Committee on Government Procurement - Review of the Agreement on Government Procurement - Streamlining the Provisions of Articles XIII and XVIII Relating to the Receipt and Opening of Tenders, the Awarding [...]ubmission by the United States

World Trade Organization GPA/W/112 24 May 2000 (00-2101) Committee on Government Procurement Original: English REVIEW OF THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT Streamlining the Provisions of Articles XIII and XVIII Relating to the Receipt and Opening of Tenders, the Awarding of Contracts, and The Disclosure of Information on Contract Awards Submission by the United States The following communication, dated 19 May 2000, has been received from the Permanent Mission of the United States with the request that it be circulated to the Committee on Government Procurement. _______________ Introduction As noted in the Chairman's report on the Committee's informal meeting on 7 March 2000 (Job No. 1454, dated 9 March 2000), the Committee has agreed that its ongoing work under Article XXIV:7(b) will focus in its next meeting on Articles VIIXV and paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of Article XVIII. In order to facilitate progress, the United States is submitt