010 65 87 Apr – Jun 2010 65 90 Jul – Sep 2010 65 91

Oct – Dec 2010 65 87 Jan – Mar 2011 65 92.9 Apr – Jun 2011 65 90.1 Jul – Sep 2011 65 92.7 Oct 2011 75 Nov 2011 84.1 Dec 2011 89.9 Jan 2012 89.9 Feb 2012 89.4 Mar 2012 90.4 Apr 2012 90.6 May 2012 90.8 Jun 2012 91.2 Jul 2012 91.2 Aug 2012 91.0 Sep 2012 91.0 Sub Cumulative percent of contracts awarded over the micro-purchase threshold which are competed within the month (1) Number column

FY 2010 Year-End Total: 3,204

Oct – Dec 2009 309 Jan – Mar 2010 623 Apr – Jun 2010 1,446 Jul – Sep 2010 3,204

FY 2011 Year-End Total: 1,735

Oct – Dec 2010 202 Jan – Mar 2011 262 Apr – Jun 2011 398 Jul – Sep 2011 1,735

FY 2012 Total: 2,969

Oct 2011 6 Nov 2011 58 Dec 2011 160 Jan 2012 250 Feb 2012 380 Mar 2012 547 Apr 2012 705 May 2012 935 Jun 2012 1,290 Jul 2012 1,747 Aug 2012 2,529 Sep 2012 2,969 Sub Cumulative percent of contracts awarded over the micro-purchase threshold which are competed within the month (1) (2) Amount (actions and dollars) also includes awards that aren’t available for competition for actions that are exempt by statute from competition. Number column

FY 2010 Year-End Total: 3,511

Oct – Dec 2009 403 Jan – Mar 2010 781 Apr – Jun 2010 1,609 Jul – Sep 2010 3,511

FY 2011 Year-End Total: 2,122

Oct – Dec 2010 263 Jan – Mar 2011 343 Apr – Jun 2011 542 Jul – Sep 2011 2,122

FY 2012 Total: 3,855

Oct 2011 11 Nov 2011 85 Dec 2011 211 Jan 2012 322 Feb 2012 489 Mar 2012 705 Apr 2012 911 May 2012 1,206 Jun 2012 1,656 Jul 2012 2,250 Aug 2012 3,247 Sep 2012 3,855 http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/Transparency/track/ucm206310.htm FDA-TRACK Office of Operations Dashboard ਍††਍਍਍਍਍਍