The State contracting in Colombia is a subject of vital importance for the development and the economy of the State, since it is through it that the fulfillment of the ends of the state is guaranteed. The general objective is to explain how the National Agency of Public Procurement, Colombia Efficient Purchase in State Contracting, affects the identification of public procurement problems, before the creation of the National Public Procurement Agency -Colombia Compra Eficiente. As well as describing the content and scope of the National Empowerment Agency Colombia Compra Eficiente- regarding the principle of transparency, economy and efficiency. Confirming if the National Agency of Public Procurement, Colombia Compra Eficiente, is really an adequate tool or strategy, to solve the problems of State Contracting. The methodological foundation is based on the study of texts and concepts related to government procurement in Colombia and the National Agency for Public Procurement -Colombia Compra Eficiente.