Ensuring Commercial, Cost-effective Solutions In Federal Contracts

The order aims to reduce taxpayer costs and procurement delays while expanding federal use of private-sector products and innovation.

What the order does ​

• Requires agencies to buy commercially available or adaptable products and services whenever practicable.
• Orders contracting officers to review open non-commercial procurements within 60 days and justify them with market research and price analysis.
• Requires senior procurement executives to assess those justifications within 30 days and recommend commercial alternatives when sufficient.
• Requires written approval or denial before agencies solicit future non-commercial products or services.
• Directs agencies to report compliance and implementation progress to the Office of Management and Budget within 120 days and annually thereafter.
• Allows the Office of Management and Budget, consulting with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, to evaluate proposed non-commercial purchases.

Who it affects ​

• Executive departments, military departments, independent federal establishments, and wholly owned Government corporations.
• Federal contracting officers and senior procurement executives.
• Businesses offering commercial products and services to the Federal Government.