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January 15, 2014 By AMK

GSA’s Networx contracts not as effective as they might have been

Although GSA officials say the agency’s Networx contracting vehicles have put significant dents in the federal government’s telecommunications bills, a GAO study says the road to those savings wasn’t nearly as smooth as it could have been.

The Government Accountability Office said complex acquisition processes and weaknesses in project planning contributed to delays transitioning to Networx from the GSA’s old FTS2001 contracts, resulting in cost increases and missed savings for federal users.

According to the GAO study, under Networx, federal agencies tended to transition easier items first to demonstrate progress, before they turned to work on items such as data networks and international services that needed longer lead times. As a result of the delays, it said, GSA’s estimated cost to complete the transition increased by $66.4 million, 44 percent over the baseline estimate.

Keep reading this article at: http://fcw.com/articles/2014/01/07/gao-networx-study.aspx

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, cost increase, cost savings, duplication of effort, GAO, GSA, Networx, telecommunications

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