Government Procurement Code
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The Government Procurement Code is a plurilateral trade agreement established under the GATT framework to open and regulate government purchasing markets among participating countries, later evolving into the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agreement on Government Procurement | 1 |
| Government Procurement Code canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T667244 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Government Procurement Code Context triple: [Tokyo Round (1973–1979), resultedIn, Government Procurement Code]
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A.
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is a U.S. federal office that provides overall direction for government-wide procurement policies, regulations, and procedures to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in federal contracting.
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B.
Office of Acquisition Policy (OGP)
The Office of Acquisition Policy (OGP) is a component of the U.S. General Services Administration responsible for developing and overseeing federal acquisition and procurement policies and regulations.
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C.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is a federal office that advocates for and facilitates contracting opportunities for small, minority-owned, women-owned, and other disadvantaged businesses within government procurement.
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D.
Office of Acquisition Workforce Management
The Office of Acquisition Workforce Management is a U.S. General Services Administration office responsible for developing, managing, and supporting the federal acquisition workforce and its training, policies, and career development programs.
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E.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Government Procurement Code Target entity description: The Government Procurement Code is a plurilateral trade agreement established under the GATT framework to open and regulate government purchasing markets among participating countries, later evolving into the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
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A.
Office of Federal Procurement Policy
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is a U.S. federal office that provides overall direction for government-wide procurement policies, regulations, and procedures to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in federal contracting.
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B.
Office of Acquisition Policy (OGP)
The Office of Acquisition Policy (OGP) is a component of the U.S. General Services Administration responsible for developing and overseeing federal acquisition and procurement policies and regulations.
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C.
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is a federal office that advocates for and facilitates contracting opportunities for small, minority-owned, women-owned, and other disadvantaged businesses within government procurement.
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D.
Office of Acquisition Workforce Management
The Office of Acquisition Workforce Management is a U.S. General Services Administration office responsible for developing, managing, and supporting the federal acquisition workforce and its training, policies, and career development programs.
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E.
Code of Federal Regulations
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations issued by the departments and agencies of the United States federal government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government procurement agreement
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international economic agreement ⓘ plurilateral trade agreement ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GATT Government Procurement Code ⓘ |
| aimsToPrevent |
discrimination against foreign suppliers in government procurement
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protectionist use of government purchasing ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
GATT Government Procurement Code
ⓘ
Tokyo Round Government Procurement Code ⓘ |
| basedOn |
principles of non-discrimination
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principles of open competition ⓘ principles of transparency ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on transparency of procurement laws and regulations
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rules on most-favoured-nation treatment in procurement ⓘ rules on national treatment in procurement ⓘ |
| coverage |
central government entities of parties
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specified procurement sectors and thresholds ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | state-to-state dispute settlement among parties ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceContext | post-Tokyo Round period ⓘ |
| evolvedInto |
GATT Government Procurement Code
ⓘ
surface form:
Agreement on Government Procurement
|
| framework | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ⓘ |
| inspired | later revisions of the Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ |
| legalNature | plurilateral agreement under GATT ⓘ |
| legalObligations | binding only on signatory parties ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnderWTO | predecessor to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ |
| marketAccess | opened government procurement markets among parties ⓘ |
| negotiationContext |
Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations
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surface form:
Tokyo Round of GATT trade negotiations
|
| organizationContext |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
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surface form:
GATT
World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| participantsType | GATT contracting parties opting into the Code ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
liberalization of government procurement markets
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reduction of trade barriers in public purchasing ⓘ |
| purpose |
to increase transparency in government procurement
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to open government procurement markets among participating countries ⓘ to promote non-discrimination in government procurement ⓘ to regulate government purchasing practices ⓘ |
| regulates |
award criteria for government contracts
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publication of procurement opportunities ⓘ qualification of suppliers in public tenders ⓘ tendering procedures for government contracts ⓘ |
| relationshipToWTO | formed the basis for the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement ⓘ |
| scope |
procurement above specified value thresholds
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procurement of goods by covered government entities ⓘ procurement of services by covered government entities ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
government procurement
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public purchasing ⓘ |
| successor |
GATT Government Procurement Code
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surface form:
Agreement on Government Procurement
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Government Procurement Code Description of subject: The Government Procurement Code is a plurilateral trade agreement established under the GATT framework to open and regulate government purchasing markets among participating countries, later evolving into the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Agreement on Government Procurement