DoDIN-Approved Cisco Networking & SD-WAN at Fort Benning, GA
Fort Benning, Georgia, is home to the Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence, training more than 44,000 soldiers a year across the Infantry School, Armor School, and Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade. Network buyers here support a constant churn of trainees moving through classrooms, ranges, and jump towers, which means high-density Wi-Fi and predictable refresh cycles matter more than the mission-command hardening seen at operational divisions.
- DoDIN APL
- TAA
- FIPS 140-3
- STIG
Mission-ready Cisco for Fort Benning
Supporting U.S. Army Campus Area Network (CAN) modernization and SD-WAN deployment at Fort Benning in Columbus. From hardening secure enclaves to extending the tactical edge, Uniqcli delivers DoDIN APL-approved Cisco Catalyst switching and ASR routing with the documentation to clear review.
What buying Cisco at Fort Benning looks like
The Maneuver Center of Excellence consolidates the Infantry and Armor Schools plus the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, meaning Fort Benning's network has to serve schoolhouse IT, ranges and training areas, and the administrative systems tracking tens of thousands of students moving through Ranger, Airborne, and Jumpmaster courses annually. That training tempo favors dense, reliable Catalyst wireless coverage across classroom and barracks buildings, with wired backbone capacity sized for high device counts rather than a static garrison population.
As a schoolhouse installation rather than a primarily operational one, Fort Benning's procurement leans toward recurring IT refresh cycles for classrooms and training support systems, typically run through Army ITES-3H, GSA Schedule, or SEWP, alongside GPC purchases for smaller unit or company-level needs. TAA compliance and DoDIN APL listing remain standard requirements. Uniqcli quotes Cisco Catalyst and Secure Firewall gear sized for training-center scale, with documentation ready for the contracting officer's file.
How to buy
The purchasing paths we support today, so your acquisition team can move fast and compliant. Our GSA Multiple Award Schedule application is in progress.
- GPC / Government Purchase Card (direct)
- Simplified Acquisition (SAP, FAR Part 13)
- FAR-based purchase orders (open market)
- GSA eBuy
- WAWF / PIEE invoicing
- GSA MAS — application in progress
Compliance documented up front — on the quote, not after award.
- DoDIN APL
- TAA
- FIPS 140-3
- STIG
Cisco platforms for the Army
Catalyst 9300 / 9400 Series
DoDIN APL ASLAN campus switching
ASR 1000 Series routers
WAN aggregation & SD-WAN edge
NCS 540 Series
Tactical-edge routing
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
Installation resiliency & CAN modernization
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Zero Trust access control
Need a specific SKU or a full bill of materials? Request a quote — we source the entire Cisco catalog, with TAA-compliant options.
Fort Benning procurement FAQ
Q1How does a schoolhouse installation like Fort Benning differ from an operational base for network planning?
Training-center networks need to handle high, cyclical device turnover as classes rotate through, with dense Wi-Fi in classroom and barracks buildings rather than the sustained mission-command traffic of a deploying division. Cisco Catalyst wireless with centralized management scales well for that pattern.
Q2What procurement vehicle fits recurring classroom IT refreshes at Fort Benning?
Army ITES-3H and GSA Schedule are the most common paths for scheduled training-support IT refreshes, while individual course or company-level needs typically clear through GPC. Uniqcli quotes against either path with DoDIN APL documentation attached.
Q3Does Fort Benning's Ranger and Airborne training mission require special network segmentation?
Training administration and range-support systems generally run on standard garrison infrastructure rather than the classified enclaves seen at special operations posts, so a standard Cisco Secure Firewall and ISE deployment for access control typically covers the requirement.
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