Welcome to the home page for the ABA Section of Public Contract Law.

Two central themes provide the fundamental foundation for all activities of the Section of Public Contract Law: the personal, professional growth of members and the sound development of the law relating to procurement at all levels of government. These two themes are captured in the Section's Mission Statement.

• Mission Statement
• Membership Brochure
• Join the Section of Public Contract Law

• 2008-2009 Nominating Committee Report
• Scholarship Applications now being accepted.
  See details and application on the Membership, Diversity & Outreach Committee page—New Deadline is June 13, 2008
  
• 2007-08 Section Leadership Directory & Handbook
• Informational Reports for Section Members
• Section Member Email list for Announcements from the Chairman and Director.
• Member Guide to Frequently Asked Technology Questions

Learn more about or participate in our committees.

• Construction Division
• Federal Procurement Division Committees
• General Interest Division Committees
• Operations Division Committees*
• State and Local Procurement Division Committees

Join a Committee Online Today

*These committees cannot be joined. They are appointed membership committees.

Learn more about practice in the field of government contracts law.

Visit the Section's Law Student Division for more information.

• August 08-11, 2008
  ABA Annual Educational Program and
  Open Council Meeting
  Waldorf Astoria,
  New York, New York
  
  
• August 21, 2008-CLE Teleconference—New and Proposed Ethics and Compliance Rules for Government Contractors

• Quarterly Meetings
• CLE Teleconferences
• Online CLE Programs

The Section publishes many periodicals, books, and journals. Learn more about:

• Books and Monographs
• Public Contract Law Journal
• The Procurement Lawyer
• Course Materials

• Comment Letters
• Comments on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) system, and
  Other Proposed Regulatory Changes
• Proceedings
• Bylaws
• Council Agenda
• Council Minutes
• Procurement Principles
• Principles of Competition
• Resolution of Controversies
• Risk Allocation Principle
• Leadership Directory