What Panama Texto Unico Ley 22 of 27 June 2006 on Public Procurement (Contrataciones Publicas) and the PanamaCompra Electronic Procurement Platform requires
The Panama Texto Unico Ley 22 of 27 June 2006 (Texto Unico de la Ley 22 de 27 de junio de 2006 que regula la contratacion publica), as substantially amended by Ley 153 of 8 May 2020 (Por la cual se modifica la Ley 22 de 2006) and supplemented by Decreto Ejecutivo 40 of 10 April 2018 (Reglamento de Aplicacion), is the principal Panamanian statute governing public procurement of goods, services, and construction works by entities of the Public Administration including the Central Government (Gobierno Central) ministries, Decentralized Entities (Entidades Descentralizadas), Autonomous Entities (Entidades Autonomas), public-sector enterprises, municipalities (Municipios), and other entities financed by the State budget. The Direccion General de Contrataciones Publicas (DGCP / dgcp.gob.pa) under the Ministry of Economy and Finance is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement regulation, oversight, compliance monitoring, supplier debarment, and operation of the PanamaCompra electronic procurement platform. The PanamaCompra Portal (panamacompra.gob.pa) operated by DGCP is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform for in-scope procurement. The Tribunal Administrativo de Contrataciones Publicas (TACP) is the specialised tribunal for procurement appeals. Procurement methods established by Ley 22/2006 art. 38 and Reglamento art. 60 to 119 comprise (a) Licitacion Publica (Public Tender, the default open public procedure for prescribed-value acquisitions above thresholds), (b) Licitacion por Mejor Valor (Best Value Tender, with weighted criteria), (c) Licitacion para Convenio Marco (Framework Agreement Tender), (d) Licitacion Abreviada por Mejor Valor (Abbreviated Best Value Tender), (e) Subasta en Reversa (Reverse Auction), (f) Contratacion Menor (Minor Procurement, for small-value below thresholds), (g) Contratacion Directa (Direct Procurement, sole-source under prescribed exceptions in art. 65 to 69 including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed tendering), and (h) Acuerdo Marco (Framework Agreement). The Contraloria General de la Republica conducts ex-ante (refrendo) and ex-post procurement audit. Panama is NOT a party to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) but is an observer. Panama is a party to the US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (in force 2012), the EU-Central America Association Agreement (in force 2013), and UNCAC.
Pillar: Public Sector & Government Procurement · Authority: National Assembly of Panama (Asamblea Nacional de Panama, legislative authority); President of the Republic of Panama (signing authority); Direccion General de Contrataciones Publicas (DGCP, central regulatory authority); Ministry of Economy and Finance (Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas, oversight); Tribunal Administrativo de Contrataciones Publicas (TACP, procurement appeals tribunal); PanamaCompra (panamacompra.gob.pa, mandatory federal e-procurement platform); Contraloria General de la Republica (procurement audit and refrendo authority) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.dgcp.gob.pa/
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- Panama Texto Unico Ley 22 of 27 June 2006 - principal Panamanian statute on public procurement
- Ley 153 of 8 May 2020 - substantial amendment to Ley 22/2006
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