Centralized Management Office for Oracle Procurements

1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES UPDATED AND
AMPLIFYING INFORMATION ON THE REFERENCE AND DIRECTS COMMANDERS,
SERVICE MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENSURE THE
USMC RECEIVES THE BEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH REGARD TO THE
USMC-ORACLE ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
2. BACKGROUND 
A. ON 30 NOVEMBER 2001, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) SIGNED
AN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT WITH NORTHROP GRUMMAN (NG) AND ORACLE
CORPORATION (OC) BASED UPON A C4 BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS. THE MARINE
CORPS REALIZED AN INITIAL 50 MILLION DOLLAR COST AVOIDANCE THROUGH
DISCONTINUING THE PRACTICE OF INDIVIDUALLY NEGOTIATED ORACLE
LICENSES. THE ENTERPRISE CONTRACT FACILITATES THE BENEFITS OF
VOLUME DISCOUNTS.
B. THE ENTERPRISE CONTRACT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: A ROLL-UP OF ALL
PREVIOUS INDIVIDUAL MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS, DATABASE AND PORTAL
LICENSE SEATS FOR MILITARY, CIVILIAN AND CONTRACT SUPPORT, AN
UPGRADED AND STANDARDIZED MAINTENANCE SUPPORT THAT PROVIDES SERVICE
24 HOURS PER DAY SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK ("SILVER LEVEL"), AND AN OPTION
PRICE LIST. 
3. DISCUSSION. SINCE THE AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT THERE HAVE BEEN
INCIDENTS OF USMC ORGANIZATIONS INDEPENDENTLY NEGOTIATING
PROCUREMENTS FOR ORACLE PRODUCTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED
UNDER THE USMC ENTERPRISE LICENSE AGREEMENT. ACCORDINGLY THE NEED TO
ESTABLISH A POLICY ON THE PROCUREMENT OF ORACLE PRODUCTS IS READILY
APPARENT.
4. ACTION. REQUESTS FOR QUOTES, PRODUCT DEMONSTRATIONS, AND
PROCUREMENT REQUESTS FOR ORACLE PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE OR
ORACLE SERVICES WILL BE COORDINATED VIA MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS
COMMAND, PRODUCT GROUP DIRECTOR (PGD-10), PROGRAM MANAGER ENTERPRISE
BUSINESS SYSTEMS SUPPORT (EBSS) ONLY. NEGOTIATIONS AND OR
PROCUREMENTS OUTSIDE OF THIS POLICY ARE PROHIBITED. AFTER
COMPLETION OF COORDINATION WITH PGD-10, NEW PURCHASES MUST BE
SUBMITTED VIA THE USMC IT PROCUREMENT SYSTEM AT HTTPS:"SLASH
SLASH"ITPROCUREMENT.HQMC.USMC.MIL/. IF PROCURING ORACLE SOFTWARE
NOT ON THE USMC BASELINE, A SOFTWARE WAIVER REQUEST MUST BE
SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MARADMIN 490/03.
5. INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTS WITH ORACLE OR THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS ARE
NOT PERMITTED. 
6.USMC/ORACLE ENTERPRISE CONTRACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS:"SLASH SLASH"MCSELMS.MCSC.USMC.MIL.
7.SEND REQUESTS FOR ORACLE PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE RENEWALS
AND SERVICES TO: ORACLEADMIN@MCSC.USMC.MIL.
8.POINT OF CONTACT IS MS. TERESA HARDISTY, PROJECT OFFICER,
HARDISTYTA@MCSC.USMC.MIL, COMMERCIAL 703-432-0270, DSN 378-0270.