The latest word out of GSA provides another concrete example of the government’s push to consolidate federal purchasing around fewer acquisition channels.
Effective September 30, GSA has sunset the 2nd Generation Information Technology (2GIT) Blanket Purchase Agreement. The products and services previously purchased through 2GIT are not going away. GSA is directing agencies instead to its Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) and applicable governmentwide, device-specific BPAs.
That means hardware, software, maintenance, leasing and related IT requirements previously supported through 2GIT can now be purchased through applicable MAS categories. For commonly purchased equipment, GSA also points buyers toward existing governmentwide BPAs covering printers, rugged laptops and tablets, and standard desktops and laptops.
GSA Assistant Commissioner Larry Hale emphasized that “nothing you relied on 2GIT for is going away.” He also noted that the supply-chain risk management protections developed through 2GIT have since been strengthened and applied more broadly across MAS.
For industry, the takeaway is straightforward. The demand remains, but GSA is reducing the number of acquisition paths agencies need to navigate. The 2GIT sunset is part of the broader governmentwide effort to reduce overlapping contracts and concentrate more purchasing through established vehicles, making MAS and the applicable governmentwide BPAs important places to follow the IT requirements that previously moved through 2GIT.
