Software Licensing: DHS Awards immixGroup Blanket Purchase Agreement for McAfee Security Products

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded immixGroup Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for McAfee (News - Alert) security products.

 Officials with immixGroup said that the company has been awarded an Enterprise Software Solution (ESS) Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for McAfee software licensing and incidental services.

According to company officials, immixGroup's McAfee-specific ELA facilitates purchases of security software licenses across the DHS and is established contractually as a GSA (News - Alert) Schedule-based Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for a term of up to seven years.

Company officials pointed out that the BPA adheres to new procurement rule changes announced earlier this year which require agencies to award multiple BPAs per solicitation. In this case, the DHS established agreements with multiple brands for Enterprise Software Solutions, including McAfee.

By facilitating competition for the BPAs among product lines within three defined software capability areas and awarding a single BPA for each product line, the DHS ultimately simplifies software licensing procurements on behalf of DHS customers.

"This procurement strategy preserves the integrity of the procurement system by fostering competition," said Steve Charles, co-founder of immixGroup, in a statement.

Charles said that it ensures consistent licensing terms and updates across the enterprise, which benefits both the manufacturer and the government customer.

"We're pleased to be the contract holder for this ELA," said Charles.

"It will greatly benefit our DHS customers by allowing them to more easily purchase McAfee security software products and related maintenance," he added.

Back in October, immixGroup announced that its Technology Sales Division added four new manufacturer clients in September.immixGroup helps technology companies do business with the government. The company's Technology Sales Division is a unique reseller and a federal small business with an exclusive focus on the public sector.New Technology (News - Alert) Sales Division clients include: Feeney Wireless Feeney Wireless delivers machine to machine (M2M) and mobile services and products. It manufactures its own line of M2M wireless connectivity products as well as cellular-based wireless video products. The company's services include engineering, implementation, and consulting for mobile data systems, IP video systems, wireless equipment, and remote monitoring and management.