Commercial Platforms Initiative

Thank you for your interest in Federal Marketplace Industry Day! We changed the event location to accommodate more stakeholders, but we have reached full capacity again.

However, you can still participate in the industry day through our virtual platform. Click here for more information.

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GSA’s Federal Marketplace Industry Day Registration is Open! This event will take place on Wednesday, December 12 from 9:30AM - 2:45PM EST at the Department of Interior Sidney Yates Auditorium, located at 1849 C St NW Washington, DC. Participants can attend the meeting in person or online through GSA’s virtual meeting platform, Adobe Connect.

To register for in-person attendance, please click here. Note: Space is limited in the GSA Auditorium and advance registration is required for in-person attendance. Registration will be open until COB Monday, December 10, or until GSA reaches our in-person capacity. For those planning to attend the virtual meeting, there is no need to register.

The event will bring together GSA leaders and industry experts to answer questions and exchange ideas on policy, process, and technology projects underway at FAS that aim to improve the buying and selling experience, including:  

• The future of the Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) Program
• A Phase II update on the Commercial Platforms initiative, to include a review of research findings to date and insights on the road ahead

GSA will respond to questions from industry partners throughout the event

Attached is the agenda.

Virtual Attendance

Registration is not required to attend the online broadcast of the event through GSA’s virtual meeting platform, Adobe Connect.

• GSA will make the transcript available via the MAS and Commercial Platforms Interact groups within a few days of the event conclusion.
• Q&A in the virtual meeting platform will be limited due to technical limitations. We will try our best to respond; however, if we are unable to answer your questions during the live event, we encourage you to submit comments, questions, and suggestions to federalmarketplace@gsa.gov.
• To test your device’s ability to connect to Meeting Space, follow these instructions.
• View this Quick Guide for Meeting Participants provided by Adobe.

Instructions for attending the virtual session:

1. Navigate to the following link (note: this link will be available starting at 9:15am EST on December 12th):  https://meet.gsa.gov/federalmarketplace/
2. To login, please select the ‘Enter as a Guest” option and include the following identifying information: Name, Organization  [example: John Doe, ABC Corp]
3. Once the Meeting Space application loads, connect your audio by entering your phone number.
4. The event will begin at 9:30am EST.

For additional information, please contact federalmarketplace@gsa.gov.

Thank you!