DoW awards $9.7B Microsoft enterprise agreement to boost global mission readiness

The Department of War has awarded a five-year, approximately $9.7 billion Blanket Purchase Agreement to Dell Federal Systems, L.P., of Round Rock, Texas, for the Microsoft Department of War Enterprise Software Agreement II Core Enterprise Technology Agreement. The deal is intended to strengthen the department’s digital infrastructure and speed modernization across the Joint Force by expanding enterprise-wide access to secure communications, collaboration, cloud, and productivity technologies.

Under the agreement, the department will gain seamless access to Microsoft 365, advanced cloud subscriptions, and critical on-premises licensing. Officials describe these capabilities as the foundation of the department’s digital ecosystem and the secure connectivity needed for Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), enabling collaboration from the Pentagon to the tactical edge among warfighters, commanders, and civilian personnel.

“To dominate the modern battlefield, our warfighters must be armed with the most secure solutions the commercial sector can produce,” said the Honorable Kirsten A. Davies, Chief Information Officer for the Department of War. “This $9.7 billion agreement is a foundational investment in decision advantage and to operate at the speed of relevance. We are fundamentally restructuring our Microsoft environment — shattering communication silos, aggressively driving efficiency, and employing a unified, collaboration environment required to defend, outmaneuver and defeat any cyber threats.”

The BPA structure is designed to speed the acquisition and deployment of software and cloud capabilities by avoiding delays tied to fragmented procurement processes. By consolidating purchases, the department expects to realize greater cost efficiency, standardized baseline configurations, and improved interoperability across the military services and defense agencies.

“This contract is a game changer for the warfighters who rely on our networks every day,” said Barry Tanner, performing the duties of the Chief Information Officer for the Department of the Navy. “It allows us to bypass fragmented procurement cycles and directly arm our Sailors and Marines with the resilient zero-trust cloud infrastructure required to fight and win in the digital battlespace.”

Leaders characterized the agreement as a critical enabler of the National Defense Strategy, unifying core technologies into a single architecture built to scale against dynamic global threats. The package includes Microsoft 365 for instantaneous, cross-domain intelligence sharing; cloud subscriptions that speed deployment of combat-critical AI and data analytics to ensure decision advantage; and targeted on-premises licensing to maintain operational continuity at the tactical edge, including in classified settings and disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth environments.

By securing this enterprise capability, officials signaled an emphasis on a fully networked and hardened force prepared to operate in the digital battlespace.