MS 365 SUBSCRIPTION

A sole-source contract has been awarded under FAR 6.3 and FAR 12.102(a) for Microsoft 365 subscriptions and server licensing to support academic and administrative operations at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. The procurement was conducted without competition due to the exclusionary nature of Microsoft’s education licensing program administered through the NERCOMP consortium, with SHI International Corp. identified as the sole responsible source capable of fulfilling the requirement. The acquisition is classified as a commercial item under FAR Part 12, leveraging pre-negotiated pricing and terms established through the consortium, and is justified under FAR Class Deviation 25-21 Rev. 1. The contract was issued on June 16, 2026, with the solicitation posted publicly on June 23, 2026, and is administered by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cg ACADEMY office located in Groton, Connecticut. No line-item pricing, contract value, delivery schedules, or performance metrics are specified in the documentation; instead, delivery is structured on an as-required basis with no stated duration or option periods. Inspection and acceptance are presumed to occur at the place of performance in New London, governed by commercial licensing standards rather than formal military or technical specifications. No packaging, marking, or freight requirements apply given the digital nature of the deliverables. The contracting officer is Katherine M. Discenza, with Kevin S. Hornung serving as the technical point of contact; however, no contracting officer’s representative or purchasing agent is formally designated. The contractor, SHI International Corp., is identified by its Unique Entity Identifier CEFCD41CLDJ8, but no socioeconomic certifications or small business status representations are provided. There are no security clearance obligations, key personnel requirements, contract options, or organizational conflict of interest mitigation clauses included, consistent with the simplified commercial acquisition framework. No invoicing procedures, remittance details, or accounting codes are outlined, and no formal evaluation factors or award criteria are applicable due to the non-competitive nature of the procurement.