Carahsoft

Carahsoft Technology Corp.

Company type	Private
Industry	Information technology
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Reston, Virginia , United States
Area served	Federal, state, and local government agencies; educational organizations
Products	Hardware, software, consulting services

Carahsoft Technology Corp., established in 2004, is a privately owned information technology firm based in Reston, Virginia. The company specializes in distributing hardware, software, and consulting services to federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as educational organizations.

Business model

Carahsoft concentrates on IT offerings related to data analytics, storage solutions, cybersecurity measures, business intelligence, and government operations. Known as a “boutique reseller,” it provides a carefully selected range of products tailored to meet distinct market demands. The firm supports a network exceeding 3,000 prime contractors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and channel partners.

U.S. Department of Defense

Among Carahsoft’s most prominent clients is the U.S. Department of Defense.

2020

In the year 2020, Carahsoft secured several major contracts:

• In April, the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command awarded contracts for BlackBerry solution services.
• In May, the U.S. Air Force granted an $81 million contract to assist with software development and IT operations for the Space Command & Control Division.
• In July, Carahsoft received nearly $29.8 million to facilitate cloud migration for an Army logistics modernization initiative at Fort Belvoir.
• Also in July, a $16 million contract was awarded to support the Army Enterprise Systems Integration Program and the Global Combat Support System.
• In August, Carahsoft was selected as one of 31 companies in a decade-long, $13 billion firm-fixed-price contract to deliver enterprise infrastructure software and maintenance services across the Army, DoD, and federal agencies.

2019

The U.S. Navy granted Carahsoft multiple significant blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), including a 10-year contract worth $975 million for SAP software solutions; a five-year BPA valued at $69.1 million for Symantec software licenses; and a four-year BPA totaling $440 million covering McAfee hardware, software, and related services. Additionally, Carahsoft secured a basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Army valued at $247.7 million to aid cloud computing transitions. The Department of Defense also included Carahsoft in an $820.45 million BPA aimed at providing IT asset management software, maintenance support, professional services, and associated offerings to DoD entities, the intelligence community, and the U.S. Coast Guard.

2018

By mid-2018, contracts awarded by the Department of Defense to Carahsoft amounted to roughly $131 million, underscoring the company's growing influence as a key provider of government IT solutions.

2017

In 2017, Carahsoft received approximately $270.5 million in contracts from the Department of Defense, highlighting substantial government procurement activity and solidifying its position within defense technology markets.

2016

In 2016, Carahsoft achieved approximately $80.1 million in contracts with the Department of Defense, reflecting consistent expansion within its federal government sector.

2019

Carahsoft was selected as one of 11 teams by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to participate in a blanket purchase agreement focused on delivering geospatial earth observation data, products, and related services. Furthermore, Carahsoft, alongside Grant Thornton, secured multi-million dollar task orders under the GSA’s NewPay program, which targets the modernization of federal payroll IT infrastructure—underscoring Carahsoft’s growing involvement in government IT modernization efforts.

2018

The U.S. GSA awarded Carahsoft a decade-long blanket purchase agreement worth $2.5 billion to supply Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for payroll processing, work scheduling, and leave management.

Overcharging allegations and settlement

In 2010, Carahsoft and VMware faced a lawsuit accusing them of charging excessive fees to government clients. Although both companies denied wrongdoing, they agreed to a $75.5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid extended legal proceedings.

In 2023, the U.S. Government initiated legal action alleging that Carahsoft engaged in bid rigging, price inflation, and fraud against the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. On September 24, 2024, a coordinated raid was executed by the FBI and Defense Criminal Investigative Service at Carahsoft’s headquarters located in Reston, Virginia.