Supplier · United States
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Carahsoft received a $125M BPA to distribute Red Hat software for defense and intelligence agencies and the Coast Guard (2018).
Government Supply
Software or cloud platform · Indirect supplier (through a prime, reseller or system)
Enterprise Linux/OpenShift subscriptions to DoD, intelligence, DOE labs; bought via resellers (Carahsoft, TD SYNNEX).
- Departments
- Homeland Security; Defense; Energy
- Money evidenced
- Paid through a prime, integrator or reseller; no vendor share is shown
- Status
- Evidenced (as of 2026-10-19)
- Functional areas
- Information management and cybersecurity
Carahsoft is the BPA prime; no Red Hat share is assigned. The IBM acquisition is recorded in the ledger only because the cited item reports a plan, not completion.
Red Hat supplier roles
Roles are cited research, not award totals: a payment basis names the kind of money the evidence supports, and a missing amount is unknown, not zero. Browse all government suppliers.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information management and cybersecurity | Supplier | — | — | Major-supplier coverage 2026-10-19: Enterprise Linux/OpenShift subscriptions to DoD, intelligence, DOE labs; bought via resellers (Carahsoft, TD SYNNEX). | Reported |
- SupplierMajor-supplier coverage 2026-10-19: Enterprise Linux/OpenShift subscriptions to DoD, intelligence, DOE labs; bought via resellers (Carahsoft, TD SYNNEX).—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources1
- 1
Washington Technology · Supports Organization · description, Organization technology · technology
“Carahsoft has received a new $125 million BPA to distribute Red Hat software and IT services for defense and intelligence agencies along with the Coast Guard.”
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