U. S. Senate F5 Procurement

The United States Senate has published a Special Notice for F5 Procurement under solicitation number 2026-R-002, posted on July 9, 2025, through the Sergeant at Arms office. This procurement opportunity seeks F5 hardware and software products including BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager appliances, Advanced Routing Module Licenses, SFP+ Fiber Connectors, AC Power Supplies, and DNS Base Modules along with associated support services. The procurement covers a base year and two option years from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2028, with Premium First Line Support services provided by U.S. Nationals. The opportunity is classified under NAICS code 423430 for Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers and falls under PSC category DA10 for IT and Telecom Business Application/Application Development Software as a Service.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to solicit quotations for F5 networking hardware and support services through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation methodology. Contractors must submit their complete responses electronically to Holly_McDonald@saa.senate.gov by 5 PM on July 21, 2025, including a completed pricing table Excel worksheet with firm-fixed prices on an F.O.B. Destination basis. Key eligibility requirements include maintaining active System for Award Management (SAM) registration, providing current OEM authorization statements for resellers, and certifying compliance with Section 208 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020, which prohibits acquisition of certain telecommunications equipment and information systems. Offerors may submit quotes through various contracting vehicles including open market, NASA SEWP, GSA Schedule, or other Government-Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC). The procurement emphasizes strict data protection, cybersecurity compliance, and confidentiality requirements, with comprehensive purchase order clauses governing contractor obligations and Senate information security standards.