Tenders in Dominican Republic

Public procurement in Dominican Republic

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Law No. 47-25 on Public Procurement (Ley No. 47-25 de Contrataciones Públicas) (2025)

Regulator

General Directorate of Public Procurement (DGCP – Dirección General de Contrataciones Públicas)

Official portal

Sistema Electrónico de Contrataciones Públicas (SECP) / Portal Transaccional

WTO procurement agreement

Dominican Republic is not a party to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.

Foreign bidders

Foreign companies can register, free of charge, in the State Supplier Registry (RPE) through the SECP; provisional registration needs only a tax ID from the home country, while definitive registration needs apostilled documents translated into Spanish. The law includes a principle favouring goods and services of Dominican origin.

Notice languages

Spanish

Currency

DOP

Good to know

Law 47-25 replaced Law 340-06 and has been in force since 28 January 2026; procurement processes are run through the SECP.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$127.4 billion

Exports (2025)

US$30.1 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$35.5 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

51% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

4.0% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Dominican Republic on FreeTender right now

785 open notices; the busiest sectors are healthcare & pharma (155), facility management & cleaning (103), livelihoods & enterprise development (69), education & training (51) and energy & power (31).

Most active buyers: Dirección General de Aduanas y Puertos (21), Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Sur (20), Gabinete de Coordinación de Políticas Sociales (13), Instituto Nacional de Cancer 'Rosa E. Tavares' (13), Empresa Distribuidora de Electricidad del Este, S.A. (12).

Sources: dgcp.gob.do · datosabiertos.dgcp.gob.do · dgcp.gob.do

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