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  "node_id": "gt-decreto-57-92-ley-contrataciones-estado-guatecompras",
  "title": "Guatemala Decreto 57-92 Ley de Contrataciones del Estado (1992) as amended and GUATECOMPRAS",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-08",
  "bluf": "The Guatemala Decreto 57-92 (Decreto Numero 57-92 del Congreso de la Republica) of 21 October 1992 known as Ley de Contrataciones del Estado is the principal Guatemalan statute governing procurement of goods, services, and works by the State Public Administration including the Executive Branch (Organismo Ejecutivo) ministries, the Legislative Branch (Organismo Legislativo), the Judicial Branch (Organismo Judicial), Decentralized Entities (Entidades Descentralizadas), Autonomous Entities (Entidades Autonomas), Departmental Governments, Municipalities (Municipalidades), and other entities of the public sector. Decreto 57-92 has been substantially amended multiple times including by Decreto 46-2016 (transparency reforms), Decreto 27-2021 (further modernisation including beneficial ownership disclosure), and Acuerdo Gubernativo 122-2016 (regulation). The Direccion General de Adquisiciones del Estado (DGAE) under the Ministry of Public Finance (Ministerio de Finanzas Publicas) is the central procurement policy authority. The Sistema de Informacion de Contrataciones y Adquisiciones del Estado (GUATECOMPRAS / guatecompras.gt) operated by the Ministry of Finance is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform. Procurement methods established by Decreto 57-92 art. 16 to 44 comprise (a) Licitacion Publica (Public Tender, the default open public procedure for high-value acquisitions above prescribed thresholds), (b) Cotizacion (Quotation, for medium-value acquisitions), (c) Compra Directa con Oferta Electronica (Direct Procurement with Electronic Offer, for medium-low-value acquisitions), (d) Compra de Baja Cuantia (Low-Value Procurement, for small-value below prescribed thresholds), (e) Subasta Electronica Inversa (Reverse Electronic Auction, for standardised products), (f) Contrato Abierto (Open Contract / Framework Agreement), and (g) Casos de Excepcion (Exception Cases under art. 44 including emergency, sole-source for technical reasons, prior failed tendering, and prescribed-class exemptions). The Contraloria General de Cuentas conducts procurement audit. The Comision Presidencial Contra la Corrupcion (CPCC) coordinates anti-corruption oversight. Guatemala is a party to CAFTA-DR (in force 2006), the EU-Central America Association Agreement (in force 2013), the SIECA framework, and UNCAC. Guatemala is NOT a party to the WTO GPA.",
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