7G21--AITC PITC Brand Name Cisco Switches (VA-26-00074579) RFQ 36C10B26Q0664 on NASA SEWP

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center, procuring through NASA SEWP V, seeks Cisco brand-name network switches and associated hardware for the Austin Information Technology Center and Philadelphia Information Technology Center, with quotations due August 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. The procurement is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, and only NASA SEWP V contract holders certified as SDVOSB at time of proposal submission and award are eligible.

Place of performance includes both the Austin and Philadelphia information technology centers. The solicitation is limited to Cisco and Axiom brand-name products only. The requirement covers Nexus 9K series switches, associated software, management licenses, power supplies, cables, rack mount kits, and optical transceivers across 33 line items. The base period of performance is 12 months from date of award. The brand-name justification cites six technical dependencies: proprietary stacking and chassis aggregation (StackWise and Virtual Switching System), Cisco IOS and NX-OS operating systems, EIGRP routing protocols, Cisco DNA Center and Nexus Dashboard management platforms, Cisco Identity Services Engine and TrustSec security architecture, and Cisco Modular QoS CLI and virtual port channel technologies. Axiom transceivers are justified as multi-vendor interoperable across Cisco and Juniper platforms. Market research identified 125 Cisco resellers on NASA SEWP V, of which nine demonstrated capability.

Award will be made on an all-or-none basis to the lowest-priced, responsive, responsible offeror meeting SDVOSB requirements. Quotations must be submitted via the NASA SEWP Quote Request Tool. The contracting office is located in Eatontown, New Jersey. NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services; PSC code is 7G21.