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CHAPTER XVIGovernment Acquisitions1. IntroductionIn order to secure better technical and economic conditions regarding the formationof contracts between the Mexican federal government and private parties, the PublicSector Acquisitions, Leasing, and Services Law (Ley de Adquisiciones, Arrendamientos yServicios del Sector Público, LAASSP) and the Public Works Law (Ley de Obras Públicas,LOP) 1 establish the manner and procedure through which the federal government willchoose the person or business with which it will contract for the following goods andservices:a) Acquisitions of moveable goods (such as office equipment, automobiles, ships, airplanes,etc.);b) Leasing of moveable goods and real estate;c) Services (such as the cleaning of computer equipment; lawyers and accountants;coffee service, etc.);d) Acquisitions of real estate (an office building for a governmental ministry);e) Public works constructions (building, highway, bridge, monument, power plants,and other infrastructure projects).275As can be observed, practically all of the contracts the federal government forms withprivate parties must comply with the forms and procedures established by these twolaws. Although there are differences between these two laws (especially in regards to thetime periods that must be observed in the procedures), the regulation of the formationof these contracts is very similar, so much so that both laws establish the same three contractingforms or procedures.__________1These two laws are only applicable to the contracts entered into by the federal government. Therefore,regarding contracts awarded by local governments, every state of the republic has equivalent laws establishingthe procedures and manner in which each local government is to award contracts.