Army picks 17 companies for $5B ITES-3H contract
The contract for hardware, software and related services will run into February 2021.
The Army has awarded 17 companies a spot on the latest iteration of its contract for hardware, software and related services, the $5 billion IT Enterprise Services-3 Hardware (ITES-3H).
The contract, somewhat long in the making, was intended to replace ITES-2H in 2014 but was delayed by protests and other issues, Washington Technology reported. ITES-2H, which had six contractors, was extended several times, $1 billion to its ceiling.
The Army received 50 bids for ITES-3H, awarding spots on the contract to eight large businesses and nine small businesses, which will compete for task orders.
The large businesses:
- CDW-G
- Dell
- GovConnection
- Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
- IBM
- Telos
- Unicom
- World Wide Technology
The small businesses:
- Affigent
- Dynamic Systems
- Force3
- Government Acquisitions
- GTRI
- Intelligent Decisions
- Iron Bow
- MicroTech
- Wildflower
The contract, which is open to all government agencies, runs through Feb. 21, 2021.