How will agencies obtain prior approval from federal entities on competitive purchases on commodity items? If an agreement with the federal government cannot be reached, what will occur?
According to audits performed on current contracts under the GoDirect program, the contracts have met the competitive purchase rules for the federal government. Agencies should note that the process for commodity items should not differ from the current process regarding commodity software. However, if an agency needs prior approval, it can get quotes from vendors under contract and once approval is received, issue a purchase order. DIR plans to aggressively begin a process of communicating pending changes with various federal counterparts starting this summer.
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