Firm-Fixed Price, Non-Personal Service Type, Commercial Item, Purchase Order to purchase and install a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switch at the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California.

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is seeking a Firm-Fixed Price commercial item purchase order to procure and install a Cisco Catalyst 9300 network switch for the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center located in Hemet, California. The solicitation, identified as RFQ 75H70325R00002, requires vendors to provide a comprehensive solution that includes a specific Cisco network switch with 144 x 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet ports and 24 x 1Gbps SFP fiber ports, along with installation services and one year of SmartNet coverage. The procurement will be conducted as a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation, meaning vendors must meet all technical specifications while offering the most competitive pricing. The original response deadline was May 12, 2025, but Amendment No. 1 extended the submission deadline to May 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM PST. Vendors must provide complete pricing that covers all associated equipment, licensing, and installation costs, with the government intending to award the contract without extensive discussions.

The contract opportunity is exclusively set aside for Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises under NAICS category 541519 (Other Computer Related Services), with a small business standard of $34 million. The place of performance is specifically the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, where the new network switch will be installed. The technical requirements mandate a Cisco Catalyst 9300-24S switch with DNA Advantage licensing for a three-year term, configured as a switch stack without a supervisor card. The government will not replace existing fiber patch cables or transceivers, focusing solely on the new switch installation. While no specific award value is disclosed, the procurement is for a single unit of networking equipment with associated installation services, targeting a rapid and straightforward acquisition process to upgrade the center's network infrastructure.