Brand Name justification Cisco
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Agency
-
Marine Corps
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Quantico, Virginia 22134, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Marine Corps issued a brand-name justification for an exception to fair opportunity regarding Cisco firewall procurement, with a response due June 8, 2026. The acquisition is set as a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside restricted to seven small business partners certified as authorized Cisco Value-Added Resellers on the NASA SEWP V contract.
The Marine Corps Installations National Capital Region is procuring Cisco Next-Generation Firewall hardware, software subscriptions, and specialized professional engineering services to modernize legacy network security infrastructure supporting the Marine Corps Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Enterprise Insider Threat Program operating at MCB Quantico, Virginia. The requirement encompasses six Cisco Secure Firewall 3105 Threat Defense Appliances, two Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 1700 Chassis units, 240 hours of specialized professional services support credits, and 160 training credits for network administrators. The procurement includes all associated components, threat defense software subscriptions (5-year term), and management center software. Performance begins August 24, 2026, with a twelve-month base period. The acquisition executes as a single Firm Fixed Price order through the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative Cisco Agreement via NASA SEWP V. The justification asserts that only Cisco products meet strict compatibility, interoperability, and enterprise-architecture constraints required for integration into the Department of War's defense-in-depth architecture, including offline Impact Level 5 subscription support and compliance with engineering baselines. The contracting officer will ensure pricing aligns with established NASA SEWP contract rates and represents fair and reasonable value.
Notice text
Please see the attached document.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A.3 DoW ESI -FAR Subpart 16.5 Justification for Use of Exception to Fair Opportunity - Cisco Firewalls - Redacted.docx | DOCX document |
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