“Portal of Portals” – GSA’s (Unwritten) Vision for COTS E-Commerce Marketplaces

Last month, the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget released their Phase 1 Implementation Plan for GSA's Procurement Through E-Commerce Portals program. In the plan, GSA made four legislative requests to Congress GSA believes are necessary not only to bring its vision for the Portals Program online, but to make it the preferred method for COTS procurement government-wide.