{"id":19736,"date":"2019-10-02T19:19:07","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T19:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/10\/02\/gsa-issues-its-first-contract-for-a-governmentwide-online-marketplace\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:51:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:51:03","slug":"gsa-issues-its-first-contract-for-a-governmentwide-online-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/acquisition\/2019\/10\/02\/gsa-issues-its-first-contract-for-a-governmentwide-online-marketplace\/","title":{"rendered":"GSA issues its first contract for a governmentwide online marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The General Services Administration offered e-commerce platforms the first opportunity to formally participate in plans to provide the government with its own online marketplace, as the agency released its formal request for proposals on the project Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RFP is part of GSA\u2019s planned proof of concept for an e-commerce platform<\/a>, so the agency can start small in determining if such a platform would work in the federal space and what the best structure for that platform will look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs federal procurement continues to evolve, simplifying how we purchase basic commodities will allow agencies to focus more on work that directly serves their missions,\u201d said GSA Administrator Emily Murphy in a news release. \u201cFederal agencies spent approximately $260 million using online portals last year, and it is critical that we use the Commercial Platforms program to better understand and manage this spend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t