The Growing Bundle
Contract bundling has been on the rise for the past decade. As a result, a higher percentage of procurement spending is being lumped into mega-deals. In fiscal 1992, the government spent $183 billion on goods and services; 41 percent of which was bundled. By 2001, acquisitions jumped to $214 billion with 51 percent bundled.
| Fiscal Year | % of contract dollars bundled |
| 1992 | 41 |
| 1993 | 43.9 |
| 1994 | 42.4 |
| 1995 | 41.4 |
| 1996 | 42.8 |
| 1997 | 41.6 |
| 1998 | 45.3 |
| 1999 | 47.5 |
| 2000 | 45.8 |
| 2001 | 51.2 |
Source: Eagle Eye Publishing
Editor's note: The government defines contract bundling as two or more contracts that had previously gone to small businesses being combined into a larger award and is no longer suitable for a small company. Eagle Eyes uses an expanded definition to include such things as task orders placed against governmentwide acquisition contracts.
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