GSA taking over civilian procurement

Anonymous
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/acquisition-policy/2025/03/draft-eo-would-make-gsa-the-center-of-most-common-buys/?readmore=1

So how is this going to work exactly? Are they going to fire most 1102s???? When I need laptops or professional services, I’ll just fire off a package to GSA?
Anonymous
Is that even legal? Is there any law or regulation that gives GSA that authority to do this?
Anonymous
I don't know if it's legal, but it means there will be no more procurement. Like canceling credit cards and requiring a Secretary to authorize all contracts, the federal government is no longer able to work at all.

Maximum efficiency.
Anonymous
So one CO will now work with 785 CORs? Everything will be automated? Sounds like a lot of COs will be laid off.
Anonymous
Every agency has extremely specific supplemental regulations as well. Pentagon has the DFARS, State has the DOSAR and so forth. I don’t think they have thought this through.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Every agency has extremely specific supplemental regulations as well. Pentagon has the DFARS, State has the DOSAR and so forth. I don’t think they have thought this through.


They did think it through and the whole purpose is to shut everything down, so there is no government at all.
Anonymous
Omg. This is going to suck. I’m at a unit under a cabinet agency and just dealing with the main agency is a nightmare! Can you imagine how poorly things will be with GSA micromanaging procurement.

They must be doing this so that the party in power can have major graft opportunities. The party in power can throw contracts at corporate donors without having to do pesky technical evaluations.
Anonymous
What does this mean for companies that are resellers and intermediaries between the government and the actual IT product companies?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:What does this mean for companies that are resellers and intermediaries between the government and the actual IT product companies?


It means fewer opportunities
Anonymous
Does this cover DoD?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Does this cover DoD?


yup, including research
Anonymous
This doesn’t even make any sense. I don’t think GSA has enough personnel to do this.
Anonymous
What about DoD IDIQ contracts? Is GSA handling these now?
Anonymous
No offense to GSA professionals, but do they have the technical skill set to evaluate complex DoD procurements?
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