Sources Sought for Ethernet Switch

Modification 02:  The notice issued on 28 October 2025 is modified to include questions and Government responses.  The questions and responses are provided for information purposes only.  The announcement remains unchanged unless the synopsis is modified in writing.  There is no change to the response date/time of 19 November 2025, 2:00 p.m. HST.

Modification 01: The notice issued on 28 October 2025 is modified to extend the response date/time from 12 November 2025 to 19 November 2025 at 2:00 p.m. HST. 

Notice of intent to use a brand name product. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Pacific (NAVFAC Pacific) is performing a market survey to determine if other potential sources of supply can provide switches that have equal performance and listing/approval requirements as the Cisco 4010-4S24P Ethernet Switch, as manufactured by Cisco.

Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction Project P-1181, Harden Critical Feeders on Naval Base Guam, Joint Region Marianas, Guam, requires 17 Cisco 4010-4S24P Ethernet switches for four (4) Substation GPA-owned SCADA systems with the following characteristics:

•              Form Factor: Rack-mountable

•              Redundant Power Supply (Primary and Backup)

•              Stackable

•              Advanced Switching: Layer 3

•              Manageable

•              Full compatibility with existing and future ICS/FRCS networks

•              Minimum Required Protocol Support: CDP, EIGRP

•              Software-Defined Access compatible

•              Trade Agreement Act (TAA) compliant

This notification is for market research purposes only to identify if other potential sources of supply can meet the requirements of the Government. This is not a request for proposals, quotes, or an invitation for bid. The intent of this notice is to identify other potential sources of this product. To be considered, please submit detailed technical data for the Government to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your product to ensure compatibility with the existing system. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), a response to this notice is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The responder is solely responsible for the information it submits and any associated costs. The Government reserves the right to disregard any submittal that is incomplete or vague. Please do not submit company brochures. Please submit complete information via electronic mail to Ms. Kory Ann Jury at koryann.y.jury.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 12 November 2025 at 2:00 p.m. H.S.T. Information received after the due date/time will not be considered. Any information provided to the Government in response to this RFI will become U.S. Government property and will not be returned. All proprietary or classified information will be treated appropriately.