Amazon Web Services secures $723.88M Navy BPA contract
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) was awarded a $723.88M five-year, single-award, firm-fixed-price Department of Navy, or DoN, enterprise software license, or ESL, blanket purchase agreement, or BPA. 
The BPA provides DoN access to AWS's commercial cloud environment, AWS Professional Services, and AWS training and certification courses. 

Work will be performed for a maximum of five years from December 2022 through December 2028. 
The BPA is issued under DoN ESL in accordance with the policy and guidelines in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, Section 208.74. 
Funds will be obligated as task orders are issued using a variety of funding types, including operation and maintenance (Navy) funds; other procurement funds; and working capital funds. 
The BPA is supported by a limited source justification for brand name and determination for a single-award BPA. 
The primary authority supporting this justification is Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 8.405-6. 
The acquisition is being conducted on a brand name basis in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 8.405-6. 
Naval Information Warfare Center is the contracting activity.