Dell (DELL) has been awarded an estimated $231.17M firm-fixed-price blanket purchase agreement, or BPA, in accordance with the firm's General Services Administration, or GSA, federal supply schedule contract. This agreement will provide VMware (VMW) brand-name software licenses, software maintenance and services to the Department of the Navy, or DON. The products will meet the following functional capabilities: data center and cloud infrastructure; networking and security; storage and availability; cloud management; network functions virtualization; digital workspace; desktop and application virtualization; and training. Under the enterprise software initiative, the DON leverages its aggregate buying power to establish enterprise agreements with information technology manufacturers and resellers for high demand, commercial-off-the-shelf IT products and services. This BPA will be available for ordering VMware products and services throughout the Navy, worldwide and the ordering period is expected to be completed March 7, 2023. No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated as task orders are issued using operations and maintenance funds. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the GSA E-Buy website with 895 vendors solicited, three offers received and one selected for award. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific is the contracting activity.
