26-NORFP-D40-0011 Red Hat Licensing Modification

The Department of the Navy is establishing a single-vendor Agency Catalog under the NASA SEWP V Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) to facilitate a five-year Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) for Red Hat brand software. This acquisition, managed by the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, supports a massive installed base of over 120,000 subscriptions across the Department of the Navy's server OS ecosystem, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Middleware, Cloud, Storage, and Ansible. The contract structure consists of an initial one-year base period starting January 27, 2022, with four additional one-year option periods. This procurement is conducted as a sole-source acquisition under FAR 16.505(a)(4) due to critical technical and operational necessities. The Department of the Navy has determined that substituting Red Hat software would cause severe operational disruptions, invalidate existing Authorities to Operate (ATO), and necessitate costly re-engineering and personnel retraining. Key requirements include 24x7 technical support with a one-hour response commitment and the maintenance of seamless interoperability with existing infrastructure. Performance is centered at the Port Hueneme CBC Base in California, with the primary objective of mitigating the high risk and cost associated with migrating away from the established Red Hat ecosystem.