Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts
Headline: Agencies Must Prioritize Commercial Products in Federal Contracts
What it does: Federal agencies must prioritize buying commercial products and require documented approval and market research before purchasing non‑commercial items.
- Forces review of open solicitations within 60 days to reconsider non‑commercial purchases.
- Requires written approval with market research before buying custom or government‑unique products.
- Agencies must report compliance to the Office of Management and Budget within 120 days and annually.
Summary
This order requires federal agencies to buy commercially available products and services whenever practicable and to use competitive market options to reduce unnecessary spending.
Agency contracting staff must review open solicitations within 60 days, collect market research and price analyses, and submit applications to justify any non‑commercial, custom procurements. Agency procurement chiefs must approve or deny those requests, may consult the Office of Management and Budget, and must report agency compliance to OMB within 120 days and every year thereafter.
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