ESI - Okta SW licenses

The Department of Defense, through the 45th Contracting Squadron at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, has awarded a contract for 2,000 Okta software licenses to support the Stargate program's migration to the Nebula Commercial Cloud environment. This procurement, identified by solicitation RFQ1802300, was executed via a Blanket Purchase Agreement under the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative and GSA Schedule 70. The requirement is justified as a brand-name purchase peculiar to one manufacturer, ensuring secure identity and access management for both CAC and non-CAC users while maintaining strict compliance with FedRAMP High and DISA Impact Level 4 security standards. The period of performance runs from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027. The scope of the award includes 2,000 annual licenses each for Adaptive MFA, Single Sign-on, Universal Directory, and API Access Management, along with a Preview Sandbox, a Premier Success Plan, and standard support for the Identity Engine and Lifecycle Management modules. Funded by FY2026 Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation funds, the contract focuses on providing a scalable authentication framework and enforcing need-to-know policies within a secure government cloud infrastructure.