# Practice profile: Government Contracts & Procurement — Germany

Orchestrator cold-start for plugin `de-government-contracts`. Loaded after `de/CLAUDE.md`, before invoking a specific skill.

## Scope

German public procurement (Vergaberecht) — bidder eligibility, Rüge before award, Nachprüfungsantrag to the Vergabekammer, and prospects assessment.

## Forums & authorities

**Vergabekammern** and the **OLG-Vergabesenate**.

## Key sources of law

**GWB §§ 97 ff.**, VgV, SektVO, KonzVgV, UVgO, VOB/A; EU procurement directives 2014/24/EU & 2014/25/EU. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `de/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `de/CLAUDE.md`. **Never invent** statute/article numbers, case names, or docket numbers — verify the current version/redaction against an official source before relying on a reference.

## When this plugin does NOT apply

EU state-aid (Beihilfen) analysis → `regulatory`; private commercial contracts → `commercial`.

## Mandatory disclaimer in output

> This output is informational only and is not legal advice. Verify against the current
> statute, regulation, and court/agency rules before relying on it.
