GSA gets ready for new e-commerce portals

Dec 19, 2017

Federal acquisition pros are gearing up to implement a provision in the defense authorization bill to let government buy through existing online marketplaces, like Amazon, Wal-Mart, Staples and Granger.

The provision, first introduced as a stand-alone bill by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), was recently signed into law by President Donald Trump as part of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.

 

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