DOD contracting officers are now allowed to omit price or cost information from award decisions on Multiple Award Contracts in cases where they intend to award a contract to all responsible offerors per a class deviation issued December 13^th.  The new policy expands DOD’s ability to issue such contracts, a practice that had been more common for DOD Blanket Purchase Order agreements (note:  DOD BPO’s are not the same thing as Schedules-based BPA’s).  GSA has contemplated the award of non-priced Schedule contracts since at least the mid-1990’s.  A belief that pricing is essential to attract customers, however, has been at least one stumbling block to implementation.  DOD, however, is the largest user of Schedule contracts and has now indicated that, under certain circumstances, they believe that price competition can be conducted the task order level.  It is unknown at this time whether DOD’s move will spur GSA to action, but it is a development that GSA Administrator Emily Murphy and FAS Commissioner Alan Thomas should certainly consider.  Acquisition is evolving, especially in the IDIQ arena.  GSA’s largest program should help set the pace.