GSA to Lead New Acquisition QSMO

The Trump administration aims to consolidate over 230 federal acquisition systems under a single GSA-led office.

Published on Mar. 5, 2026

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The Office of Management and Budget announced that the General Services Administration (GSA) will spearhead a new 'quality service management office' (QSMO) focused on federal acquisition. This move is part of the administration's broader effort to consolidate the roughly 230 acquisition systems currently spread across the federal government.

Why it matters

The creation of an acquisition-focused QSMO led by GSA is the latest step in the Trump administration's push to centralize and streamline government buying and procurement processes. By designating a single agency to oversee acquisition services, the administration hopes to simplify and improve the federal acquisition system.

The details

OMB Deputy Director for Management Eric Ueland announced the new QSMO, stating that the proliferation of acquisition systems across the government is 'inexcusable' and that it's 'long past time' the federal government adopt a more commercial, common-sense approach to procurement. The acquisition QSMO will be the fifth such office created since 2019, following QSMOs for cybersecurity, grants management, core financial management, and human resources.

  • The Trump administration first created the QSMO shared services model in 2019.
  • OMB announced the new acquisition QSMO on March 5, 2026.

The players

Eric Ueland

Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget.

General Services Administration (GSA)

The federal agency that will lead the new acquisition-focused QSMO.

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What they’re saying

“I'm happy to say that in partnership with GSA, we're going to launch an acquisition QSMO as well. The key aspect here, of course, is in that shared services concept, how do we take what are generously counted as nearly 230 acquisition systems across the federal government, and bring those down to a reputable and easy-to-access number to simplify what's important and necessary for the federal government when it comes to acquisition.”

— Eric Ueland, Deputy Director for Management (Federal News Network)

“That's just wrong in this day and age where so much is easily procured commercially that just is insanely simple and very common sensical to use. It's long past time that that model be adopted inside the federal government as well.”

— Eric Ueland, Deputy Director for Management (Federal News Network)

What’s next

The administration plans to expand the QSMO model to the Department of Defense and intelligence community acquisition systems in the future.

The takeaway

The creation of an acquisition-focused QSMO led by GSA is the latest step in the Trump administration's broader effort to centralize and streamline federal procurement, with the goal of simplifying and improving the government's acquisition processes.