Category Management

Category management is an approach the Federal Government is applying to buy smarter and more like a single enterprise. The goals of government-wide category management are to:

1. Deliver more savings, value, and efficiency for Federal agencies;
2. Eliminate unnecessary contract redundancies; and
3. Meet the government’s small business goals.

Category management references:

• Category Management: Making Smarter Use of Common Contract Solutions and Practices - (OMB Memorandum M-19-13) (Issued March 20, 2019)
• Category Management Resources on the Acquisition Gateway

Background on category management within the federal government:

• White House Blog: An Update to Drive Category Management Governmentwide, Anne Rung and Tom Sharpe, October 14, 2015;
• GSA Blog: Taking Category Management Governmentwide, Anne Rung, January 7, 2015;
• Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo — Transforming the Marketplace: Simplifying Federal Procurement to Improve Performance, Drive Innovation, and Increase Savings , December 4, 2014; and
• Federal Acquisition: Acting As One YouTube [a nongovernment website].