Brand Name Justification for Cisco Brand Name Products

Yellowstone National Park is announcing its intent to purchase brand name equipment. The National Park Service (NPS) shall be soliciting for the purchase of Cisco brand name network equipment. The manufacturer is Cisco System Inc. Yellowstone National Park is standardized on Cisco Network equipment. Yellowstone National Park's network backbone and Routers are all Cisco Equipment. The Cisco equipment is need for continuity of our network and VOIP equipment. The IT staff has knowledge and training on Cisco equipment. The documents included with the solicitation call for specific brand name products that are peculiar to one manufacturer. The written justification provides approval for limiting competition to the listed brand name products as authorized by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). The combined synopsis/solicitation will only be available on GSA Advantage - GS Schedule vendors may see the request on GSA Advantage - GSA EBuy starting on December 7, 2010 closing on December 16, 2010.