How government buys

Insight Report: The Pulse of Procurement

Federal and state governments have larger budgets than ever, which means there are more suppliers and vendors than ever hoping to earn some of that business.

Find out how government budget owners find, evaluate, and select new vendors in the digital era in Lumino’s exclusive report based on survey data from government budget decision-makers.

The government buyer journey is digital

Our exclusive survey of government budget decision-makers found that a supplier’s digital presence plays a key role in RFP selection. Some surprising stats: 

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Two-thirds of government budget owners say they find new vendors to invite to an RFP by searching for the company’s website.


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Over half of government budget owners say that a vendor’s online presence heavily matters in the selection of an RFP winner.


More than 4 out of 5 government budget owners will look at the personal LinkedIn profiles of vendor employees involved in the RFP process.

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The report is organized as follows to answer the following questions:

Section 1: Budget Allocation

  • Who makes decisions and when?

  • How do budget decision makers prioritize spending? 

Section 2: Vendor Discovery & Communication

  • How do they find new vendors?

  • How do they prefer to communicate with vendors?

Section 3: Vendor Vetting & Selection

  • How do they choose the right vendor?

  • Is a digital presence a factor in RFP selection?

Section 4: Trade Shows

  • Why do they attend?

  • How do they want to engage with vendors?

Section 5: Social Media Habits

  • What social networks do they use?

  • Why do they use social media?

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What does this mean for your business?

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About the Author

Jenny Karn is a seasoned digital marketer with a passion for helping government contractors grow their business. She understands the importance of relationships in the public sector and the sensitive considerations that come with contracting. She applies proven private sector marketing strategies to government marketing efforts to get big results. She and the Lumino team commissioned this survey to better understand government buyers.

Methodology

Lumino commissioned an independent research agency to survey 200 government budget owners (100 federal and 100 state/local government) about how they find, evaluate, and select new vendors.

The survey was conducted online in December 2023.

The margin of error for this study is +/-7% at the 95% confidence level.

All respondents:

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Work in federal or state/local government

Are involved in budget decisions

Are a manager or above