# F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer Hardware and Firmware Maintenance and Support Services

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/12760425q0014

- Solicitation number: 12760425Q0014
- Notice type: Combined synopsis and solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Sterling Computers Corporation
- Department: Department of Agriculture
- Agency: Forest Service
- Contracting office: USDA Forest Service (127604)
- NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Product or service code: DA01 Support services for activities involved with application development and support to include analysis, design, development, coding, testing, and release packaging, as well as support of off-the-shelf Business Applications.
- Place of performance: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- City: Sioux Falls. https://abierto.us/cities/sioux-falls-sd-4659020
- First posted: August 21, 2025
- Last posted: September 5, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c82f461386724648bb58b55e219428e5/view

## Description

The F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer hardware is an integral part of the National Enterprise Support Service (NESS) and requires 24 by 7 support. The U.S. Forest Service (FS) requires the acquisition of hardware and firmware maintenance and support services for F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer located at the two data centers where Fire-IT National Enterprise Support Service (NESS) houses this equipment.

The F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer hardware and firmware maintenance and support services will support the National Enterprise Support Service (NESS) environment at the Earth Resource Observation and Science Center (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the Digital Infrastructure Service Center (DISC) Kansas City, Missouri.

This hardware and firmware maintenance and support service will provide much needed stability and failover capability to the NESS high availability environment that supports multiple fire applications. The contractor shall provide all equipment, tools, materials, supervision, other items, and non-personal service necessary to provide F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer hardware and firmware maintenance and support services. The task includes service and maintenance of necessary hardware and firmware. **See attachments for further information regarding Statement of Work and Bill of Materials.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Sterling Computers Corporation (UEI YZTLALWM4UC7)
- Contract: 12760425P0033, purchase order
- Obligated: $256,467.51
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 12760425Q0014 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 127604 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_12760425P0033_12C2_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- August 21, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 06633ef975e141fc8f245a70bbef6b39. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/06633ef975e141fc8f245a70bbef6b39/view
- August 21, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 1863c9c6c56947e184dff00eb020c435. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/1863c9c6c56947e184dff00eb020c435/view
- September 5, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice a9a3d54df30d4c50b1daacafb7d54ea7. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a9a3d54df30d4c50b1daacafb7d54ea7/view
- September 5, 2025: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice c82f461386724648bb58b55e219428e5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c82f461386724648bb58b55e219428e5/view

## Points of contact

- Derick Yara, derick.yara@usda.gov

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