VM Ware VCF Licenses

The Forest Service seeks 1,008 VMware VCF licenses with quotations due October 27, 2026. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside restricted to concerns with NAICS 541519 and a size standard of 500 employees.

Place of performance is Albuquerque, New Mexico. The procurement is issued as a Request for Quotation under FAR Part 12 for commercial items, with one firm-fixed-price award anticipated. Delivery must be completed within 60 days from award on an F.O.B. Destination basis unless the offeror specifies F.O.B. Origin and includes estimated shipping costs. Offerors must hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from receipt date. Questions must be submitted via email to brandon.newland@usda.gov no later than October 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM Mountain Time.

Evaluation criteria include confirmation that products meet technical requirements of the bill of materials, lowest evaluated price meeting acceptability standards for non-cost factors, and Accessibility Conformance Reports using the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template Version 2.1 or later addressing Section 508 requirements.

The solicitation incorporates USDA Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management contract language requiring Country of Origin compliance prohibiting products on the Department of Commerce Entity List; personnel background checks via HSPD 12 with minimum NACI clearances; Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification compliance; a CDM Approved Products List Supply Chain Risk Management Plan; FIPS 140-2 compliant hardware and software integrity verification; patch management with 14-day remediation for critical vulnerabilities; vulnerability disclosure within 30 days of discovery; and Section 889 covered telecommunications prohibitions. The NAICS code is 541519, Other Computer Related Services. PSC code is 7A21, IT and Telecom—Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software).