The General Services Administration’s OASIS contracting vehicle already has changed the Air Force’s procurement operations for the better, one of the Air Force’s top acquisition officers says.
The Air Force’s participation in GSA’s $60 billion One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services multiple award contracts “has simplified the decision process,” said Maj. Gen. Wendy Masiello, the USAF director of contracting.
The Air Force has embraced OASIS in the last several months. In August, the Air Force Space and Missile Command said it wanted to use the dedicated OASIS Small Business contract instead of its own SMC Technical Support program. GSA estimated the value of the commitment, which will encompass virtually all systems engineering and technical assistance activities at Los Angeles Air Force Base, at $472 million over five years.
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