(1) Departments and agencies shall fulfill requirements for commercial software and related services, such as software maintenance, in accordance with the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) (see Web site at http://www.don- imit.navy.mil/esi). ESI promotes the use of enterprise software agreements (ESAs) with contractors that allow DoD to obtain favorable terms and pricing for commercial software and related services. ESI does not dictate the products or services to be acquired.
(2) In all orders and blanket purchase agreements involving the development or delivery of any information technology, whether acquired as a service or as a supply, consider the need for an evaluation factor regarding supply chain risk (see subpart 239.73). [67 FR 65511, Oct. 25, 2002, as amended at 78 FR 69270, Nov. 18, 2013]