Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Enterprise Agreement for Elastic Software

The Army Contracting Command – Rock Island intends to negotiate and award a single-award, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Sole Source Enterprise Agreement to Elasticsearch Federal, Inc. for the procurement of Elastic Software Enterprise Subscriptions, proprietary technical support, and professional services. These capabilities are essential to support critical enterprise-wide operations for search, system observability, data analytics, and cyber defense across the Department of War (DoW) and the United States Army. • The requirement is for the procurement of Elastic Software Enterprise Subscriptions, proprietary technical support, and professional services. • The statutory authority permitting this other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." • Market research has confirmed that Elasticsearch Federal, Inc. is the sole creator, authorized manufacturer, and provider of the required proprietary software subscriptions and dedicated federal technical support services necessary to meet the agency's needs.