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October 26, 2015 By AMK

OMB memo ushers major shift in federal procurement

The Office of Management and Budget released a set of directives on Oct. 16  fine tuning the way agencies buy laptop and desktop computers.

ombWhile the directives focus solely on specific computer hardware, the move signals what could be a sea change in the way the federal government purchases commodity IT and other products.

Of the three new directives in the Oct. 16 memo, the first is perhaps the most significant: a prohibition on issuing new contracts for laptops and desktops with a mandate to use one of two governmentwide acquisition contracts or IT Schedule 70.

Previously, agencies had been encouraged to purchase IT products and services off GWACs or GSA schedules but were able to go their own way if they wanted.

Keep reading this article at: http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/acquisition/policy/2015/10/20/omb-commodity-it/74272652/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: acquisition strategy, category management, commodities, GSA Schedules, GWAC, IT, OFPP, OMB

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