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One Front Door for Federal IT: GSA Streamlines how Agencies Buy Technology

Fewer contracts. Same rigorous protections. More savings. Here’s what’s changing and why your next laptop order through GSA just got simpler.

At GSA, we spend a lot of time thinking about something most people never think about at all: how the federal government buys computers and software.

It sounds mundane. It isn’t. Multiply one laptop by millions of devices across hundreds of agencies, add the security requirements that come with government laptops or software, and you have one of the most consequential things the government does. Do it well, and agencies get the technology they need at a price that respects the taxpayer. Do it poorly, and you get duplication, delay, and risk.

So we’re doing it better by consolidating federal IT purchasing into fewer, stronger, easy-to-use contracts, starting with a change to one of our own.

What’s changing

GSA is sunsetting the 2nd Generation Information Technology (2GIT) Blanket Purchase Agreement, effective Sept. 30, 2026.

Going forward, the products and services that agencies bought through 2GIT will be available through GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), the governmentwide catalog that already handles the bulk of federal commercial purchasing, and through device-specific Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) built for high-volume buys.

GSA is the best IT solution for federal agencies, along with eligible state, local, and tribal entities. MAS is a secure, vetted source for commercial off-the-shelf IT: laptops, tablets, docking stations, radios, handsets, video conferencing, software licenses, and the services to keep it all running.

This consolidation supports Executive Order (EO) 14240, which expands GSA’s role in governmentwide acquisition and category management, and EO 14271—Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts. Both EOs point in the same direction: stop maintaining overlapping contracts that do the same job, and channel the government’s buying power through proven vehicles.

Here’s the part worth underlining: nothing you relied on 2GIT for is going away. The supply chain vetting, the small business access, the competitive pricing, the online ordering — all of it lives on. You’ll just have one less contract to navigate to get it.

2GIT did its job — and then some

We’re sunsetting 2GIT because the lessons are so important that we’re using them across the entire Multiple Award Schedule (MAS). The success of 2GIT helped us realize that we need to know the supply chain for all technology and not only the products on the 2GIT BPA.

Crucially, 2GIT went further than its predecessors on Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) and Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) –the discipline of knowing where your technology comes from, who touched it, and whether anything in that chain could be compromised before it reaches a government desk.

At the time, those protections set 2GIT apart. They don’t anymore, because we used what we learned to strengthen SCRM and C-SCRM protections across the entire MAS program. 

What to use now

Most 2GIT purchases map cleanly onto a MAS Special Item Number (SIN):

• New IT hardware or electronic equipment:  SIN 33411
• Maintenance: SIN 811212
• Equipment leasing: SIN 532420L
• Software licenses: SIN 511210
• Software maintenance: SIN 54151

For the items agencies buy constantly, we’ve negotiated device-specific BPAs:

• Printers:  Governmentwide Printer BPA
• Ruggedized laptops and tablets: Governmentwide Rugged BPAs
• Standard laptops and desktops: Governmentwide Strategic Solutions for Desktops and Laptops BPAs

MAS IT solutions are largely designated Best-in-Class, a governmentwide stamp of approval for sound pricing, strong competition, and effective management.

We’ll help you make the move

Transitions create work. We’re absorbing as much of it as we can.  Through the sunset date and beyond, GSA is providing post-BPA support to customer agencies and industry partners alike, including additional Vendor SCRM templates and guidance contracting officers can drop directly into MAS-based orders. The security requirements you’re used to under 2GIT carry over without anyone reinventing the wheel. And our customer support and training teams remain available at no cost to your agency.

The bigger idea

Every hour a federal employee spends figuring out which of five overlapping contracts to use is an hour not spent on the mission. Consolidation isn’t about taking options away, it’s about making sure buyers still get easy access to competitive pricing, small business participation, and built in supply chain protections.

Ready to get started? Visit GSA’s IT category page on GSA.gov to explore available contract vehicles, or contact your GSA representative to talk through what fits best for your agency’s needs.