Nearly two years in the making, the General Services Administration is finally testing out a new approach to awarding a multiple-award contract. ASTRO, which is for manned, unmanned and robotic platforms, does not require vendors to submit prices for the 10 functional areas under the procurement vehicle. In his weekly features, the reporter's notebook, executive editor Jason Miller writes about why it's about time GSA pushes price competition down to the task order level.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices