USAID project for microenterprise access to public procurement (2012-2017)
The project facilitates micro and small enterprise (MSE) access to public procurement market, by increasing MSEs’ capacities and removing the barriers for their greater participation in public tenders.
Project objectives:
Increase micro and small enterprise (MSE) awareness of the opportunities offered by the public procurement (PP) market; provide MSEs with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to participate more in government contracting; and streamline public procurement administrative procedures that inhibit MSE participation in government contracting.
Project components:
- Facilitate MSEs’ easier access to the public procurement market, contributing to MSE capacity development, growth, and job creation.
- Remove unnecessary constraints imposed by public contracting authorities, and build the capacity of MSEs to effectively participate in the public procurement system.