ITES-SW2 is OPEN for ORDERING!
Effective 12 OCT 2020, ITES-SW2 is open for ordering. ITES-SW2 is the follow-on to the ITES-SW contracts and has a $13,000,000,000, max. Ordering is open to the Army, other DOD agencies, and all other Federal Agencies, and authorized Government contractors supporting these agencies.
COVID-19 Message:
Here at CHESS as always the safety of our customers and our Army family around the world has been and remains our first priority. We are diligently following DA guidance. Please be assured that we have adopted maximum telework policy to provide continuous support to CHESS customers. The CHESS office will continue to serve customers and operate as usual during this time. Please email all Help Desk question to armychess@mail.mil , in lieu of call, this will facilitate a speedy response.
Supply Chain Risk Management
DoD has determined a high or critical risk associated with a particular entity, product, or service. Procurement officials must ensure that managers of National Security Systems and associated items of supply do not make contract awards that involve any entity, product, or service within the NSS Restricted List. DoD policy and instructions to access the NSS Restricted List can be found at Supply Chain Risk Management.
Application Migration
Ready to start the Application Migration Process? Have your applications been assessed for Cloud Readiness? Contact the Army Application Migration Business Office (AAMBO) to get access to the Application Migration Pre-Assessment Tool (AAMPT) to begin.
Synaptics Vulnerability Important Announcement
A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain versions of Synaptics touchpad drivers that impacts all Synaptics OEM partners. For additional context, see the following Synaptics Security Bulletin: https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/touchpad-security-brief. For resolution regarding impacted HPI Federal laptops, see the following HPI Federal Security Bulletin: https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05827409
ITES-SW2 Awarded!
Effective 31 AUG 2020, ITES-SW2 has been competitively awarded as the follow-on to the ITES-SW contracts. ITES-SW2 has a $13,000,000,000, max. Ordering will be open to the Army, other DOD agencies, and all other Federal Agencies, and authorized Government contractors supporting these agencies. Please continue to monitor this website for updates and availability of ITES-SW2. For additional information, click on the CHESS NEWS link found under the Resources tab above.
CB-32 is OPEN
CB-32 under ADMC-3 is OPEN. The ordering period will be open from 01 October 2020 through January 31, 2021.
Training and Tutorials:
| Date | Event | Location | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-20 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | Nicole Wilson |
| 16-Nov-20 | Conference | AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days 2020, Virtual | Tricia Shelley |
| 19-Nov-20 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | Andrea Zalasky |
| 21-Jan-21 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | Rick Klemencic |
| 25-Jan-21 | Conference | (Tentative) Rescheduled 2020 AFCEA TechNet Augusta, Augusta, GA | Tricia Shelley |
| 18-Mar-21 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | James Copeland |
| 20-May-21 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | Gerald Lebel |
| 15-Jul-21 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | Mitsuko Coulby |
| 16-Sep-21 | CHESS 101 Briefing | DCS | Jon Smith |
