As the primary source for commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) IT hardware and software, and the preferred source for IT services, PEO EIS’s Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) product office offers a number of established indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts that allow for a faster, no-fee acquisition for the Army.

October 1, 2020 may be just another standard work day for the Military Technical Solutions (MilTech) team based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, but it’s the official day when the program becomes solely operated and supported by PEO EIS.

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia – The Army Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) office, in coordination with Army Contracting Command – Rock Island (ACC-RI), awarded the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – Software 2 (ITES-SW2) contract—a $13 billion firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract vehicle—on August 31, 2020.

Deidra McCaskill formally accepted the charter for PEO EIS’s Enterprise Content Collaboration and Messaging (EC2M) product office in a virtual assumption of charter ceremony Aug. 20.

Deidra McCaskill, the Enterprise Content Collaboration and Messaging (EC2M) product lead, manages five enterprise IT programs and a $137 million annual operating budget. She answered 11 questions about her career and life.

Gus Burnside, II, product lead for the Army Enterprise Staff Management System (AESMS) program, is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. Before joining PEO EIS, Burnside supported the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Global Threats at U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) managing counternarcotics and law-enforcement programs for 11 African countries. He answered seven questions about his career and life.

Brent Thomas, the product lead for Human Resource (HR) Solutions, is today’s #PEOEISTeammateTuesday. Brent has more than 24 years of acquisition experience and currently manages a $7.6 billion assisted-acquisition-management program that awards contracts for Army and Department of Defense customers. He ended his impressive 22-year service in the Army as a senior acquisition officer at Fort Knox managing material capability requirements for platform battle command systems. An Iowa native with a thirst for adventure, he enjoys off-road motorcycle riding. Thomas answered eight questions about his career and life.