Microsoft Inks $927M Pentagon Deal

FORT MEADE, MD [Nasdaq]—Under a new contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Microsoft will provide new consulting services that include software developers and product teams “to leverage a variety of proprietary resources and source code,” as well as the firm’s premier support services like tools and knowledge centers and problem resolution assistance from developers.

Nasdaq reports Microsoft’s contract with DISA is a noncompetitive, single-award, firm-fixed price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ). The new contract comes in addition to another large award with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) earlier this year, which moves all of DoD’s 4 million employees to Windows 10 within a year, as well as purchasing large quantities of new laptops and related hardware.  Although Microsoft’s support for DISA mostly takes place in the U.S. (CONUS), DOD states some services may also be required at other locations outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS).

DISA is a combat support agency of the Department of Defense with 6,000 civilian employees, 1,500 active duty military personnel from the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, and approximately 7,500 defense contractors. DISA provides and operates command, control, and enterprise information systems.

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—Sources:  Nasdaq and defense.gov
Photos:  U.S. Navy and DoD