Public contracting is one of the primary means by which legislation and budget decisions are implemented – it is the operationalizing of the policy intent of a legislative body elected by the will of voters. The importance of having a sound process for contracting is critical to delivering services effectively for many different constituencies. From June to August 2022, NAO conducted a survey of charitable nonprofit organizations that contract with government. Through the Oregon Government-Nonprofit Contracting Survey, NAO set out to determine if current public sector contracting practices are in alignment with the policy intent and conducive to successful partnerships. You can read the illuminating results of that study in this report.