Most organizations rely on the RFP process when purchasing technology solutions, but that process is exhausting, inefficient, expensive, and often results in outcomes that ultimately do not fix the problem the RFP was intended to improve. There is a better option: the GSA contract. This article explores three significant problems with RFPs and provides key reasons to consider the use of the GSA procurement process.

Procurement in public sector is not easy. Cumbersome processes more often lead to, sometimes, harmful results. The good news is there is a better way. In this article we review the issues that most public sector managers face in California state’s procurement process and we define some of the undesired results rooted in outdated, unproductive processes. Better yet, we define the purchasing vehicle that empowers government agencies with greater control and efficiencies, and show you how ICU can help.