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Cumulative percent of contracts awarded over the micro-purchase threshold which are competed within the month (1)

Dictionary: 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.

• FY 2010
• FY 2011
• FY 2012
• All

Footnotes

• (1) $3K and under is a micro purchase and is not subject to competition rules.

Cumulative number of contracts over the micro-purchase threshold competed within the month

Fiscal Year - 2010

Time	Target	Number
Oct – Dec 2009	N/A	309
Jan – Mar 2010	N/A	623
Apr – Jun 2010	N/A	1,446
Jul – Sep 2010	N/A	3,204

FY 2010 Year-End Total: 3,204

Cumulative number of contracts over the micro-purchase threshold awarded within the month (2)

Fiscal Year - 2010

Time	Target	Number
Oct – Dec 2009	N/A	403
Jan – Mar 2010	N/A	781
Apr – Jun 2010	N/A	1,609
Jul – Sep 2010	N/A	3,511

FY 2010 Year-End Total: 3,511

Footnotes

• (2) Amount (actions and dollars) also includes awards that aren’t available for competition for actions that are exempt by statute from competition.