Solicitation N00421-16-T-0596 is issued as a brand name procurement. This action will be conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The Government intends to purchase on a FIRM FIXED PRICE BASIS, and to award the proposed purchase order on a brand name basis for CISCO Products, under the authority implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b). BRAND NAME ONLY.

Offerors must be registered in SAM.GOV database prior to submission of an offer to be considered for award of any DoD contract. This may be accomplished electronically at http://www.SAM.gov.

See attached RFQ

This is a firm fixed-price procurement; therefore, the offeror's intial offer should represent the vendor's best quote in terms of price and technical acceptability.

Offerers must be an authorized CISCO certified Gold Partner for CISCO products. All Offerors shall certify that they are a Cisco Gold Partner as of the date of the submission of their offer, and that they have the certification/specialization level required by Cisco to support both the product sale and product pricing. The Offeror shall source Cisco products directly from Cisco or through US authorized distribution channels only. Products obtained outside these channels will not be accepted due to additional relicensing and inspection fees. In regards to all questions pertaining to the validity of the Cisco products, Customer reserves the right to verify the origin of the Cisco products with Cisco Systems, Inc. In the event the Cisco products have been acquired from unauthorized channels, customer further reserves the right to return the product for a full refund. No equal to or refurbished products will be considered.

Your quote must contain enough technical information to evaluate your quote. Your quote will only be evaluated on the information you provide.

The Government intends to award this on a brand name basis. All interested parties MUST submit a brand name quote no later than 10:00am Eastern, 14 September 2016. Only brand name responses will be considered. Award will be made on an all or none basis. Preference will be given to quotes from small businesses. Please submit a copy of CISCO certification with responses.

***Instructions to Offerors***

Offers must complete the attached certification in Section K of this solicitation, 52.209-11, Representation by Corporation Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony conviction under any Federal Law. Please complete certification and provide with your offer.

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