Federal contract spend under Category Mgmt. reaches $144B

But small biz share for 2018 below pre-2016 baseline

     The government’s category management initiative is meeting most of its goals, but the small business share appears to be lagging.

      Total federal contract spending under category management was $144.8 billion in fiscal 2018, which exceeded the Trump Administration’s goal by 3.7%, the General Services Administration announced in its Government-Wide Category Management Dashboard Update report published on the Acquisition Gateway.

      Small business utilization within category-managed spending was 31.0%, which surpassed the administration’s 30% goal. However, it was lower than the 31.1% baseline of pre-fiscal 2016, according to the GSA’s report...more....