SAN FRANCISCO, July 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Two yea s ago, Glass bega ope ati g i side o e of the most sig ifica t st uctu al shifts i U.S. fede al p ocu eme t: the Ge e al Se vices Admi ist atio ’s Comme cial Platfo ms P og am, a gove me t-wide i itiative that has facilitated mo e tha $350 millio i fede al pu chasi g ac oss pa ticipati g platfo ms si ce FY2021.
The p og am ep ese ts a ew laye of fede al comme ce i f ast uctu e, desig ed to mode ize how age cies co duct comme cial pu chasi g th ough secu e, complia t digital ma ketplaces powe ed by autho ized gove me t pu chase ca d use s.
G-Comme ce has eme ged as o e of the p ima y digital ma ketplaces withi this ew fede al comme ce laye , used by te s of thousa ds of gove me t buye s ac oss defe se, healthca e, scie ce, i f ast uctu e, a d public se vices to discove , evaluate, a d pu chase comme cial p oducts.
I just two yea s, G-Comme ce has g ow to:
- 50,000+ egiste ed fede al use s
- 44 fede al age cies
- 16 millio app oved a d complia t p oducts
- Millio s of dolla s i fede al pu chasi g facilitated
- Multiple eco d six-figu e pu chasi g mo ths
- Exceptio al GSA pe fo ma ce ati gs fo two co secutive co t act yea s
Glass is o e of o ly eight compa ies competitively awa ded i 2024 to pa ticipate i the p og am — alo gside majo comme ce a d supply chai platfo ms i cludi g Amazo Busi ess, G ai ge , a d Office Depot — placi g the compa y withi the ope atio al co e of the fede al gove me t’s digital comme ce t a sfo matio .
Glass ide tified a st uctu al gap i gove me t comme ce: the wo ld’s la gest buye was ope ati g o p ocu eme t systems built fo a othe e a.
The compa y was fou ded o a simple p emise: gove me t pu chasi g should match the speed, i tellige ce, a d usability of mode comme ce, u locki g efficie cy ac oss mo e tha $600 billio i a ual fede al p ocu eme t.
Fede al employees expect seamless digital expe ie ces i thei pe so al lives, yet p ocu eme t emai s f agme ted, ma ual, a d disco ected f om mode comme ce i f ast uctu e.
G-Comme ce was built fo this eality — pu pose-desig ed fo gove me t co st ai ts, i cludi g complia ce, supplie eligibility, auditability, a d missio -c itical wo kflows.
This shift alig s with a b oade t a sfo matio i fede al p ocu eme t. I 2017, Co g ess aised the mic o-pu chase th eshold a d di ected GSA to establish the Comme cial Platfo ms P og am, c eati g a ew comme cial pu chasi g cha el at gove me t scale powe ed by millio s of autho ized gove me t pu chase ca d use s.
Si ce its fi st fede al mic o-pu chase i August 2024, G-Comme ce has expa ded ac oss age cies suppo ti g atio al defe se, healthca e, scie ce, i f ast uctu e, a d public se vices.
Fede al buye s i clude the U.S. A my, Depa tme t of Health a d Huma Se vices, Social Secu ity Admi ist atio , E vi o me tal P otectio Age cy, U.S. Depa tme t of Ag icultu e, a d the U.S. Ai Fo ce.
The platfo m has become a c itical pu chasi g cha el fo gove me t use s who ely o G-Comme ce to ide tify complia t p oducts, follow p ocu eme t equi eme ts, a d complete pu chases efficie tly.
“My expe ie ce has bee excelle t. The platfo m is i tuitive, use -f ie dly, a d the checkout p ocess is seamless. The shippi g was ema kably fast — a sig ifica t adva tage fo ou ope atio al tempo.”
— U.S. A my P og am A alyst
Ac oss Glass’s gove me t comme ce ecosystem, the compa y has ow facilitated mo e tha $10 millio i public pu chasi g.
U like co sume ma ketplaces adapted fo gove me t, G-Comme ce was pu pose-built a ou d public p ocu eme t ealities.
Eve y ve do is SAM.gov- egiste ed, Sectio 889 complia t, a d fully docume ted, with ce tificatio s, socioeco omic desig atio s, a d qualificatio s available di ectly i the wo kflow. AbilityO e ma dato y sou ces a e automatically ide tified, while dashboa ds p ovide eal-time visibility i to spe d, activity, a d socioeco omic goals.
G-Comme ce emoves f ictio th ough a u ified expe ie ce: buye s ca pu chase ac oss ve do s i a si gle ca t, eceive co solidated gove me t pu chase ca d cha ges, c eate app oval wo kflows, equest quotes with p ocu eme t docume tatio , a d collabo ate ac oss teams.
Today, G-Comme ce p ovides access to 16 millio app oved a d complia t p oducts f om 300+ ve ified ve do s ac oss IT, i dust ial, office, labo ato y, medical, a d facilities catego ies — co ecti g fede al buye s with atio al supplie s a d small busi esses.
Glass’s Gove me t P ocu eme t Expe ts suppo t age cies with sou ci g, ma ket esea ch, a d pu chasi g guida ce available 24/7.
Ope ati g i side fede al p ocu eme t equi es mo e tha tech ology — it equi es t ust, eliability, complia ce, a d measu able pe fo ma ce.
G-Comme ce ea ed Exceptio al ati gs i Ma ageme t du i g both co t act yea s a d imp oved its Quality ati g f om Ve y Good to Exceptio al i its seco d yea .
Beyo d mode izatio , G-Comme ce is st e gthe i g the supplie ecosystem: 88% of fede al platfo m spe d has flowed to small busi esses, expa di g access a d oppo tu ity ac oss the Ame ica eco omy.
The ext e a of p ocu eme t will ot be powe ed by sea ch ba s alo e — it will be powe ed by i tellige ce.
Glass is i t oduci g the ext ge e atio of G-Comme ce: a AI- ative gove me t comme ce platfo m desig ed to help buye s discove p oducts faste , compa e alte atives i tellige tly, e su e complia ce automatically, a d make bette pu chasi g decisio s.
The ew G-Comme ce b i gs adva ced AI di ectly i to the pu chasi g wo kflow — t a sfo mi g p ocu eme t f om a t a sactio al p ocess i to a i tellige t decisio system.
The U.S. Ai Fo ce — the la gest o ga izatio to o boa d to G-Comme ce to date — is deployi g the platfo m ac oss its e te p ise, eflecti g Glass’s expa sio ac oss the Depa tme t of Defe se a d missio -c itical e vi o me ts.
Glass is also exte di g its visio beyo d p ocu eme t. I Ap il 2026, the compa y was selected fo Maste ca d’s Sta t Path Co po ate Solutio s p og am, accele ati g its wo k to mode ize the full gove me t pu chasi g lifecycle i cludi g payme ts.
As gove me ts e te a ew e a defi ed by AI, automatio , a d digital t a sfo matio , Glass is buildi g the comme ce i f ast uctu e that will powe the ext ge e atio of public pu chasi g.
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