Governmentwide Acquisition Program for Electronic Commerce

Establish a governmentwide acquisition program for engaging in
electronic commerce.

The President should issue a directive that requires the President's
Management Council, in coordination with the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy of the Office of Management and Budget, to provide
overall leadership, management oversight, and policy direction to
implement electronic commerce for federal acquisition through the
following actions:

-- by March 1994, define the architecture for the governmentwide
electronic commerce acquisition system and identify executive
departments or agencies responsible for developing, implementing,
operating, and maintaining the federal electronic system;

-- by September 1994, establish an initial electronic commerce
capability to enable the federal government and private vendors to
electronically exchange standardized requests4 for quotations, quotes,
purchase orders, and notice of awards and begin governmentwide
implementation;

-- by July 1995, implement a fullscale federal electronic commerce
system that expands initial capabilities to include electronic payments,
document interchange, and supporting databases; and

-- by January 1997, require the heads of all agencies to have completed
implementation of the federal electronic commerce system in their
respective agencies.