GSA to create “hallway” for IT procurements

The General Services Administration said it will be debuting its first acquisition category “hallway” this fall as part of its category management and Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative.

In a report posted on the Performance.gov website, GSA said the first hallway would be for information technology hardware and software.

“A hallway is defined as a bringing all the dollars spent under a similar commodity area, like IT, under stronger management,” the GSA said in its report.

“While many agencies will continue to award their own contracts, the ‘commodity manager’ leading the hallway will develop a team of experts to offer guidance and best practices, to ensure pricing transparency, and common standards,” the GSA added.

GSA officials said they would collaborate with the Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council to develop the IT hallway.

Additional hallways are planned for administration, human resources and training.

More information: Performance.gov report http://www.performance.gov/node/3399/view?view=public#progress-update

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