70--CISCO NETWORKING HARDWARE/SOFTWARE & ASSOCIATED SUPPORT

The Philadelphia Office of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department intends to purchase Cisco computer hardware/software in support of The Joint Staff J6 to upgrade and expand its existing Cisco unclassified and classified enterprise network infrastructure. The procurement includes Cisco high-speed data communication components such as routers, switches, modules and associated Cisco SMARTnet hardware/software support, which will result in the upgrading of the enterprise network access layer from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps. In addition, the requirement is anticipated to include Cisco transport services licenses for data center consolidation. The procurement includes the upgrading of the Cisco switches and associated accessories of The Joint Staff J6 C4 Assessments Division network architecture and the expansion of The Joint Staff J7 Joint Training Enterprise Network (JTEN), including upgrading & redundancy of the existing Cisco infrastructure, with additional modules to increase port capacity & backplane speed. Cisco Systems, Inc., through its authorized resellers, is considered to be the only responsible source capable of providing the required upgrade and expansion of the existing Cisco unclassified and classified enterprise network infrastructure employed by The Joint Staff, Suffolk, VA. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), as the required products are peculiar to one manufacturer, Cisco computer hardware/software is being procured on a sole source basis utilizing FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures as supplemented by the procedures of FAR Part 12. The award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order(s) is anticipated. The applicable Federal Supply Code (FSC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code are 7050 & 334290, respectively. All responsible sources authorized by the manufacturer as resellers of its products may submit quotations to fulfill this requirement. Vendors providing quotations must be registered in the Government’s System for Award Management (SAM) database to be considered for award; see www.sam.gov for further information and instructions. The resultant solicitation, when issued, will be made available electronically at www.neco.navy.mil . The actual closing date/time for the receipt of quotations will be established in the solicitation.