Menu Search Account

LegiStorm

Get LegiStorm App Visit Product Demo Website
» Get LegiStorm App
» Get LegiStorm Pro Free Demo

Covid-19 Contracting: Observations on Federal Contracting in Response to the Pandemic

  Premium   Download PDF Now (46 pages)
Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 29, 2020
Release Date July 29, 2020
Report No. GAO-20-632
Summary:

Federal agencies awarded $17.8 billion in contracts as of mid-June 2020 for critical goods and services supporting responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contracts often play a key role in federal emergency response.

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Defense, and Veterans Affairs accounted for 85% of the money awarded in contracts. About $11 billion was awarded in contracts for goods—e.g., ventilators, gowns, and N95 respirators—to treat coronavirus patients and protect health care workers. The agencies awarded about $9.4 billion in contracts without competition, often citing urgency as the reason.

Illustration of COVID-19

covid-19

« Return to search Government Accountability Office reports