# W52P1J-20-D-0042

The purpose of the ITES-SW 2 acquisition is to support the Army, Department of War (DOW) and all Federal Agency enterprise Information Technology (IT) infrastructure and info-structure goals by leveraging Commercially available-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software products and maintenance in 14 product categories in addition to related incidental services and hardware. These 14 categories align with the major software categories identified by U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM).
All products and services available under ITES-SW 2 must be commercial in accordance with the definition of commercial items in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101. The planned period of performance is five years with one five year option consisting of an estimated contract value of $13 billion.
Primary Goods and Services:
ITES-SW2 includes COTS IT software products in the following 14 catalogs: Audio & Visual, Business & Finance, Communication, Database, Education, Internet, Modeling & Simulation, Multimedia & Design, NetOps, Office Suite, Operating Systems, Programming & Development, IT Utility & Security and Specialized. ITES-SW2 also allows customers to fulfill a total solution requirement by adding related incidental services and/or hardware.
Ordering Open To:
Army, DOW and other Federal Agencies
Resources:
Requests for software under ITES-SW2 are submitted via the CHESS RFQ or RA tools. The ITES-SW2 contracts are the Army’s mandatory source for the purchase of COTS IT software products. Army customers must follow the software order of precedence which is: Enterprise License Agreement (ELA), ITES-SW2, DOW Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA). Customers must obtain a Statement of Non-availability from CHESS and/or an ITAS Waiver from the CIO/G-6 if they wish to purchase outside of CHESS. Note that purchasing from an ELA or DOW ESI is considered purchasing through CHESS. See the CHESS FAQ page for further information.
How to Utilize ITES-SW2
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ASC3ND TECHNOLOGIES GROUP (ATG)
At-Scene, LLC dba iCrimeFighter
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Authlogics Limited, an Intercede Company
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CyberTech Systems and Software Inc.
Cyber Triage by Sleuth Kit Labs
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Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC
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One Human Service Network, Inc
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Photon Medical Communications, Inc.
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Four Inc dba Four LLC