The General Services Administration is taking initial steps to set up a new Office of Centralized Acquisition Services. It’s kicking off this effort by recruiting contracting officers to potentially join the new organization. The Federal Acquisition Service sent out a survey last week to its employees asking a basic set of questions about contracting officers’ backgrounds and the certifications they hold to gauge interest in current 1102s, the federal job series classification for such roles. GSA said OCAS will act as the central hub for acquisition execution, supporting agencies as they transition designated contracts for common goods and services to the agency.
(Two more centralization, cost savings initiatives from GSA – Federal News Network)