Trade Group Targets Federal E-Commerce Bid It Says Favors Amazon
- Lawmakers urged to reject increase in maximum spending amount
- Government plans pilot of digital office product marketplace
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A trade association representing wholesale distributors is pressuring lawmakers not to approve increased government spending on a highly lucrative e-commerce contract the group says favors Amazon.com Inc.
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors argued in a letter addressed to a dozen lawmakers that Congress should reject a proposal to raise the maximum threshold for federal agencies to make purchases on a new digital marketplace for off-the-shelf products.