How ‘Amazon,’ 5 other acquisition provisions changed in final defense bill
If you are keeping score at home, chalk one up for industry in the battle to keep Amazon from dominating how agencies buy commercial products. But don’t expect this to the final score by far.
The Senate convinced the House to modify the so-called “Amazon” amendment in the 2018 National Defense Authorization bill during the conference negotiations. And industry is pleased.
The NDAA includes the provision to set up more than one online marketplace for agencies to buy commercial products using a two-year phased-in approach.
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