Tenders in United States

Public procurement in United States

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

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR Chapter 1 (1984)

Regulator

Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OMB) and the FAR Council

Official portal

SAM.gov – Contract Opportunities

WTO procurement agreement

United States is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA): above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

Offerors generally must be registered in SAM when they submit an offer. Under the Buy American statute, foreign end products are evaluated with a 20% price premium (30% where the domestic offer comes from a small business). For acquisitions above the trade-agreement thresholds, the Trade Agreements Act waives this for eligible products from designated countries, including WTO GPA parties.

Notice languages

English

Currency

USD

Good to know

The FAR covers federal executive agencies only; states and local governments run their own procurement laws and portals.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$30.77 trillion

Exports (2024)

US$3.22 trillion in goods and services

Imports (2024)

US$4.11 trillion in goods and services

Trade share (2024)

25% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

1.5% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

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

United States on FreeTender right now

6,295 open notices; the busiest sectors are manufacturing & supply (2,531), electronics & semiconductors (705), space & satellite (538), financial & professional services (407) and electrical equipment (406).

Most active buyers: DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · DLA MARITIME · DLA MARITIME COLUMBUS · DLA LAND AND MARITIME (1264), DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · DLA LAND · DLA LAND COLUMBUS · DLA LAND AND MARITIME (742), DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · DLA AVIATION · DLA AV RICHMOND · DLA AVIATION (591), DEPT OF DEFENSE · DEPT OF THE NAVY · NAVSUP · NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT · NAVSUP WSS MECHANICSBURG · NAVSUP WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT MECH (500), National Institutes of Health (378).

Sources: acquisition.gov · acquisition.gov · sam.gov · congress.gov

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