§208.7402. General.
48 C.F.R. § 208.7402
Departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and commercial software services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see https://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.
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.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[67 FR 65511, Oct. 25, 2002, as amended at 78 FR 69270, Nov. 18, 2013; 80 FR 67251, Oct. 30, 2015; 88 FR 6581, Jan. 31, 2023]
Source
Source: 67 FR 65511, Oct. 25, 2002, unless otherwise noted.
Authority
Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1.
Source
Source: 56 FR 36306, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[67 FR 65511, Oct. 25, 2002, as amended at 78 FR 69270, Nov. 18, 2013; 80 FR 67251, Oct. 30, 2015; 88 FR 6581, Jan. 31, 2023]