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January 23, 2018 By AMK

Report of GSA’s public meeting to discuss ‘Amazon’ amendment

On Tuesday, January 9, 2018, the General Services Administration (GSA) convened a public meeting to discuss the implications and ramifications of Section 846 of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Procurement Through Commercial e-Commerce Portals.

This amendment (dubbed the “Amazon amendment”) will permit government agencies to buy commercial products through online portals like Amazon, Overstock, Staples, and Walmart.

Implications abound, from privity of contract to dealing with preference programs to determining how competition will best be served. GSA’s public meeting was an opportunity to discuss these issues as part of an ongoing dialogue that started with a request for comment and notice of yesterday’s meeting in mid-December.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.publicspendforum.net/blogs/frank-mcnally/2018/01/12/gsa-event-discusses-amazon-amendment

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Amazon, competition, GSA, NDAA, online buying, online marketplace, online sales

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