Study: GSA Advantage prices lower than in e-commerce pilot

But GSA Advantage usability improvements needed

      A recent study found that prices were “significantly lower” on the General Services Administration’s GSA Advantage online buying platform in comparison to prices via an e-commerce portal pilot program sponsored by the AbilityOne Commission and Amazon.

      The Coalition for Government Procurement conducted the analysis by comparing prices on 744 AbilityOne products available on GSA Advantage and on the AbilityOne/Amazon e-commerce portal.

      The analysis compared unit price of the product, price of the product for minimum orders required and usability of the platform.

      The Coalition found that prices were lower through GSA Advantage on 741 out of the 744 items, which was 99.6% of the time.

      After adjusting the analysis to account for minimum order requirements, ...more....