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The proposed action is for a firm-fixed price (FFP) delivery order issued under a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Government-Wid... The proposed action is for a firm-fixed price (FFP) delivery order issued under a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) V Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) for brand name Cisco. Description of the Supplies or Services: VA, Office of Information and Technology, requires installation of a high density and location-based Wi-Fi network to provide an industry-standard wireless network. This action represents an expansion of the wireless mobility technology currently in place with VA, which currently consists of solely Cisco Unified Wireless Network (CUWN) hardware (Access Points (APs), Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) and associated incidental cable plant, mounting hardware), software, and licenses. This procurement requires the delivery of the following brand name Cisco hardware and associated software and licenses: A. Cisco 3504 Series WLC (AIR-CT3504-K9) B. Cisco 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Lightweight APs (AIR-CAP2802i-B-K9) The statutory authority permitting an exception to fair opportunity is Section 41 U.S.C. 4106(c)(2) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(b)(2)(i)(B), entitled Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.