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Program benefits

Check out our FY 2024 Program and Customer Experience highlights!

What current users are saying

“It’s been a game changer as a purchaser. What used to take me hours now takes me minutes.”

“Great modernization of the purchasing process.”

“The prices are fair and allow us to save taxpayers money … I can purchase one item if that is all that is needed.”

The Commercial Platforms Program, or CPP, provides a whole-of-government approach to online purchases of routine items with standardized terms and conditions, cost savings, and business-to-business features that help to advance agency and administration priorities.

Agency cardholders have broad access to a highly competitive supplier pool, including small businesses and mandatory sources such as AbilityOne products, in a familiar, modern, and streamlined purchasing experience.

In addition to dedicated government customer support from each platform, the CPP team works closely with agencies to refine and improve the purchasing experience to ensure the program meets the cardholders’ unique needs and missions.

Agency benefits

Standardized terms and conditions governmentwide
Access to mandatory purchasing programs, including AbilityOne
Tools to facilitate Section 889 compliance
B2B pricing benefits like volume discounts, tiered pricing, and more
Ability to collect small business credit for eligible purchases
Features that mitigate supply chain risks, such as restricted items and excluded vendors
Dedicated program-wide agency spend dashboards on our Data to Decisions, or D2D, platform

Buyer benefits

Detailed product descriptions and images
Ability to streamline requirements through shared carts or lists
Confidence to meet Section 889 Part B requirements
Support of mandatory source purchasing, including AbilityOne
No minimum order requirements
Real-time and accurate inventory information
Tax-exempt purchasing
Accurate and timely shipment notifications
Necessary documentation to support the cardholder reconciliation process

Key differentiators

Higher FAR priority: As a competitively awarded, multi-agency contract, the Commercial Platforms Program offers participating agencies a higher buying priority across eight awarded commercial platforms, per FAR 8.004.
Small business credit: GSA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Small Business Administration allowing the program to submit eligible purchases made with SBA-certified small businesses across seven socioeconomic categories, to be reported and credited to each agency. No agency action is required. GSA prepares and sends the report on an annual basis.
Customer experience insights: Customer insights and spending trends collected from surveys, focus groups, and training demos provide a window into an agency’s use of the program, while also informing future platform features.

Program highlights

Check out Commercial Platform Program’s FY 2024 highlights, including overall spend, small business spend, participating agency details, and customer experience data. You can download, print, and share the infographics as well. Please reach out to CommercialPlatforms@gsa.gov with any questions.