CHESS Mission Statement

Be the Primary Source to support the Warfighter's information dominance objectives by developing, implementing and managing commercial Information Technology contracts that provide enterprise-wide net-centric hardware, software and support services for the Army.

CHESS IT e-mart Tutorial

Join us 17 November via DCS for our CHESS IT e-mart Tutorial! Learn how to utilize the CHESS IT e-mart efficiently and effectively. Contact Tricia Shelley at tricia.a.shelley.ctr@mail.mil for more information.

Reverse Auction Now Available!

Need to meet your Reverse Auction goal? Try the NEW Reverse Auction capability via the RFx Tool with NO FEE! For additional questions or to attend a Reverse Auction training contact Tricia Shelley at tricia.a.shelley.ctr@mail.mil.

Tactical Hardware Requirements contact CHS

CHS coordinates across tactical programs to provide consolidated procurement and sustainment of modified Commercial-off-the-Shelf Information Technology (COTS IT) and to ensure configuration and obsolescence management. If your requirements are for tactical hardware, please contact CHS at (443) 395-2465.

Army ESI Updates

On 1 OCT 2016, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) W91QUZ-09-A-0003 VMWare, BPA W91QUZ-04-A-0002 CA Enterprise Management & Security, and BPA W91QUZ-06-A-0006 Blue Coat and Smart Filter Webfiltering will expire. Until 30 SEP 2016, any requirement to purchase these products shall continue to utilize the BPAs. Effective 1 OCT 2016, software products that fall under one of the aforementioned BPAs may be added and procured off the ITES-SW contracts.


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