ba3de8b8_eral_Geographic_Data_Committee__Abstract
[Author] Common Service Workgroup [Factsheet] GSA Federal SmartBuy for Geospatial Products [PDF 82KB] [Date] 2009 [Abstract] 
Federal agencies use many of the same commercial products to perform geospatial operations but possess widely disparate contractual vehicles for procuring software and services. Procurement of geospatial software products can be fragmented and sometimes redundant. Consequently, the potential for agency savings is eroded and commercial vendors spend a disproportionate amount of time coordinating dozens, if not hundreds, of different accounts within an agency or department. Furthermore, many agencies do not have access to value-added services of the vendor community such as training and technical support. The CSWG, composed of representatives from across the federal community, is working with the General Services Administration (GSA) SmartBUY Team to implement a multi-vendor Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) that will provide small, medium, and large government users a common portfolio of geospatial technology options.
Factsheets — Federal Geographic Data Committee
Abstract