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Enterprise Virtualization Rapid Integration Solution

INDUSTRY DAY

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Call for Solution (CfS): EVRIS-26-CFS-001

Welcome

Enterprise Virtualization Rapid Integration Solution

Meghan Walsh, Contracting Specialist, ACC

Opening Remarks Gabriele Chiulli, Chief of Information Officer

Call for Solutions Overview Dr. George Pegram, CPE ESE, Digital Market

Areas of Interest Chief Andrew Warby, Cyber Operations Technician, NG NGB ARNG Michael Davis, IT Specialist, NETCOM

Submission Process Meghan Walsh, Contracting Specialist, ACC

Questions and Answers Karen Leahy, HQDA CIO

Closing Remarks Meghan Walsh, Contracting Specialist, ACC

Agenda

Enterprise Virtualization Rapid Integration Solution

Presenter Notes Presentation Notes Introduction and Strategic Objectives Contracting Vehicle Strategy and TimeLine Market Saturation and Vendor Landscape Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) Matrix Technical Discussion Action Items and Next Steps

Opening Remarks

Gabriele Chiulli, Chief of Information Officer

Mr. Gabriele Chiulli Chief Information Officer Department of Army

Opening Remarks Enterprise Virtualization Rapid Integration Solution

Presenter Notes Presentation Notes The Department of the Army issued a formal Call for Solutions (CFS) last Friday to acquire innovative commercial virtualization software solutions and associated services. The primary objective of the CFS initiative is to systematically diversify the Army enterprise virtualization portfolio, inject market competition, and materially reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) across our global computing estate, consisting of 15 major Army Data Centers and 256 tactical or forward operational nodes. Driven by recent software ecosystem shifts, this briefing updates leadership on the high levels of industry engagement received within the first week of the solicitation release.

Call for Solution Overview

Dr. George Pegram, CPE ESE, Digital Market

• Problem: The Army’s global computing environment relies heavily on a single virtualization solution, resulting in high total cost of ownership (TCO) and severe vendor lock-in.

• Impact: This lack of competition restricts financial flexibility, limits innovation, and prevents modular, consumption-based scaling across enterprise operations.

• Goal: Establish a multi-vendor virtualization strategy that diversifies the portfolio, increases market competition, and allows seamless, non-disruptive workload migration to lower overall TCO.

Call for Solution Overview Problem Statement

• Army intends to award multiple Enterprise Contracts direct to OEMs

• These awarded Enterprise Contracts will become the Virtualization vendor pool where commands can solicit and compete their individual requirements for Virtualization among Enterprise Contract holders

• Five tier approach will result in multiple opportunities in decentralized orders

• Offerors may opt to propose under 1 tier or up to all 5 tiers

• Resulting Enterprise Contracts may be scaled to the Department of War in the future.

• The Army may leave the CFS open or re-open the CFS to on-ramp new entrants at any-time.

• New entrants would be evaluated against an established benchmark derived from existing pool of prices and KPI commitments.

Call for Solution Overview Awarding Instrument

Areas of Interest

Chief Andrew Warby, Cyber Operations Technician, NG NGB ARNG Michael Davis, IT Specialist, NETCOM

Environment:

Client / Endpoint

Representative Scale:

Laptop Class & Below

Environment:

Edge Compute

Representative Scale:

256 Cores

Environment:

Regional

Representative Scale:

Regional Data Center

Environment:

Enterprise

Representative Scale:

Global Data Centers

Environment:

VDI

Representative Scale:

Enterprise

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Teir 5

Areas of Interest

Client and Endpoint Computing

• Seeking a lightweight client-side virtualization solution in support of connected and disconnected environments.

• Must support offline operations with encrypted background synchronization upon network reconnection.

Areas of Interest Tier 1

Tactical and Small Footprint Environments

• Modernized, low-overhead edge compute nodes are required to support tactical command-and control (C2) environments running over severely thinned, high latency, or Disconnected, Intermittent, and Limited (DIL) networks.

• The solution must operate autonomously when isolated, support rapid deployment or teardown, and tolerate ruggedized, power-constrained hardware configurations.

Areas of Interest Tier 2

Regional Data Center

• High-availability, elastically scaling virtualization environment consisting of large server stacks with high Core Count Per Socket (CCPS) hosts supporting operational, monitoring, or analytical workloads at regional network hubs.

• The solution for this tier must deliver seamless live virtual machine (VM), and/or containerized workflow, storage migrations, federated management, and automated failover capabilities.

Areas of Interest Tier 3

Global Data Center

• A hyperscale virtualization control plane is required to manage mission-critical, always-on workloads across global Army data centers.

• The solution for this tier must provide multi-domain security administration, establish secure private-cloud, enterprise-wide VDI foundations, and enforce unified lifecycle and compliance policies across the global estate.

Areas of Interest Tier 4

Enterprise Virtual Desktop Computing (VDI)

• The Army requires secure virtual desktops to allow access to desktops and applications in connected and disconnected environments.

• VDI allows for installation of applications to meet the requirements unique to the VDI environment.

Areas of Interest Tier 5

COST MANAGEMENT:

• License Portability

• Modular / Unbundled Licensing

• Anti-Shelfware Guarantee

• Episodic / Shared License Usage

SECURITY:

• DoD Security Compliance (RMF / STIGs / ATO / CAC Authentication)

• Supply Chain Security

• Security Controls (Threat Detection / Incidence Response)

Areas of Interest Required & Desired Attributes

OPERATIONS:

• Container Support

• Technical Scalability

• Phased Migration Methodology

• Coexistence Capability (Work with existing hypervisor VMs)

TRAINING:

• Flexible Training Delivery Modes

• Certification Pathways

Areas of Interest Required & Desired Attributes

Submission Process

Please follow the guidance outlined in the Call for Solution for the upcoming deadline posted on SAM.gov

Instructions Evaluation

6.0 SOLUTION

SUBMISSION

REQUIREMENTS

7.0 EVALUATION

CRITERIA

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

Solution Brief Pitch & Technical

Presentation (Unless Bypassed)

Solution Proposal

Enterprise Virtualization Rapid Integration Solution

The response process for this Call will consist of the following phases:

Due Date: August 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time

POCs: Leslie Dickson, Contracting Officer Leslie.m.Dickson.civ@army.mil

Meghan Walsh, Contract Specialist Meghan.l.walsh.civ@army.mil

Email Subject Line: CFS EVRIS Submission - [Company Name] - Bidding on: [List Tier(s)] File Naming Conventions:

mailto:Leslie.m.Dickson.civ@army.mil mailto:Meghan.l.walsh.civ@army.mil

Questions & Answers

Karen Leahy, HQDA CIO

• The Army will attempt to address any outstanding questions after today’s session.

• A follow-up form will be opened after the presentation to collect additional questions.

• Submitted questions will be addressed and shared on SAM.gov

Questions & Answers

Closing Remarks

Thank you for joining today’s Industry Day

We look forward to seeing your solutions

Army Open Solicitation (AOS) Number: W9128Z-25-S-A002 Call for Solution (CfS): EVRIS-26-CFS-001 Due Date: August 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time