# Practice profile: Government Contracts & Procurement — Austria

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

## Scope

Austrian public procurement — Oberschwellen/Unterschwellen determination, eligibility, award documentation, and BVwG review.

## Forums & authorities

Contracting authorities; the **Bundesverwaltungsgericht (BVwG)** for review (Nachprüfung); ANKÖ for publication.

## Key sources of law

**Bundesvergabegesetz 2018 (BVergG)**; EU procurement directives 2014/24/EU, 2014/25/EU; BVergGVS for defence/security. For legal family, court hierarchy, and working language, see `at/CLAUDE.md`.

## Citation discipline

Follow the rules in `at/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

General regulatory compliance → `regulatory`; commercial supply contracts between private parties → `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.
