What Costa Rica Ley General de Contratacion Publica No. 9986 of 27 May 2021 effective 1 December 2022 and SICOP requires
The Costa Rican Ley General de Contratacion Publica No. 9986 (General Law of Public Procurement) approved 27 May 2021 (La Gaceta No. 103 of 31 May 2021) and effective 1 December 2022 is the principal Costa Rican statute governing procurement of goods, services, and works by entities of the Public Administration including the Executive Branch (Poder Ejecutivo), the Legislative Branch (Poder Legislativo), the Judicial Branch (Poder Judicial), the Supreme Election Tribunal (Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones), Decentralized Institutions (Instituciones Descentralizadas), public-sector enterprises, Municipalities, public-sector universities, autonomous bodies, and other entities of the public sector financed by the National Treasury. Ley 9986/2021 replaced the prior Ley de Contratacion Administrativa No. 7494 of 1995 and substantially modernised the Costa Rican procurement regime introducing (a) unified procurement framework across all branches of government, (b) mandatory use of the Sistema Integrado de Compras Publicas (SICOP / sicop.go.cr), (c) strengthened anti-corruption and integrity provisions including beneficial ownership disclosure and supplier debarment, (d) sustainability and innovation criteria, (e) framework agreements (Convenio Marco) and dynamic purchasing systems, and (f) strengthened complaint resolution through the Contraloria General de la Republica. The Reglamento a la Ley General de Contratacion Publica issued by Decreto Ejecutivo 43808-H of 22 November 2022 prescribes detailed procedural requirements. The Ministry of Finance Direccion General de Administracion de Bienes y Contratacion Administrativa (DGABCA) is the central procurement policy authority. SICOP operated by Radiografica Costarricense S.A. (RACSA) is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform. Procurement methods established by Ley 9986/2021 art. 24 to 37 comprise (a) Licitacion Mayor (Major Tender, the default open public procedure for prescribed-value acquisitions), (b) Licitacion Menor (Minor Tender, for medium-value acquisitions), (c) Contratacion Menor (Minor Procurement, for small-value acquisitions below prescribed thresholds), (d) Subasta a la Baja (Reverse Auction, for standardised products), (e) Procedimientos Especiales (Special Procedures including emergency, sole-source under prescribed exceptions, urgent need, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed tendering), and (f) Convenio Marco (Framework Agreement) and Sistema Dinamico de Adquisiciones (Dynamic Purchasing System). The Contraloria General de la Republica conducts procurement audit and acts as the procurement appeals authority.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Costa Rica (Asamblea Legislativa de la Republica de Costa Rica, legislative authority); President of the Republic of Costa Rica (signing authority); Ministry of Finance Direccion General de Administracion de Bienes y Contratacion Administrativa (DGABCA, central policy authority); Contraloria General de la Republica (CGR, audit and appeals authority); SICOP (sicop.go.cr, mandatory federal e-procurement platform); Radiografica Costarricense S.A. (RACSA, SICOP operator) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.sicop.go.cr/
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- Costa Rican Ley General de Contratacion Publica No. 9986 of 27 May 2021 effective 1 December 2022 - principal Costa Rican statute on public procurement
- Reglamento a la Ley General de Contratacion Publica issued by Decreto Ejecutivo 43808-H of 22 November 2022 - implementing regulation
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