VA adds tablet computers to massive technology buy

Tablet computers gained a spot on the Veterans Affairs Department's upcoming procurement of desktop, laptop and server computers yesterday, the first large-scale buy of tablets in the federal government. VA kicked off it massive Commodity Enterprise Contract in March with a request for industry comments. Yesterday, VA quietly added two amendments to the procurement that cover all types of tablets on the market.

One amendment specifies Apple iPads and other tablets that run the Android operating system developed by Google, and the other amendment addresses tablets that run the Windows operating system. The amendments did not specify the number of tablets VA intends to buy since the Commodity Enterprise Contract is an indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract.