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All responses are due by 5:00pm (ET) on the day of closing.

 
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GSA CMO - GTIN Requirement for COTS Products - Market Research 

On behalf of the General Services Administration (GSA), Catalog Management Office (CMO), GSA is conducting market research to understand capabilities related to providing the below requirement:
The GSA Catalog Management Office (CMO) is conducting market research to better understand potential operational and technical challenges for industry partners to comply with a requirement to use Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) for all commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products listed on their Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) catalog. In particular, we are interested in how such a requirement may impact vendors that offer configurable products, or that do not currently assign GTINs at the individual product level.

Background:
GTINs are globally unique identifiers used to facilitate accurate product identification, standardization, and interoperability across supply chains. As the federal government continues to modernize catalog management systems and improve data quality, we are evaluating whether broader use of GTINs could support these goals - especially in relation to product traceability, de-duplication, configurability, and automation.

Types of GTINs include Universal Product Codes (UPC), European Article Number (EAN), Global Standards 1 (GS1), and ITF (standardized 14-digit barcode that utilizes the “Interleaved 2 of 5” symbology, commonly abbreviated as I2of5 or ITF).
Responses Due: 05/30/2025
Market Research Notices

For Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Only: Based on the responses submitted to this RFI, the Government reserves the right to issue all future requests for quotes directly to identified sources via email, in accordance with FAR 8.405-3(b)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and/or FAR 8.405-2(c)(3)(iii)(B).



Technical Question - Multiple Choice 


What is the role of your company? [select all that apply]
 
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Business Size:
GTIN Adoption

Technical Question - Multiple Choice 


1. Do you currently assign GTINs to all of your COTS products?
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Technical Question - Multiple Choice 


2. If yes or some, what version of GTIN do you use [select all that apply]  
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Technical Question - Multiple Choice 


3. If not all of your products have GTINs, approximately what percentage of your catalog includes GTINs? 

Operational Impacts



Highly Configurable Products
Technical Question(s) - Yes/No
You can further explain your response in the Optional Feedback below.
 

Technical Question - Multiple Choice 


8. How do you currently manage product identification for configurable items?
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Technical Question - Multiple Choice 


9. Would assigning a unique GTIN to each configuration be feasible for your organization? Please explain
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Technical Question - Multiple Choice 

10. Are there alternative product identification methods you use for these types of offerings?
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Industry Standards & Best Practices