As Universidades Públicas Federais e a política de tratamento diferenciado às micro e pequenas empresas

a implementação no Estado de Pernambuco

Abstract

This paper shows the behavior of three federal universities of the state of Pernambuco with regard to the application of differentiated, favored and preferential treatment to micro/small businesses, during the public procurement of goods, services and works. More specifically, this work identifies the origin of micro/small bussinesses; sets out the amount of value that was contracted by local micro/small bussinesses, as well as by those based outside the state of Pernambuco; calculates the amount of financial resources that were obtained by bidding, both for suppliers characterized as micro/small bussinesses, as well as for companies of other sizes. This is a descriptive and documentary research. Data were collected from the administrative records stored on the Purchasing Portal of the Federal Government. Descriptive statistics was used as the main method for data analysis and processing. The results show that, in the three analyzed universities, the prerogative granted to micro/small businesses has not yet been widely implemented. The total amount of approved purchases of the three universities was R$ 249,6 million); however, only 25% was contracted by micro/small businesses, while 75% was contracted by companies of other sizes. Moreover, of the 1,118 micro/small businesses that were contracted, 818 (73%) were headquartered outside the state of Pernambuco and only 311 (27%) were headquartered in the state. These results instigate a research agenda on the implementation of public policies.