Contacting Government
» Contacting Government, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2003
If respondent has NOT won (or can't recall) at least one government contract in the last THREE years AND does NOT intend to compete for a government contract in the next three years.
2a. Why don’t you intend to compete for a government contract?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassle not worth it; paperwork, rules | 10 | ||
| 2 | Government doesn't buy what I sell | 51 | ||
| 3 | Don't know how to go about it; not aware of opportunities | 12 | ||
| 4 | Contracts are too big | 4 | ||
| 5 | No interest; not in plans | 2 | ||
| 6 | Don't bid for contracts | 2 | ||
| 7 | Enough business without government contract | 6 | ||
| 8 | Slow pay | 2 | ||
| 9 | Other | 8 | ||
| 10 | DK/Refuse | 3 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 450 | |||
Notes: Fifty-one (51) percent of small employers who did not win a contract in the last three years and who do not intend to compete for one in the next three years think that government does not buy the products/services they sell (Q#2a).
