GSA schedules reform could reduce contracts for suppliers, acquisition chief says

FedScoop: While the General Services Administration moves ahead with its plans to create e-commerce portals for agencies to buy goods and services from, it’s also progressing on a plan to reform its multiple award contracts, better known as schedules.

Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Alan Thomas told attendees at a town hall meeting Thursday on GSA’s Commercial Platform Initiative that his team is exploring a number of initiatives, including reducing the number of contract schedules to make it easier for agencies to procure services and supplies and contractors to sell them.

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