7G--DOI Cisco Enterprise Software and Equipment IDIQ
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The Department of the Interior, through the Interior Business Center’s Acquisition Services Directorate, is soliciting proposals for an enterprise-wide Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support Cisco-related network, security, software licensing, SmartNet, hardware, installation, lifecycle management, and reporting needs across all DOI bureaus and offices. This solicitation, numbered 140D0426R0063, is structured around two Functional Areas: FA1 for Software Licensing and Support Services and FA2 for Cisco Hardware and Installation Services. The contract is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 541519, with FA1 expected to result in a single best-value award and FA2 potentially yielding up to nine awards, including two reserved exclusively for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises. The base performance period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031, with a five-year option period extending through September 29, 2036. Estimated contract value across both functional areas is approximately $149 million, with FA1 alone accounting for $74.5 million over the base and option periods, priced on a firm-fixed-price basis. Proposals must be submitted electronically by July 31, 2026, with questions due by July 15, 2026, and optional Phase I advisory responses due by July 10, 2026. Offerors must comply with stringent submission requirements, including separate volumes for IDIQ technical, conformance, and pricing proposals, as well as standalone Day-One task order quotes. All submissions must be in zipped files using specified naming conventions and must be delivered via the designated Box portal. Contractors must adhere to comprehensive terms governing delivery, inspection, payment, and compliance. All work must meet DOI’s Information Technology Baseline Guidance, including FIPS 199 security categorizations, and deliverables must be accurate, clear, concise, consistent, and fully editable by the government. Invoicing is mandatory through the Invoice Processing Platform, with payment occurring via electronic funds transfer within 30 days of receipt of a proper invoice upon government acceptance. The contract mandates strict personnel security standards, requiring NACI for administrative staff and Minimum Background Investigations or higher for technical personnel handling PII or system access, with these requirements flowing down to all subcontractors. Offerors must certify their small business status
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This amendment makes changes to several attachments, proposal instructions, evaluation criteria, and provides answers to questions. Notably, the due date and time is not changed.
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The Department of the Interior, Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, on behalf of the Department of the Interior Office of the Chief Information Officer, is issuing this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the DOI Cisco Enterprise-Wide IDIQ requirement. The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified small business offerors to establish an enterprise-wide Cisco contractual vehicle supporting DOIs network, security, software licensing, SmartNet, hardware, installation, lifecycle management, and reporting requirements across DOI bureaus and offices. The solicitation includes two Functional Areas: FA1 Software Licensing and Support Services, and FA2 Cisco Hardware and Installation Services.
The Government intends to award multiple IDIQ contracts with Firm-Fixed-Price task orders. FA1 is anticipated for a single best-value tradeoff award, and FA2 is anticipated for up to nine best-value tradeoff awards, including two awards reserved for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, as set forth in the solicitation. The Government will also consider award of the associated Day-One task orders in accordance with the applicable Day-One task order instructions and evaluation criteria.
The solicitation close date is July 31, 2026. Questions regarding the solicitation are due no later than July 15, 2026, and shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer in accordance with Section L. Respondents electing to participate in the voluntary Phase I advisory process shall submit Phase I responses no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern on July 10, 2026.
Offerors are responsible for reviewing and complying with the proposal submission instructions in Section L of the RFP. The basis for award and evaluation criteria are provided in Section M. Please note that most RFP attachments are embedded within the PDF solicitation documents for the RFP and each Day-One task order. Offerors are responsible for reviewing the full solicitation package, including all embedded attachments, exhibits, Day-One task order materials, and applicable instructions.
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