The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has fully implemented Transactional Data Reporting, expanding a program designed to give federal buyers more complete pricing data and strengthen data-driven procurement decisions.

The move follows a phased rollout that began in 2025 with a limited set of products and services. That initial implementation produced $20.2 million in annual cost avoidance, GSA said. With reporting now mandatory across the agency, GSA projects total annual cost avoidance of about $50 million.

GSA manages more than $110 billion annually in products and services through federal contracts and oversees a nationwide real estate portfolio of more than 360 million rentable square feet.

How the GSA will use transactional data reporting

Transactional Data Reporting captures line-item data on prices paid and quantities purchased for products and services sold through the Multiple Award Schedule, one of the federal government’s largest contracting programs. The data replaces traditional sales reporting requirements and provides contracting officers with a clearer view of current market pricing.

GSA Administrator Edward Forst said the program supports the Trump administration directive to consolidate federal procurement.

“This program mirrors what the private sector is already doing and will lead to smarter purchasing,” Forst said.

For contracting officers, the expanded dataset allows price comparisons across vendors and supports negotiations based on actual transaction data, rather than historical disclosures. GSA said the approach enables buyers to make more informed purchasing decisions on individual contracts.

Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said the data strengthens oversight of federal spending.

“Fully implementing TDR will equip our contracting officers with comprehensive data on purchased items and their prices so they can negotiate effectively and serve as fiduciaries of taxpayer dollars,” Gruenbaum said.

GSA said the program also reduces administrative requirements for suppliers by eliminating legacy reporting and tracking practices. The agency said the change lowers compliance costs and simplified participation in the Multiple Award Schedule program, including for small businesses.

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