SOURCES SOUGHT
58 -- CISCO SMARTNET SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 6/11/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 334210
— Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- N00189 NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Philadelphia Office, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 2B, Philadelphia, PA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N00189TBD2015
- Response Due
- 6/16/2015
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2015
- Point of Contact
- The cognizant point-of-contact at the Philadelphia Office of NAVSUP FLC Norfolk is W. A. Woodring, Code 290.2B, who may be contacted at telephone no. (215) 697-9644
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY, the purpose of which is to give notice that the Philadelphia Office of the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Norfolk Contracting Department intends to procure Cisco SmartNet support for currently installed Cisco Systems computer network hardware/software employed on the Joint Information Operations Range (JIOR) of The Joint Staff, J7 Deputy Director for Joint Training (DDJT), Cyberspace Environment Division (CED), Norfolk, VA. The applicable Federal Supply Code (FSC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code are 5895 and 334210, respectively; the future award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b), as the required network support products are peculiar to one manufacturer, it is intended to procure Cisco SmartNet support on a sole source basis utilizing FAR Subpart 13 procedures as supplemented by the procedures of FAR Part 12. Cisco Systems, Inc., through its resellers authorized by the manufacturer to sell its products to the Federal Government (hereafter referred to as the Government), is considered to be the only responsible source capable of providing the required Cisco SmartNet support for the existing Cisco unclassified and classified network infrastructure of the JIOR of The Joint Staff, J7 DDJT CED, as Cisco Systems is the exclusive manufacturer/publisher of Cisco networking equipment/software, and required Cisco SmartNet support is only available from Cisco Systems, as the original equipment manufacturer, or one of its resellers authorized by the manufacturer to sell its products to the Government. As such, Cisco Systems, Inc. is the only firm that possesses the requisite proprietary software/firmware source code, architecture documentation, and technical references/subject matter expertise necessary to provide the required support of its networking hardware/software/firmware. This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information and planning purposes; it does not constitute a Request for Quotations (RFQ) or a promise by the Government to issue an RFQ in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. The Government is not requesting quotations at this time concerning the requirement identified by this notice and will not accept unsolicited quotations in response to this notice. Furthermore, the Government will not pay for or return any information submitted in response to this notice or reimburse administrative costs incurred in responding to this RFI; any such costs will be solely at the expense of the interested party. Be advised, however, that not responding to this RFI does not in any way preclude participation in any future RFQ to fulfill the requirement identified above, if and when such RFQ is issued. If solicited, it is the intention of the Government to do so as a combined synopsis/solicitation at the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) website. It is solely the responsibility of interested parties to monitor this website for any further information pertaining to the requirement identified above.
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