DoDIN-Approved Cisco Tactical Networking at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, CA
MCRD San Diego sits on 110 acres between San Diego Bay and I-5, training more than 21,000 recruits a year for every Marine living west of the Mississippi. Beyond the Recruit Training Regiment, the depot hosts Drill Instructor School, Recruiter School, and a Coast Guard Pacific Area tactical law enforcement detachment, giving base IT buyers a dense mix of training, administrative, and interagency network requirements on a compact urban footprint.
- DoDIN APL
- TAA
- FIPS 140-3
- STIG
Mission-ready Cisco for Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
Supporting U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary and garrison network modernization at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San Diego with DoDIN APL-approved Cisco Catalyst switching and ruggedized edge routing built to deploy.
What buying Cisco at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego looks like
A recruit depot runs on a training tempo that never really stops: classroom instruction, barracks Wi-Fi for permanent-party staff, physical security at the gates, and administrative systems processing new accessions every week. That mix favors Cisco Catalyst wired and wireless access layered with Secure Firewall and ISE for segmenting recruit networks from staff and command systems, plus DoDIN APL-listed gear that survives a Marine Corps Authority to Operate review without rework.
Marine Corps buyers at MCRD San Diego typically move IT purchases through GSA Schedule, NASA SEWP, or ESI-negotiated Cisco pricing, with GPC micro-purchases covering smaller refresh cycles. Because the depot sits inside a joint-use footprint next to San Diego International Airport and hosts Coast Guard tenants, vendors need to show TAA compliance and current STIG conformance up front rather than negotiate it after award — Uniqcli quotes DoDIN APL Cisco hardware with that documentation attached.
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 Marine Corps
Catalyst 9300 / 9400 Series
DoDIN APL ASLAN campus switching
Ruggedized edge routers (ASR / NCS 540)
Expeditionary, hardened edge
ASR 1000 Series
WAN aggregation & SD-WAN edge
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Zero Trust access control
Cisco Secure Firewall
Segmentation & threat defense
Need a specific SKU or a full bill of materials? Request a quote — we source the entire Cisco catalog, with TAA-compliant options.
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego procurement FAQ
Q1What contract vehicles work for a small networking buy at MCRD San Diego?
For sub-simplified-acquisition-threshold buys, a government purchase card against a GSA Schedule or SEWP quote is the fastest path. Larger barracks or classroom refreshes typically route through Marine Corps contracting using GSA Schedule 70 or SEWP task orders, with Cisco Catalyst switching and access points quoted TAA-compliant from the start.
Q2Does gear supplied to a recruit depot need to be on the DoDIN APL?
Yes. Any network device touching a DoD network — including administrative and training LANs at a recruit depot — needs an Authority to Operate, and DoDIN APL listing plus current STIG guidance is the standard evidence reviewers ask for. Uniqcli provides that documentation with every Cisco quote.
Q3How does the Coast Guard presence on base affect network design?
Tenant commands from a different service branch typically require logically separated network segments with their own security boundaries even while sharing physical infrastructure. Cisco ISE-based segmentation and Secure Firewall policy zones are the common approach for keeping a Coast Guard detachment's traffic isolated from Marine Corps systems on the same depot.
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