Business-to-government

Business-to-government (B2G),[1] also known as business-to-public-administration (B2PA)[1][2] or business-to-public-sector (B2PS) refers to trade between the business sector as a supplier and a government body as a customer playing a major impact in public procurement.[3][4] Business-to-government also includes the segment of business-to-business (B2B) marketing known as public sector marketing — a form of business-to-business-to-government (B2B2G) phenomenon, which encompasses marketing products and services to various government levels—local, state/provincial, and national—through integrated marketing communications techniques such as strategic public relations, branding, marketing communications, advertising, and web-based communications.

B2G is a fundamental market, alongside Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). It is a relevant marketing and sales area, distinct from B2B or B2C. Other terms used are business-to-administration (B2A); and public procurement (PP). It combines elements of business administration, public administration, marketing, communications, political science, and several other fields in order to facilitate trade between the private sector and public sector.

The B2G domain is relevant: the public sector represents 54% of EU GDP,[5] and 47% of US GDP. Public sector procurement amounts to 14-20% of GDP. In the European Union, the public procurement market is 13.6% of the GDP, i.e. 2 trillion Euro, spent by 250,000 public authorities.[6]

More than 60% of Fortune 1000 companies are active in the B2G market, with government customers generally having a positive impact on a firm’s value.[7]

Public-sector organizations generally post tenders in the form of requests-for-proposals, requests-for-information, requests-for-quotations, and sources-sought, to which private suppliers respond. Business-to-government networks provide a platform for businesses to bid on government opportunities that are presented as solicitations, in the form of requests-for-proposals, through a reverse auction.

Government agencies typically have pre-negotiated standing contracts vetting the vendors/suppliers and their products and services for set prices. These can be local or national contracts, and some may be grandfathered in by other entities. For example, in the United States, California's MAS Multiple Award Schedule will recognize the federal government contract holder's prices on a General Services Administration Schedule.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Market Business News, What is B2G or business-to-government? Definition and examples, accessed 31 August 2020
  2. ^ "::증권용어사전::". dic.mk.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  3. ^ "Public procurement - OECD". www.oecd.org. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. ^ "Access to public procurement | Single Market Scoreboard". single-market-scoreboard.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. ^ "Public spending ratio in EU countries 2021". Statista. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  6. ^ "The Public Procurement Data Space (PPDS)". single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  7. ^ Josephson, Brett W.; Lee, Ju-Yeon; Mariadoss, Babu John; Johnson, Jean L. (2019). "Uncle Sam Rising: Performance Implications of Business-to-Government Relationships". Journal of Marketing. 83 (1): 51–72. doi:10.1177/0022242918814254. ISSN 0022-2429. S2CID 169462621.
  8. ^ "Multiple Award Schedule". www.gsa.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-24.


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