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ensure that renewals were on time, but it also allowed for signifi cant discounts on future licenses. T e consolidation is pro- jected to achieve a cost avoidance of $50 million over the three-year agreement.
On Sept. 25, 2012, the Army awarded an ELA that included Adobe Acrobat Professional and Live Cycle PDF Generator licenses and maintenance. T is agreement covers all Army organizations including Army commands, Army service component commands, direct reporting units, the U.S. Army Reserve, Army National Guard and Army Corps of Engineers, organizations for which the Army is the executive agent, and all DA civilians and contractors conducting offi cial
business of the Army.
T is ELA enables all users of prior Adobe Acrobat Professional versions to upgrade to the latest version, in compliance with U.S. Army Cyber Command directives. T e CIO/G-6 provided initial funding of license requirements, and organizations will be responsible for out-year mainte- nance at greatly reduced costs, estimated at less than $4 per user. T e agreement also consolidated the number of mainte- nance agreements across the Army into a single contract action.
PEO EIS encourages customers with
large software requirements, especially those that have other customers across the Army, to contact CHESS about par- ticipating in an Armywide ELA eff ort.
NETWORTHY SOFTWARE T e latest CHESS initiative is the Infor- mation Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software (ITES-SW) procurement. T e ITES-SW contract recognizes the current capability gap in the number of software products being purchased across the Army that have certifi cates of networthiness
in direct support
FLEXIBLE SHOPPING CBs are open for ordering twice a year, from January to March and June to September, and continu- ously adapt to customer feedback and changes in IT procurement demands. The next CB ordering period, CB17, begins June 17 and ends Sept. 30. (U.S. Army photo)
(CONs) from the Army but are not yet covered by a DOD ESI agreement, pro- viding customers with leverage to obtain those software products and maintenance services in a centralized location. All products sold using this vehicle will have a CON, enabling immediate connection to the network without security risk.
T e draft request for quote for this indefi nite delivery, indefi nite quantity procurement is expected to be released to industry in summer 2013.
ITES-SW capitalizes on the fact that Army contracting offi cers are already familiar with the CHESS program and the fair opportunity process using the IT e-mart. T e procurement will allow for competition across functionality. It will also reduce or remove the need for customers to obtain a CHESS waiver for available products, and position the Army to execute future consolidation eff orts for additional cost avoidance.
CONCLUSION T e CHESS IT e-mart contracts provide continuous vendor competition for best value and consolidation of requirements to maximize cost avoidance and leverage the Army’s buying power.
T ese catalog-based contracts ensure that new products and off erings that comply with Army technical standards and policies can be rapidly added, subject to the previously competitively established catalog discounts. Decentralized ordering allows any contracting offi cer or government credit card holder to place orders using the IT e-mart.
T e CB process is the most cost-eff ective way to fulfi ll user requirements for IT products. T e CB also supports the CIO/G-6 strategy for acquiring products that comply fully with federal desktop computing regulations as well as DOD and Army standards for security and interoperability.
MR. BRENDAN BURKE is the project
director for CHESS. He holds a B.S. in economics and operations
research from
the U.S. Air Force Academy and an M.A. in economics from the University of New Hampshire. Burke is Level III certifi ed in both program management and contracting, and is a member of the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps.
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