SUBPART 208.74 — ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AGREEMENTS
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SUBPART 208.74--ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE AGREEMENTS
(Revised October 30, 2015)
208.7400 Scope of subpart.
208.7401 Definitions.
208.7402 General.
208.7403 Acquisition procedures.
208.7400 Scope of subpart.
This subpart prescribes policy and procedures for acquisition of commercial software and software
maintenance, including software and software maintenance that is acquired--
(a) As part of a system or system upgrade, where practicable;
(b) Under a service contract;
(c) Under a contract or agreement administered by another agency (e.g., under an interagency
agreement);
(d) Under a Federal Supply Schedule contract or blanket purchase agreement established in
accordance with FAR 8.405; or
(e) By a contractor that is authorized to order from a Government supply source pursuant to
FAR 51.101.
208.7401 Definitions.
As used in this subpart--
“Enterprise software agreement” means an agreement or a contract that is used to acquire
designated commercial software or related services such as software maintenance.
“Enterprise Software Initiative” means an initiative led by the DoD Chief Information Officer to
develop processes for DoD-wide software asset management.
“Software maintenance” means services normally provided by a software company as standard
services at established catalog or market prices, e.g., the right to receive and use upgraded versions
of software, updates, and revisions.
208.7402 General.
(1) Departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and related
services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative
(ESI) (see website at http://www.esi.mil/). ESI promotes the use of enterprise software agreements
(ESAs) with contractors that allow DoD to obtain favorable terms and pricing for commercial
software and related services. ESI does not dictate the products or services to be acquired.
(2) Include an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73) when acquiring
information technology, whether as a service or as a supply, that is a covered system, is a part of a
covered system, or is in support of a covered system, as defined in 239.7301.
208.7403 Acquisition procedures.
Follow the procedures at PGI 208.7403 (DFARS/PGI view) when acquiring commercial software and
related services.
