1. Summary : The Department of National Defence (DND) requires a Cisco Router to upgrade its current installation at a location in the National Capital Region (NCR). DND will be upgrading the service at some locations and require to maintain the same vendor with upgraded throughput capacity.Hardware must be from Cisco and must support the Cisco IOS due to neighbouring equipment, custom analytics and reporting and management mechanisms currently in place. There should be no other vendor substitutions for this procurement due to interoperability with the current Network Infrastructure.Canada trade agreements apply to this requirement.2. The Final closing date for a submission of Proposal:July 30,2021 at 2:00, PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)3. Bidder Inquiries: Suppliers may inquire or submit emails to:r••••••••@•••.•••.••.ca4. Link to P2P Portal to Access BPM solicitation :https://sscp2pspc.ssc-spc.gc.ca/page.aspx/en/rfp/requ… Solicitation List : BPM013651 - Cisco Dark Fiber Procurement5. Amendment # 01 is raised to :Change the closing time zone6. Amendment # 02 is raised to :Publish Canada’s Responses to suppliers questions------------------------------------------------------------------------------
