About the DOI Enterprise Hardware Contracts

The Department of the Interior (DOI) Hardware Advisory Team (HAT) is a chartered under the DOI Chief Technology Officer Council, and is responsible for the management of the hardware contract. HAT strives to provide Enterprise-wide contracts at a cost avoidance across the organization in addition to meeting or surpassing mandatory requirements. In addition to maintaining consistency across the enterprise, coordination with the IT architecture, security guidelines and technical reference manual is ensured.

Authority

DOI memo dated 12/13/2002  (freeze announcement - PCs, laptops, servers, storage devices)
DOI memo dated 1/29/2003 (freeze clarification)
DOI memo dated 11/14/2005, Follow-On Consolidated IT Blanket Purchase Agreement for Select Hardware Equipment Purchases

HAT Benefits

• DOI and all of it's Bureaus are represented on the HAT
• Ordering efficiencies via:
  • Pre-competed
  • Fixed priced
  • Standard configuration
• Ensure all enterprise-wide hardware products and services comply with:
• The standards and specifications outlined in the Department’s Technical Reference Manual
• Mandatory directives, initiatives and orders
• Provide resources to DOI users for quick and easy IT hardware purchases, utilizing the Enterprise contracts
• Integration with the DOI architecture
• Improved IT security byacquiring consistent, tested, and proven solutions
• Substantial cost-avoidance
  

Products effected by these contracts

Windows Servers, Windows Desktops, Windows Laptops, Monitors and Consumables. Reference the Freeze Announcement memo dated 12/13/2002 above.

What I need isn't available on these contracts. Now what do I do?

Refer to the page on Waivers.