GSA also named Tom Howder to the deputy commissioner role.

Alan Thomas' departure comes two days after Multiple Award Schedules Consolidation, but three other pillars of the Federal Marketplace Strategy remain unfinished.

The Multiple Award Schedules Consolidation is intended to modernize acquisition for federal, state and local governments.

Also: an update on the transition to the $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract.

GSA officials outlined plans to streamline internal operations.

The agreement, negotiated under the FITARA Enhancement Program, provides agencies with virtualization technology under a single contract with tiered rates.

GSA's current mobile contract is set to expire in November.

GSA officials delivered on their promise to reform the Multiple Award Schedule program with plans to condense the contract vehicles into a single offering.

The yearlong pilot will see select contracting offices uploading post-award eBuy request for quote (RFQ) information to the open FedBizOpps platform for public review.

The new SIN will offer a range of automated and bot-technology solutions through a list of more than 4,400 vendors.