The GP chapter allows for Singapore suppliers to participate in most procurement tenders of goods and services conducted by the US Government. As outlined in the table below, the thresholds for all sectors have been substantially reduced and also, widened the range of goods and services contracts which Singapore-based suppliers can bid for.

USSFTA GP Chapter Thresholds

	Minimum Contract Value for Goods & Services (US$)	Minimum Contract Value for Construction Services (US$)
Federal Entities	56,190	6,481,000
State Entities	460,000	6,481,000
Other Entities	250,000 or 518,000	6,481,000

The threshold for contracts for goods and services to federal departments has been brought down drastically from 130,000 SDR (US$192,472) to US$56,190. For state entities, Singapore-based suppliers can enter the market as long as the contracts are above US$460,000 (as compared to US$525,598). With regards to the construction services, suppliers can bid for contracts which are above US$6.48 million (as opposed to US$7.4 million under the WTO GPA). Singapore suppliers can participate in procurement activities of 97 federal entities, specified entities in 37 states and 6 other entities.

Information on procurement opportunities can mainly be obtained from the net. Procurement opportunities in federal departments can be accessed on the US Federal Data Procurement System (FPDS) site www.fpds.gov For federal procurement above US$25,000, access the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) Site at http://www.fedbizopps.gov For state, sub-central and other entities, procurement opportunities are also advertised in publications utilized by state governments, such as the New York Contract Reporter.
The goods which can be supplied under USSFTA are those which are covered by the WTO GPA. Other sectors such as communications, detection and coherent radiation equipment are also covered.