US Public Procurement

There is a small risk of corruption in US public procurement ( GCR 2015-2016 ). Fourteen percent of surveyed US companies experienced fraud in the form of bribery and corruption ( pwc 2015 ). Publicised cases include a former Boeing Procurement Officer and two sub-contractors who were found guilty of a bribery / kickback scheme involving Boeing military aircraft parts, as well as structuring currency transactions to conceal receipts of the cash bribes ( FBI , Oct. 2014). The US public procurement is well regulated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation that aims to contain corruption risks, and applies to all executive and military departments, and to state-owned companies. It contains provisions on conflicts of interest and increases the use of suspension and debarment on companies guilty of fraud and breach of contract ( Practical Law , Mar. 2013). Business opportunities, regulations, resources and training are available on Acquisition Central . State agencies collect and report data on public procurement through the Federal Procurement Data System - Next Generation (FPDS-NG) . Companies are recommended to use a specialised public procurement due diligence tool to evaluate and avoid corruption risks related to procurement in the US.