![]() Those who were rated technically acceptable were invited to participate in the pricing phase through the GSA Reverse Auction platform. To participate, suppliers submitted their initial quotes for six optimized configurations (three laptop and three desktop) to GSA via eBuy. ![]() And that is one good example! The GSS team plans to conduct buying events on a bi-annual basis moving forward. Thirty-six agency representatives attended these buying events to learn more about their computer purchasing options and five agencies have already collectively estimated intent to buy 56,000 laptops and desktops – this “acting as one” approach drove prices down by an average of 16 percent. Using a category management approach, IT Schedule 70 conducted a reverse auction to support the Office of Management and Budget’s recent GSS Laptop/Desktop buying events. ![]() To put it simply, standardizing requirements, and buying collectively – this is the “Governmentwide Approach”. ![]() We knew there had to be a better way.īy working closely with agencies and industry partners an innovative approach was developed for acquiring the best equipment at the best price. 80 percent of that is spent on the same equipment from the same companies across thousands of contracts, with little visibility from one agency to the next as to what price is being paid. Every year the federal government spends more than $1 billion to ensure that we have the critical equipment to do our jobs. The recent addition of a new approach to buying hardware, the Governmentwide Strategic Solutions (GSS) for laptops and desktops, is a prime example of how several agencies worked together with our partners across government and industry to improve the buying process and at the same time get better prices for federal, state and local governments.Īs govvies, we depend on laptops and desktops every day to get our work done and the amount we spend on computers proves it. ITS prides itself on providing federal agencies with IT solutions at the best value through the smoothest possible buying process. Note: This is a guest blog post by Kay Ely, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Technology Services.
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