Oracle Data Base Management System (DBMS) Usage Survey

1. PURPOSE: THIS MESSAGE DIRECTS COMMANDERS, SERVICE
MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THE USMC
CONTINUES TO RECEIVE THE BEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT WITH REGARD TO THE
USMC/ORACLE ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT.
2. BACKGROUND: IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, ON 30 NOVEMBER 2001, MARINE CORPS
SYSTEMS COMMAND (MCSC) SIGNED AN ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT (EA) WITH ORACLE
CORPORATION. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A SINGLE PROCUREMENT SOURCE FOR ALL
SUBSEQUENT ORACLE PURCHASES, THIS CONTRACT HAS PROVIDED AN UNLIMITED USE OF
THE ORACLE DATA BASE MANAGMENT SYSTEM (DBMS) FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE DUTY
MARINES, CIVILIANS AND CONTRACTORS SUPPORTING THE MARINE CORPS. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE USMC/ORACLE ENTERPRISE CONTRACT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
AT WWW.MCSELMS.MCSC.USMC.MIL 3. DISCUSSION: IN THE FIVE YEARS SINCE THE
CONTRACT AWARD THE ORACLE DBMS HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO MANY COMMANDS ACROSS THE
MARINE CORPS. SINCE THE USE OF THE DBMS IS VIRTUALLY LIMITLESS, IT HAS NOT
BEEN CRITICAL TO MONITOR THE EXACT EXTENT OF DBMS USAGE BY EACH AND EVERY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM. HOWEVER, IN VIEW OF THE INCREASINGLY
CHALLENGING FISCAL ENVIRONMENT IT IS BECOMING MORE CRITICAL FOR HQMC TO HAVE
COMPLETE VISIBILITY OF ORACLE DMBS USAGE ACROSS THE MARINE CORPS. THIS
INCREASED VISIBILITY WILL ASSIST DECISIONS ON FUTURE RETURN ON INVESTMENT
AND ESTABLISH THE BUSINESS CASE TO VALIDATE A CENTRALLY FUNDED EA FOR THE
ORACLE DBMS.
4. ACTION. ALL COMMANDS USING THE ORACLE DBMS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND
SUBMIT A SHORT SURVEY THAT WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE MCSC
PROGRAM OFFICE TO PROPERLY PLAN, PROGRAM, BUDGET AND EXECUTE THE NEXT
GENERATION ORACLE EA. THE SURVEY CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.MCEITS.USMC.MIL
OR OBTAINED VIA EMAIL FROM THE MCSC POINT OF CONTACT. SUBMIT ALL COMPLETED
SURVEYS TO MR. CRAIG AMUNDSON AT CRAIG.AMUNDSON.CTR@USMC.MIL NLT 31 JANUARY
2007.