NATO Business Opportunity: Keysight and Juniper Brand Name Equipment

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of Keysight and Juniper brand name equipment. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP), 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC), and 4) register with NCIA’s eProcurement tool, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/procurement/neo-eprocurement The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-42626053-PFE and all correspondence concerning the RFQ should include this reference. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT Project Objective Packet Broker, Firewall/VPN, TAP and Ancillary Equipment Procurement Project will deliver network visibility and security capabilities to support the refresh and enhancement of NATO Communications and Information Systems (CIS) security services. Packet brokers and network TAPs will enable network traffic monitoring and analysis, including traffic aggregation, filtering, replication and forwarding. Firewall/VPN equipment will provide secure remote connectivity, traffic inspection, access control, and threat protection. These capabilities will support NATO’s cybersecurity monitoring, analysis, and defensive cyber operations. Scope of Work 1. Equipment items are envisaged to cover A through G: A. Keysight Vision One packet brokers: a) COTS b) TEMPEST variants B. Keysight Vision 400 packet brokers: a) COTS b) TEMPEST variants C. Keysight IXTP-CU3 network TAPs D. Keysight Flex Tap II network TAPs E. Juniper SRX1600 firewall/VPN devices a) COTS b) TEMPEST variants F. Juniper SRX2300 firewall/VPN devices a) COTS b) TEMPEST variants G. Associated auxiliaries, such as SFPs, fiber and ethernet patch cables and power cables. 2. Models may be subject to updates as requirements may evolve 3. Delivered in a ‘new’ condition (none refurbish