Iraqi contractors are expressing frustration following their initiation into the mysteries of government contracting, American-style. Contract opportunities under the $18.6-billion supplemental budget for Iraqi reconstruction are a powerful lure, but the bidding process and contract requirements of the Coalition Provisional Authority's Project Management Office look daunting to many...

"We want to do everything we can to encourage Iraqi companies to take part in the reconstruction of their country," says Michael Fleischer, deputy director of the Private Sector Development Team.

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