TAA & DoDIN APL Cisco Networking for Florida

State agencies, and the political subdivisions and other entities that receive prior approval from Florida's Chief Procurement Official, can source Cisco hardware through NASPO ValuePoint cooperative contracts already extended into Florida's contract vehicles, alongside state term contracts managed through MyFloridaMarketPlace. That structure lets IT buyers move from Catalyst access switching to Secure Firewall appliances without re-running competition state agencies have already completed, which matters given how many distinct purchasing entities — county governments, school districts, water authorities — operate inside Florida's procurement footprint.

MacDill's role as CENTCOM and SOCOM headquarters, combined with Eglin's status as Florida's largest installation and NAS Jacksonville's fleet of P-8A Poseidon and MH-60R aircraft, means the state carries defense-IT requirements well beyond a typical state government network. Contractors supporting those missions, and the state agencies coordinating around them, both need networking gear that clears TAA sourcing rules — Catalyst switching and wireless, Nexus data center switching, and Secure Firewall/ISE for segmentation — sourced through a compliant, already-vetted channel.