# VMWare Software Licenses

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/n6852025simacqkn000000438

- Solicitation number: N68520-25-SIMACQ-KN00000-0438
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Navy
- Agency: Department of the Navy
- Contracting office: Fleet Readiness Center (N68520)
- NAICS: 513210 Software Publishers
- Product or service code: 7A21 Business Application off-the-shelf software delivered by perpetual license, which also encompasses enterprise level software enabling mission capability and business operational support.
- Place of performance: San Diego, California
- County: San Diego County (FIPS 06073). https://abierto.us/counties/san-diego-county-ca-06073
- City: San Diego. https://abierto.us/cities/san-diego-ca-0666000
- First posted: January 7, 2026
- Last posted: January 7, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ede353d23c6f4758b1c300d12cf427ea/view

## Description

Commander Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC), located at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD hereby gives notice of their intent to award a purchase order to Carahsoft Technology Corp., 11493 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 100, Reston, VA 20190 (Cage Code: 1P3C5) on a sole source basis in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b)(i), only one source reasonably available and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

FRC South West, NAS North Island has a requirement for VMWare Software Licensing, including software releases, revisions and patches as developed for the licensing period for both Industrial Manufacturing System (IMS) and Structural Mechanical Analysis (SMAL) Labs located at Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW). Carahsoft Technology Corp has been awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) contract N66001-24-A-0034 by the Department of Defense (DoD) for VMware software.

As the designated sole-source vendor, Carahsoft is the exclusive provider authorized to supply, upgrade, and maintain VMware software under this agreement. For this reason, the Government intends to procure this repair on a sole source basis from Carahsoft Technology Corp (Cage: 1P3C5)

## Publications

- January 7, 2026: Special notice, due January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. Notice ede353d23c6f4758b1c300d12cf427ea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ede353d23c6f4758b1c300d12cf427ea/view

## Points of contact

- KELSEY HERBERT, kelsey.l.herbert2.civ@us.navy.mil
- Tiffany Crayle, tiffany.l.crayle.civ@us.navy.mil

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