The small amount is a public procurement procedure regulated in
the Organic Law of the National Public Procurement System
(hereinafter, the "LOSNCP"), the Regulation to the LOSCNP
(hereinafter, the "Regulation"), and the Codification and
Updating of Resolutions issued by the National Public Procurement
Service (hereinafter, the "Codification").
Public entities1 can make direct
contracts with suppliers through the small amount as long as they
meet the following requirements:
- The object of the contract must be: (i) the acquisition of
standardized goods or services2,
which do not appear in the electronic catalog3; (ii) the acquisition of
non-standard goods or services; or (iii) the contracting of works,
solely and exclusively for the repair, remodeling, adaptation,
maintenance or improvement of an existing construction or
infrastructure. In no case can consulting services be hired4.
