1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov October 19, 2020Federal Telecommunications Modernization: Transitioning from Networx to Enterprise Infrastructure SolutionsBackground Periodically, the General Services Administration (GSA) negotiates new contracts through which federal agencies can acquire their tele
2、communications services. Current contractsknown as Networx, Washington Interagency Telecommunications System 3, and Regional Local Service Agreementsare scheduled to end on May 31, 2023. Each of these contracts has been extended twice. In FY2019, agencies spent about $2.5 billion on services acquire
3、d through these contracts, with about $2 billion going to Networx. EIS Overview The new GSA telecommunications services acquisition contract vehicle is Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS). On August 1, 2017, the GSA announced that it had awarded EIS contracts to 10 vendors. These contracts hav
4、e a combined value of up to $50 billion and are for a possible period of up to 15 yearsone 5-year base period and two 5-year option periods. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), more than 135 agencies will transition 32 types of services and millions of voice and data lines to th
