政府采购合同的性质一直是颇有争议的问题,分歧主要集中在政府采购合同是普通的民事合同,还是特殊的行政合同。本文从支配政府采购的依法行政原则、政府采购合同的公益目的和政府在采购合同中的特殊地位进行分析,得出政府采购合同本质上是行政合同,而立法中的保守也是导致合同性质不明的重要原因之一。 The nature of the government procurement contract has always been a controversial issue. The differences mainly focus on whether the government procurement contract is an ordinary civil contract or a special administrative contract. This article analyzes the principle of administration according to law governing government procurement, the purpose of public welfare of government procurement contract and the special status of government in procurement contract. It concludes that the government procurement contract is essentially an administrative contract, and the conservativeness in legislation leads to the unknown nature of the contract One of the important reasons.