Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 4 - Hardware (ITES-4H)

The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Enterprise Information Systems awarded Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 4 - Hardware (ITES-4H), a Master IDIQ with a $10 billion combined shared ceiling, on September 19, 2025, with ordering authority extending through September 18, 2035. Ordering remains open with nine years and two months of procurement window remaining.

The vehicle succeeded Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 3 Hardware, which awarded in February 2016. Early momentum is strong: 212 task orders have been issued since vehicle launch, with orders accelerating from 60 in calendar 2025 to 152 through September 2026. Combined task-order potential value stands at $36.6 million, with $31.2 million obligated (85% of combined potential).

Task orders procure enterprise-grade IT hardware and associated software support across a broad range of platforms: Cisco networking equipment (switches, routers, firewalls, DNAC controllers), Dell servers and workstations, HP/HPE servers and storage systems, Netapp storage, Infoblox DNS/DHCP appliances, backup systems (Rubrik, Cohesity, Veritas), security appliances (Palo Alto Networks), wireless controllers (Aruba), UPS battery systems, barcode scanners and printers, multifunctional devices, laptops, monitors, and maintenance renewals for third-party software and hardware ecosystems. Recent awards also include tactical communications equipment (ATAK kits, intrinsically safe laptops), conference room displays, and secure KVM switches.

Competition spans 49 distinct primes. The field is moderately concentrated by value: Iron Bow Technologies leads with $7.7 million combined potential across six orders, followed by Sterling Computers Corporation ($5.4 million, 15 orders), Microtechnologies LLC ($3.9 million, 12 orders), and Blazar Technology Solutions LLC ($2.7 million, 12 orders). These four capture approximately 60 percent of combined potential value. By order count, Sterling Computers holds the largest portfolio at 15 orders. The long tail includes New TECH Solutions, Inc., Govsmart, Inc., and a wider field of 44 additional hardware systems integrators and resellers.

Customer concentration is high: the originating contracting office (PEO Enterprise Information Systems) placed 56 orders with $1.5 million combined potential, but the wider Department of the Army ecosystem dominates. The Department of the Army and subordinate commands (Materiel Command RDECOM, TACOM LCM, Corps of Engineers Japan District) account for 56 of the top orders by count coverage, signaling a vehicle heavily oriented toward Army infrastructure and enterprise IT refresh cycles.

Set-aside distribution favors unrestricted competition: 164 of 212 orders (77 percent) carry no set-aside; 46 orders (22 percent) are small business, including two woman-owned small business designations. Task-order values cluster in the low six-figure range, with typical orders ranging from approximately $8,000 to $500,000, though several maintenance and equipment refresh orders exceed $1 million. Notable megaorders include a $3.6 million Cisco hardware buy for ATEC HQ, a $2.49 million Infoblox software support renewal, a $1.27 million CHESS laptop and dock procurement for JMSC, and a $1.2 million centrally managed alarmed carrier protected distributed system for Clay Kaserne. Contract durations span from immediate delivery orders through multi-year maintenance and support agreements extending to 2031.