NASA Cisco BPA

NASA awarded the NASA Cisco BPA, a Master IDIQ with a combined ceiling of $235.1 million and ordering authority through July 13, 2028, to provide Cisco hardware, software, maintenance, support, and associated services. The vehicle remains active with approximately 1 year 11 months remaining in the ordering period.

Thundercat Technology, LLC dominates the vehicle, holding 70 of 92 task orders with $93 million in combined potential value—more than 91% of all activity by dollar volume. Sterling Computers Corporation and FCN, Inc. hold the remaining 14 and 8 orders respectively, with combined potential values of $956 thousand and $8.2 million. All 92 task orders fund NASA programs exclusively. The vehicle shows strong ordering momentum through 2024, with 24 orders in 2023 and 64 in 2024, though only 4 orders have been placed in 2025 to date as of February 14, 2025.

Task orders span Cisco switching infrastructure (Catalyst and Nexus series), access points, unified communications equipment (IP phones, Room Kit, Webex), data center components, and enterprise agreements for software and support. Recent calls focus heavily on Catalyst 9300 and 9500 series switches and support renewals. A single mega-order issued in August 2024—the Cisco SmartNet CX Enterprise Agreement (BPA Call 047)—carries a ceiling of $38.084 million with $8.996 million obligated, extending through July 28, 2028. Another large enterprise agreement from July 2023 (BPA Call 028) holds a $41.924 million ceiling with $16.746 million obligated through July 28, 2025. Individual hardware and support calls typically range from $10 thousand to $450 thousand.

Set-aside distribution favors unrestricted competition, with 62% of orders carrying no set-aside. Small business designations account for 38% of orders (21% total small business, 17% women-owned small business), though these represent a smaller share of dollar volume due to the dominance of unrestricted enterprise agreements. Obligated funding stands at $47.9 million against the combined potential value of $102.2 million—47% utilization. All task orders are firm-fixed-price BPA calls issued against underlying GSA contracts, primarily GS-35F-0563U and related GSA vehicle numbers.

Cisco Hardware, Software, Maintenance, Support And Associated Services