SmartBUY

SmartBUY is a strategic sourcing initiative of the federal government to support effective enterprise level software management through the aggregate buying of commercial software governmentwide in an effort to achieve bulk savings.

GSA is designated the Executive Agent under provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act for the SmartBUY interagency initiative, and leads the interagency team in negotiating governmentwide enterprise licenses for software. The SmartBUY initiative includes Commercial Off-The-Shelf software that is generally acquired using license agreements with terms and prices that vary based on volume. The SmartBUY initiative will include the following types of software licenses: Office Automation; Network Management; Antivirus; Database; Business Modeling Tools; Open Source Software support; Enterprise Resources Planning; GEO Spatial Information Systems; and Information Assurance.

Visit the SmartBUY program website. 

Also, visit the following sites for more information:

• SmartBUY Agreements
• SmartBUY Policy Corner
• SmartBUY Notices and Opportunities
• SmartBUY Waiver Process for federal agencies
• SmartBUY Contacts

For operational questions regarding the SmartBUY program, please refer to individuals indicated below:

Thomas Kireilis, SmartBUY Program Director
thomas.kireilis@gsa.gov
(703) 306-7698

John Schwarz, SmartBUY Business Director
john.schwarz@gsa.gov
(703) 306-7687

For policy information about the Federal IT Asset Management Program, Federal IT Asset Management or SmartBUY, please refer to:

Alan VanderMallie, Federal IT Asset Management Program Manager
Interagency Policy and Management Division, OGP
SamBox@gsa.gov
(202) 501-6901

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