Notice of Intent to purchase Juniper network equipment and Juniper wired assurance subscriptions thr

Clean Water Services, a district located in Washington County, Oregon, is initiating a permissive cooperative procurement for Juniper network equipment and wired assurance subscriptions. The procurement is being conducted through the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) cooperative purchasing program and the Oregon Cooperative Purchasing Program (ORCPP), utilizing State of Oregon Price Agreement No. 1606. The specific procurement involves purchasing additional 5-year Juniper wired assurance subscriptions for currently uncovered network devices from Structured Communications Systems, Inc., an authorized dealer for Juniper Networks, (US) Inc. The procurement is based on NASPO's Request for Proposal Solicitation No. SK18001 for Data Communications Products and Services. Interested parties may submit written comments to Kris Duffe, Procurement Specialist, at 2550 SW Hillsboro Highway, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123, with a submission deadline of August 13, 2025. The notice is being issued in compliance with ORS 279A.215 requirements for permissive cooperative procurements.

The procurement does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations. Juniper Networks, (US) Inc. was the original contract awardee for the underlying NASPO solicitation covering data communications products and services. The total purchase amount for this procurement is $36,121.99, which will bring the district's cumulative purchases under the Juniper contract above the $250,000 threshold. The procurement leverages the district's membership in both NASPO and ORCPP cooperative purchasing programs to make the purchase through an existing competitively awarded contract. Structured Communications Systems, Inc. is identified as the local authorized dealer facilitating the equipment and subscription acquisition. The procurement appears to be focused on expanding and maintaining the district's network infrastructure through additional wired assurance subscriptions for existing network devices.