Networking Equipment

In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), this Request for Information (RFI) is for informational and planning purposes only and is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. The Government will not award a contract on the basis of this RFI, nor pay for information provided in response. This notice is intended strictly for market research.  Enterprise Services - Acquisition (ES-A) is currently seeking to identify responsible vendors capable of providing solutions at all levels of the Department of Commerce's (DOC's) network infrastructures.  ES-A is seeking the following solutions in support Networking Equipment product and maintenance support services. These products and maintenance support services include the following: •·         Routers•·         Switches•·         Servers•·         Racks•·         Modems•·         Gateways•·         Hubs•·         Repeaters•·         Bridges•·         Wireless access points•·         Network cards•·         Load

balancers•·         Cables•·         Power supplies•·         Supporting softwareAll responsible, capable vendors must be an authorized reseller at a minimum of one of the following Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs):•·         Cisco•·         Ciena•·         Dell•·         F5•·         HP•·         JuniperBased on the capability statements received in response to this RFI Key market research goals include identifying and minimizing barriers to completion, evaluating small business capabilities, and identifying risks.ES-A, DOC is also seeking to determine whether or not the full requirement can be set-aside for small businesses.  Small businesses believing that they have the capability to perform all of the work in the respective major elements of scope are welcome to demonstrate their capabilities.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is anticipated to be 334111.Note:  All vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) for contract award. www.sam.govResponse Format:  All interested, parties are hereby invited to submit a capability statement of no more than 5 pages, excluding company brochures, responses shall be single-spaced, 12-point font, and not less than 1 inch margins.  Responses to this RFI shall be emailed to amckeithan@doc.gov.   Please address email subject line: Capabilities Statement Networking Equipment.  Responses to this RFI shall be provided NLT 1700 Eastern Time, 5 November 2018.  No phone calls will be accepted for this notice.Vendor DemographicsDOC is interested in understanding the profile of the companies responding to this RFI. Accordingly, responses to the following questions are requested.Information RequestedResponseOrganization Overview Organization Name   NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) Codes  Number of years of corporate experience  Business Classification / Socio-Economic Status (e.g., large, small, 8(a), women owned, hub-zone, SDB, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned) Services Offered Professional Installation Services  What other OEMs other than those listed in this RFI do you sell that can support networking equipment infrastructure?  Authorized Reseller Status Geographic Scope To what geographies do you provide services (i.e., regional (specify region), national, international)?  Once the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed for, ES-A may solicit a competitive procurement and subsequently award a multiple award Blanket Purchase Agreement.