Background
The General Services Administration (GSA) is conducting market research as it considers a potential successor to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle, which is scheduled to sunset in July 2032.
GSA is conducting broad market research to understand Federal agencies’ needs when it comes to EIS, how the industry is changing, and what the next generation of network infrastructure acquisition should look like.
Overall Project Objective and Mission
The overall objective would be to gather and synthesize comprehensive feedback from our members—representing industry, government, and other stakeholders—to inform GSA in shaping a successor to the EIS contract vehicle.
The mission would be to provide actionable, forward-looking recommendations that align with federal agencies’ evolving needs, reflect industry trends, and support the development of a modern, efficient, and innovative network infrastructure acquisition framework for post-2032 implementation. This would involve assessing current EIS usage, identifying gaps, and proposing solutions that address emerging technologies, cybersecurity, scalability, and cost-effectiveness to ensure the next-generation contract vehicle meets the demands of federal telecommunications and IT infrastructure.
Project Approach
- Call for Project Volunteers: Leverage the ACT-IAC community to establish a working group to participate in the project.
- Actions:
- Conduct surveys and interviews with federal agency representatives to gather insights on EIS performance, pain points, and anticipated requirements post-2032.
- Engage ACT-IAC members (industry leaders, technology providers, and consultants) through panel discussions, focus groups, or questionnaires to capture industry trends and innovations.
- Analyze industry trends and emerging technologies to inform the next-generation contract vehicle. Review current telecommunications and IT infrastructure trends, such as 5G/6G, cloud integration, zero-trust cybersecurity, software-defined networking (SDN), and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven network management. - Analyze case studies of successful federal and commercial network infrastructure deployments to identify best practices.
- Gather insights from technology vendors and service providers on capabilities and solutions likely to mature by 2032.
- Identify gaps between current EIS capabilities and future federal needs.
- Map agency feedback against EIS’s existing scope (e.g., voice, data, cloud services, cybersecurity) to pinpoint deficiencies.
- Evaluate EIS contract challenges, such as acquisition timelines, vendor onboarding, or flexibility in adopting new technologies.
- Compare EIS with other federal and commercial contract vehicles to identify areas for improvement.
Outcomes
Through member collaboration and other methods to solicit engagement and input, the project team will develop a preliminary report of recommendations. The draft report will be shared with the ACT-IAC members. The project team will conduct a review session to refine recommendations based on input, ensuring alignment with GSA’s goals and COI desired outcomes.
The final delivery will be a well-documented report of recommendations to GSA detailing the methodology, findings, and recommendations, including specific guidance on contract structure, performance metrics, technology integration, and industry participation.
Membership
Seeking participation from industry and government members with expertise in federal telecommunications, IT infrastructure, and acquisition.
Sign up to volunteer by August 19, 2025.
ACT-IAC Staff Partner
Reneta Din ([email protected])