A Fresh Approach to Contracting for Social Good

State and local government agencies face rigorous requirements to meet new benchmarks for social good in their contracting practices. This includes partnering with more diverse pools of vendors and contractors, expanding small business participation and adopting eco-friendly practices. These policies are designed to increase social good and uplift communities, but executing them adds complexity to complex day-to-day government operations.

This report, published in partnership with GovLoop, examines the challenges government agencies and their vendors face while trying to create social good and explores ways to overcome those challenges within the context of contracting for government construction projects.