HIB - Maxwell Gunter Annex

HIJH a r d w a r e / S o f t w a r e B r a n c hHardware/Software Branch manages the Software Enterprise AcquisitionManagement and Life-cycle Support (SEAMLS) initiative which includes themanagement of the Air Force Oracle and Microsoft Enterprise Software Licenseagreements.M I S S I O NS e r v e s a s t h e c e n t r a lf o c a l p o i n t f o r A i rF o r c e E n t e r p r i s e I Ts o f t w a r e r e q u i r e m e n t sp r o c e s s i n g a n dt r a c k i n g o f A i r F o r c e -w i d e O r a c l e a n dM i c r o s o f t s o f t w a r ee n t e r p r i s e l i c e n s e sS u p p o r t s t h e D o DE n t e r p r i s e S o f t w a r eI n i t i a t i v e a s t h e A i rF o r c e S o f t w a r eP r o d u c t M a n a g e rPROGRAM CAPABILITIES• Supports SAF/A6 and AFSPC/A6 software acquisition initiatives• Manages and provides asset visibility and tracking of Air Force-wide Oracle and MicrosoftEnterprise License Agreement (ELA) software licenses• Provides customer assistance to DoD-wide users on acquiring/using software licenses• Manages Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for the Air Force assigned software categoriessupporting DoD Enterprise Software Initiative• Engages the Air Force customer to establish enterprise software licensing agreements insupport of Air Force Enterprise Information Systems Directorate objectivesBENEFIT/VALUE TO THE WARFIGHTER• Primary Air Force POC for Oracle and Microsoft-Total Visibility of Oracle and Microsoft assets• Consolidated Enterprise License Management (One-Stop-Shop)-Decreases cost to manage existing licenses• Consolidated Agreements-Increases buying power due to volume of sales• DoD Enterprise Software Initiative-Significantly reduced cost of acquiring and managing software products-Cost avoidance achieved to date - $1.2B6454