Cisco & Various Equipment

The Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division at China Lake, CA intends to procure on an other than full and open competition basis the following: Cisco & Various Equipment (Qty 1 LOT). This is Manufacture sole source to various manufacturers, including Cisco Systems, Inc., with competition among authorized distributors. Complete details will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation or Request for Quote (RFQ) will be posted on the Contract Opportunities website at http://beta.sam.gov/ on or about 06/28/2023.  Please respond to Yvonne Stockwell by email at yvonne.c.stockwell.civ@us.navy.mil.

***NAWCWD must be the original owner of all Cisco Hardware; no greymarket or remanufactured parts will be accepted. Cisco products shall be sourced directly from Cisco and the vendor confirms to have sourced all manufacturer products submitted in this offer directly from Cisco. In the event there are questions pertaining to the validity of the Cisco products, NAWCWD 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 un-authorized channels, NAWCWD further reserves the right to return the products for a full refund at the vendor's expense.  The vendor will not be paid for products that do not meet the standards above.

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