State and Local Procurement Snapshot - Q4 2022

In Q4 of 2022, a consistently healthy state, local and education (SLED) market closed out the 2022 calendar year strong by continuing to beat expectations with modest year-over-year growth in new contractor-addressable opportunities. This impressive growth was led by purchases in key industries like architecture and engineering, construction, environmental services, and professional business services.

What's Inside:
This timely report examines how the SLED market performed in the last full quarter, including year-over-year growth rates by level of government and each of our 12 industries. The latest look at our SLED Recovery Index measures progress as the market emerges from the pandemic.

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Sample Key Findings:

7.7% More Bids and RFPs Published YoY
The SLED market closed 2022 with notable growth, having published 7.7% more bids for the whole year of 2022 vs. 2021.

Growth in Local Government Opportunities
State governments published 3.8% more bids and RFPs when comparing Q4 2022 vs. Q4 2021.

Architecture & Engineering Ranked #1
SLED opportunities for A&E related work grew the fastest of all industries with 9.1% more bids and RFPs published.

100.1% After hitting 101.8% of pre-pandemic normal last quarter in our "Bid Recovery Index," the market reset to 100.1% of normal in this quarter. In short, the year ended exactly at the 2019 level overall after seeing 93-99% levels in the first half of 2022.