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  "node_id": "sv-lacap-ley-adquisiciones-contrataciones-administracion-publica-decreto-868-2000",
  "title": "El Salvador Ley de Adquisiciones y Contrataciones de la Administracion Publica (LACAP) Decreto Legislativo 868 of 5 May 2000 and COMPRASAL",
  "domain": "Public Sector & Government Procurement",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-08",
  "bluf": "The El Salvador Ley de Adquisiciones y Contrataciones de la Administracion Publica (LACAP / Law on Procurement and Contracting of the Public Administration) approved by Decreto Legislativo 868 of 5 May 2000 (published in Diario Oficial No. 88 Tomo No. 347 of 15 May 2000 effective 16 May 2000) as substantially amended by Decreto Legislativo 725 of 23 February 2024 (Reformas a la LACAP) and supplemented by the Reglamento de la LACAP approved by Decreto Ejecutivo 53 of 10 April 2013, is the principal Salvadoran statute governing procurement of goods, services, and works by entities of the Public Administration including the Executive Branch (Organo Ejecutivo) ministries, the Legislative Branch (Asamblea Legislativa), the Judicial Branch (Organo Judicial), Autonomous Institutions (Instituciones Autonomas), Municipalities (Municipalidades), public-sector enterprises, and other entities financed by the State budget. LACAP was a foundational reform establishing the Salvadoran procurement regime aligned with international best practice. The Direccion Nacional de Compras Publicas (DINAC / dinac.gob.sv) under the Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) is the central regulatory authority responsible for procurement regulation, oversight, supplier debarment, and operation of the public procurement portal. The COMPRASAL portal (comprasal.gob.sv) operated by DINAC is the mandatory federal e-procurement platform for in-scope procurement. The Unidad de Adquisiciones y Contrataciones Institucional (UACI) is the operational procurement unit established within each entity. Procurement methods established by LACAP art. 39 to 80 comprise (a) Licitacion Publica (Public Tender, the default open public procedure for high-value acquisitions above prescribed thresholds), (b) Licitacion por Invitacion (Tender by Invitation, with prequalification or restricted to invited suppliers), (c) Concurso Publico (Public Competition, for consulting services), (d) Libre Gestion (Free Management / Direct Procurement, for low-value acquisitions below prescribed thresholds), (e) Contratacion Directa (Direct Contracting, sole-source under prescribed exceptions in art. 71 to 73 including emergency, sole supplier for technical reasons, prior failed tendering, and prescribed-class exemptions), (f) Mercado Bursatil (Stock Exchange Market, for prescribed commodities), and (g) Convenio Marco (Framework Agreement). The Corte de Cuentas de la Republica (Court of Accounts of the Republic) conducts procurement audit. El Salvador is a party to CAFTA-DR (in force 2006), the EU-Central America Association Agreement (in force 2013), the SIECA framework, and UNCAC. El Salvador is NOT a party to the WTO GPA.",
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