[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 53 (Thursday, March 18, 2004)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6085]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Army Policy for Use of the Army's Microsoft Enterprise License 
Agreement

AGENCY: Department of the Army; Chief Information Officer, G/6 (CIO/
G6), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Army policy for use of the Microsoft (MS) Enterprise 
License Agreement (ELA) was signed on February 4, 2004 by Mr. Claude M. 
Bolton, Jr., Army Acquisition Executive and Lieutenant General Steven 
W. Boutelle, Army Chief Information Officer/G-6.
    The policy designates the MS ELA as the single source for MS 
software and establishes procedures for using and acquiring MS products 
for new IT hardware purchases. The policy applies to the Active Army, 
the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve.
    Effective immediately, hardware vendors will utilize the Army 
inventory of MS ELA products when Army organizations purchase new 
desktops, laptops, and servers requiring MS software. Army 
organizations must ensure hardware vendors install the MS ELS software 
provided by the Army. Therefore, the MS ELA policy prohibits Army 
organizations from procuring MS software from hardware vendors or any 
other source of MS software. The Army Small Computer Program (ASCP) is 
the Army's exclusive source for all MS software purchases.

DATES: The policy is effective immediately and applies to the Active 
Army, the Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions/or comment contact Ms. 
Amy Harding, NETCOM at commercial (703) 602-3286, DSN 332-3286, email 
[email protected], Cynthia K. Dixon, HQDA, CIO/G-6 commercial 
(703) 602-7374, DSN 332-7374, email [email protected], and Army 
Small Computer Program (ASCP) Adelia Wardle, commercial (732) 427-6793, 
DSN 987-6793 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Army's recently implemented Microsoft 
Enterprise License Agreement (MS ELA) consolidates software purchases, 
licenses and upgrades across the Army. This is a result of an Army 
Chief Information Office (CIO/G-6) initiative begun in 2001 to improve 
management and oversight of the Army Enterprise Infostructure (AEI) 
environment.
    In May 2003, collaboration among the CIO/G-6, the Army Small 
Computer Program (ASCP), the Army Contracting Agency (ACA), the 
Information Technology E-Commerce & Commercial Contract Center (ITEC4), 
and the Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) resulted in the 
award of an Enterprise Software Consolidation contract (Microsoft 
Enterprise License Agreement) to Softmart Government Services, Inc., of 
Downingtown, Pa. The award based on a best-value evaluation of offers 
from eight Department of Defense Enterprise Software Initiative (DOD 
ESI) vendors. The MS ELA is centrally funded for desktop and certain 
enterprise server software including upgrades. The award, valued at 
$471 million over a 6-year period, standardizes Microsoft software 
Army-wide, and provides the Army with substantial savings.

Cynthia K. Dixon,
Information Management Specialist, GS-13, HQDA, CIO/G-6.
[FR Doc. 04-6085 Filed 3-17-04; 8:45 am]
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