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February 14, 2014 By AMK

GSA overhaul of delivery system to save $500 million

The General Services Administration is overhauling the way it delivers goods and supplies to agencies, according to a Jan. 30 blog post by Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Tom Sharpe.

The agency will no longer own and operate large warehouses to store goods before they ship and will instead partner with private companies to have the items sent directly to agencies.

Sharpe said the move would simplify the acquisition process and have $500 million over the next five years. The agency operates warehouses across the country and retail operations around the world.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20140131/ACQ01/301310006/GSA-overhaul-delivery-system-save-500-million 

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, GSA, performance based logistics

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