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To ensure agencies don\u2019t miss that deadline, the GSA set a Sept. 30, 2022, milestone for the transition of all Networx contracts to the EIS contract, which is estimated to be worth $50 billion over 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the GAO report, which evaluated the plans of 19 agencies, found that 11 of them don\u2019t plan to transition by the September 2022 milestone set by the GSA. Rather, they plan to finish the transition by May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile transitioning to EIS is a complex undertaking, delaying this transition will cause agencies to miss potential cost savings that would result from the generally lower rates for services on EIS,\u201d the GAO wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO warned that missing the September milestone while planning to complete the transition before the May expiration presents too much risk of entirely missing the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy waiting until close to the end of the current contracts to finish the transition, these agencies are at risk of experiencing disruptions in service if any issues arise that result in transition delays, such as inadequate human capital resources or the need to transition previously unidentified services,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 11 agencies that told the GAO they wouldn\u2019t meet the deadlines are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Department of Agriculture;<\/li><li>Department of Commerce;<\/li><li>Department of Energy;<\/li><li>Department of Health and Human Services;<\/li><li>Department of Homeland Security;<\/li><li>Department of the Interior;<\/li><li>Department of Justice;<\/li><li>Department of Transportation;<\/li><li>Department of the Treasury;<\/li><li>Department of Veterans Affairs; and<\/li><li>Social Security Administration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GSA also evaluated the plans of the departments of Defense, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and State, along with the GSA, NASA and the Small Business Administration. All eight said they planned to meet the September transition milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While agencies risk missing the May 2023 deadline, the GAO also reported that most agencies missed both of GSA\u2019s milestones for EIS in 2019. Fourteen agencies missed the March 2019 milestone for releasing all EIS fair opportunity solicitations, while all but one missed the September 2019 milestone for issuing all EIS task orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agency officials told the GAO that they missed deadlines for several reasons, including staffing shortages and the complexity of the requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO recommended that the agencies fully implement their transition plans in order to transition to the EIS contract by May 2023. 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