To take advantage of the power of the EIS program, agencies must master the details of its contracting approach. That challenge is that EIS’ approach does not mirror those of its predecessor programs, like Networx. From its vendor-unique mixes of offerings and service availability, to its innovative pricing approaches, to its use of a formalized Task Order approach with delegation of procurement authority from GSA to the buying agency— EIS is “not your father’s GSA telecom contract”. But is your agency ready to use EIS?