Data Center Network Design & Architecture

The contract seeks the development of detailed network design deliverables for a Cisco spine-and-leaf fabric architecture to serve the City of Dallas data centers, with an emphasis on achieving high availability and robust redundancy across the infrastructure. The design must support mission-critical operations by ensuring scalable, resilient, and low-latency connectivity within the data center environment, leveraging industry best practices for Cisco-based spine-and-leaf topologies. All deliverables are expected to include comprehensive documentation of topology, cabling schemes, VLAN configurations, routing protocols, failure domain isolation, and failover mechanisms tailored to the City’s operational requirements. The subcontract is open for proposals with a response deadline of June 26, 2026, and falls under NAICS code 541330 for computer systems design services. The work is tied directly to the City of Dallas in Texas, where the network infrastructure will be implemented and maintained. While no specific set-aside provisions or point of contact details are provided, bidders are expected to demonstrate proven experience with enterprise-grade data center network design, particularly with Cisco technologies, and must be prepared to deliver fully vetted architectural plans that align with the city’s long-term ICT strategy and operational resilience goals.