Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement
Directs Federal Agencies to Centralize Purchasing with General Services Administration
What it does
Agencies must submit proposals to transfer common purchasing to the General Services Administration, and the Office of Management and Budget must designate that Administration to centralize information technology contracting.
Real-world impact
- Agencies must submit proposals to transfer common purchasing within 60 days.
- Budget office will name General Services Administration as IT contract lead within 30 days.
- Aims to eliminate duplicate contracts and centralize buying to save taxpayer dollars.
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Summary
This order returns buying of common goods and services to the General Services Administration and requires agencies to propose transferring their purchasing to that office. It also directs the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget to create a government-wide plan and to centralize information technology contracts.
The order affects every federal department that buys common goods and services and aims to cut waste, duplication, and contract redundancy from about $490 billion in annual federal contracting.
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