Cisco Hardware Floor Switch and Supporting Licenses
- Client
- Department of Defense · U.S. Navy
- RFP Number
- NET-17450
- Posted
- 10/16/2026
- Category
- Networking Services and Supplies
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
- 334118
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Contact
- Dee Dee Grimes
Description
AI GeneratedThe Office of Naval Research requires a vendor to ship, install, configure, and migrate to a new Cisco C9300L hardware floor switch solution in Arlington, Virginia. The vendor must deliver supporting licenses, engineering services, knowledge transfer, risk management framework adherence, maintenance, and technical support without interrupting current operations. This procurement is set aside for Total Small Business, and eligible vendors must be onshore USA organizations. The government will evaluate submissions using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology based on technical acceptability and total evaluated price. Applicants must perform the required work onsite and may submit responses digitally by email or online. The solicitation seeks proposals for the budget, but specific offer due dates, contract terms, and question deadlines are omitted from the provided text.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Solicitation - N0017327Q1900.pdf, Solicitation Amendment N0017327Q19000001 SF 30.pdf, N0017327Q1900_Attachment 1_SOW_ONRFS_20261014.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The Department of Defense Navy is procuring Cisco hardware floor switches, supporting licenses, and OEM support to replace current Cisco 3850 switches. The solicitation is a 100% small business set-aside under a firm-fixed-price arrangement. Eligible offerors must be small business concerns and registered in SAM.
- Questions due
- no later than two (2) business days after the posting of this RFQ
- Delivery Date
- 30 Nov 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via email
- Submission details
- Submit quotes via email to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist. Must include annotated and signed SF1449, applicable SF30s, and an itemized quote on vendor letterhead.
- Contract term
- 5-year term for licenses and support; delivery on or before November 30, 2026
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Place of performance
- Office of Naval Research, 875 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA 22203-1995
How proposals are evaluated
| Factor 1: Technical Acceptability | |
| Factor 2: Price |
Scope of work
- Cisco Hardware Floor Switches and Supporting Licenses
- Transceivers and converters
- Patch cables and media converters
- Cisco DNA Advantage and Network Advantage term licenses
- ThousandEyes and Cisco DNA Spaces extend licenses
- Cisco OEM support and technical support
- Hardware, software, and firmware maintenance for license terms
- Electronic delivery for proof of support
Minimum qualifications
- Registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) with current representations and certifications
- Must be a Cisco-authorized partner or reseller
Documents to include with the bid
- Annotated and signed SF1449
- Signed SF30 amendments (if applicable)
- Itemized price quote on vendor letterhead
- FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- N0017327Q1900
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › Naval Research Laboratory
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Responses due
- Oct 19, 2026, 2:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 15, 2026
- NAICS
- 334118 · Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Product/service code
- 7B20
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- Place of performance
- Arlington, VA, 22203
- Contracting contact
- Dee Dee Grimes
deane.m.grimes.civ@us.navy.mil
202-923-1555 - Additional contact
- Billy Castleberry
billy.w.castleberry.civ@us.navy.mil
202-924-1175
Read the official notice description
This requirement is for Cisco Hardware Floor Switch and Supporting Licenses for the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The full description and response requirements are included in the Request for Quotes (RFQ) N0017327Q1900 along with attachments.
Amendment N0017327Q19000001 provides Government responses to questions received.
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.
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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.
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