Sequestration’s impact on contractors by-the-numbers
Federal News Radio partnered with Govini, a government market research firm, to examine how sequestration has impacted the number of contracts being awarded, de...
Delays in procurement process Contractors cite ongoing and increasing delays in the procurement process.
This graph shows the increase in the number of days between when an agency advertised a new solicitation to when it awarded a contract, what Govini calls "purchasing cycle time."
That increased from fewer than 100 days between 2011 and 2012 to more than 300 days this year, so far — an increase of 289 percent.