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About

About the researcher and this project

Researcher

Richard Davidson PhD Candidate, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver

Richard brings more than 25 years of experience in government procurement, spanning roles inside government and on the vendor side. He has led proposal strategy and managed more than twenty major technology RFP responses across federal, state, and local government markets.

Research Evolution

PhasePeriodDescription
V1 Pilot2025USAspending data, cross-sectional analysis, proxy treatment classification
V2 Analysis2025-2026Omari et al. (2025) FPDS dataset, difference-in-differences design, 654,307 awards
DissertationFall 2026+University of Denver Executive PhD, Daniels College of Business

Publication Portfolio

PaperTitleTarget JournalStatus
1The Policy Shock That Didn’t ShockJournal of Public ProcurementDraft Complete
2Transaction Costs as ModeratorsJPARTDraft Complete
3International Procurement ComparisonIJPADraft Complete
4Single-Bid AwardsPPMRDraft Complete
5The Source Selection Evidence GapJournal of Public ProcurementDraft Complete

Committee

Committee will be formed upon program enrollment (Fall 2026).

About This Site

This site is the most comprehensive public resource on procurement source selection research. It contains:

  • Five empirical research papers analyzing 654,307 federal contract awards
  • Literature database with 100+ annotated scholarly articles and automated daily discovery
  • Federal procurement data analysis using the Omari et al. (2025) FPDS dataset
  • International procurement comparison across 12 countries plus the EU
  • Vendor journey cost analysis documenting $30K-$1.1M+ US entry barriers
  • Profiles of 25 key scholars and practitioners in procurement

Tools & Technology

  • Website: Hugo static site generator, GitHub Pages
  • Data: Python (pyarrow, pandas) processing the Omari et al. (2025) Parquet dataset
  • Analysis: Python (statsmodels, scipy, sklearn) for DiD estimation and robustness checks
  • Papers: python-docx for automated paper generation from analysis results
  • Articles: OpenAlex + Semantic Scholar automated daily discovery (439+ articles)
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