GSA to Extend OneGov Software Deals in Next Phases

The next phase of General Services Administration’s OneGov initiative will focus on extending discounted software agreements and strengthening industry partnerships as the federal government modernizes procurement and expands access to emerging AI tools.

Since its launch last April, OneGov is currently in its second phase, which features limited-time agreements with companies as a pathway toward establishing direct contracts with vendors, said Warren Blankenship, director of the Category Management Service Center within the Office of Acquisition Solutions Development at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service.

The third phase of OneGov will strengthen direct relationships with industry partners to extend some limited-time agreements and advance the government’s IT modernization goals.

“We knew they were going to end at some point, so we’ve gone back to those particular original equipment manufacturers to get those deals while we’re still in talks with them to become direct contractors on the multiple award schedules program,” said Blankenship Wednesday at GovCIO Media & Research’s Federal IT Efficiency Summit in Reston, Virginia.

Major technology vendors including Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe offered discounts ranging from 70 to 90% on IT products and services through agreements set to expire before 2028. Snowflake is the most recent addition to the OneGov roster.

Blankenship added that OneGov is also increasing collaboration across federal agencies. Under its first agreement, the Transportation Department transitioned to Google Workspace with access to Gemini and NotebookLM at a 71% discounted rate.

OneGov has enabled nearly 3.4 million AI users across government and saved $1.15 billion in federal funds, according to Brigit Smeltzer, Office of IT Products director at GSA’s FAS.

“AI has become one of the major areas of focus, and we’ve seen a tremendous uptake across agencies. OneGov has allowed agencies to enable testing and understanding of these new technologies quickly,” said Smeltzer at an ACT-IAC event last week. “OneGov is about driving better pricing, stronger terms and conditions, improved transparency and ultimately better outcomes for agencies.”

Blankenship said agency and industry feedback will continue shaping the future of OneGov as the program expands beyond software procurement.

“We cast a wide net to see what contracts agencies already had or what contracts they were contemplating,” said Blankenship. “Agencies helped us shape the program on our end, and also will shape what their future requirements under this program would be.”