Government procurement of goods/services is one of the strategic instruments in the implementation of effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable government. One of the procurement methods developed to realize these principles is e-purchasing through electronic catalogs as stipulated in Presidential Regulation Number 16 of 2018 concerning the Procurement of Government Goods/Services and its amendments. This study aims to analyze the implementation of government procurement of goods/services through e-purchasing at the Gorontalo Regional Police and identify the legal obstacles faced in its implementation. The research method used is empirical legal research with a legislative approach and a sociological approach, which is carried out through document studies and interviews with related parties within the Gorontalo Police. The results of the study show that the implementation of e-purchasing at the Gorontalo Regional Police is in principle in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and is able to increase the efficiency of the procurement process. However, in practice, several obstacles are still found, including limited provider choices in electronic catalogs, technical system constraints, and apparatus understanding of procurement legal aspects that are not optimal.
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