Discusses the legal requirements for selling to the host government, including whether the government has agreed to abide by the WTO Government Procurement Agreement or is a party to a government procurement chapter in a U.S. FTA. Specifies areas where there are opportunities.
Last Published: 4/12/2019

Many governments finance public works projects through borrowing from the Multilateral Development Banks. Please refer to the “Project Financing” Section in “Trade and Project Financing” for more information.

The Public Procurement Act of 2014 regulates public procurements and established the Gambia Public Procurement Authority.  The law itself is posted online on the GPPA’s website.  This agency regularly publishes rules and procedures to which all government entities must adhere.  These appear on GPPA’s website but are not regularly updated.  The agency requires all government suppliers to be registered.

Several international institutions such as the World Bank, African Development Bank and specialized United Nations agencies (e.g. FAO, UNDP, IFAD, UNESCO, UNICEF, etc.) regularly fund projects that require the procurement of goods and services.  Often, the provision of these goods and services is open to both local and international companies, thus presenting opportunities for U.S. businesses to bid for these contracts.  The Gambia does not abide by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement.  

 

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