# IRS Riverbed Brand Name Maintenance/License Renewal/Support Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/205ae925q00107 - Solicitation number: 205AE9-25-Q-00107 - Notice type: Presolicitation - Status: No response deadline - Department: Department of the Treasury - Agency: Internal Revenue Service - Contracting office: IT Strategy and Modernization (2032H5) - NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services - Product or service code: 7G21 Digital network communications hardware, software, and other equipment used within the core data centers and work areas, connecting end users to the organization's Local Area Network (LAN). Wide Area Network (WAN) digital transmission equipment, supporting hardware and software directly connecting data centers, offices and third parties. Includes 1) external digital network transport equipment (Outside Plant) physical communications infrastructure connecting to LAN/WAN end points 2) copper and fiber communications systems, and 3) cellular infrastructure such as towers, repeaters, switching systems dedicated for cellular communication. Products and tools that enable or distribute voice services through on-premise digital equipment including PBX, VoIP, voicemail and handsets. - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - Place of performance: New Carrollton, Maryland - County: Prince George's County (FIPS 24033). https://abierto.us/counties/prince-george-s-county-md-24033 - City: New Carrollton. https://abierto.us/cities/new-carrollton-md-2455400 - First posted: June 12, 2025 - Last posted: June 12, 2025 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c5ae6efc77642f595ad742302309a72/view ## Description PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Riverbed Brand Name Maintenance/License Renewal/Support The objective of this requirement is to renew hardware and software maintenance and license for Riverbed Brand name products that were purchased in FY19-24 to support Cloud, Unified Access, Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Network Modernization and Refresh of End-of-Life Equipment and Segmentation (UA Seg) and Sustaining Infrastructure (SI) Refresh. The Riverbed appliances are used to monitor the application and network performance applicable to critical production applications on the IRS Network, as well as all other applications on the IRS network including several in development performance testing. Enterprise Operations (EOps) Network Engineering must ensure that all the traffic is transported across the Enterprise Network in a manner that meets all applicable SLAs and network standards. Without the renewal being procured, EOps Network Engineering’s capability and response to resolve application and/or network related issues affecting Affordable Care Act (ACA), Customer Account Data Engine (CADE2), Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), Return Review Program (RRP) and all other applications will require additional time and personnel resources to resolve. RFP 205AE9-25-Q-00107 will be available on or about early August and will be distributed solely through NASA SEWP Group C small business set-aside as a total small business set-aside. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through NASA SEWP web portal. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring that site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The estimated closing date of 205AE9-25-Q-00107 will be on or about the end of August. No telephone requests, written requests, or questions for/about this solicitation will be accepted outside of NASA SEWP. ## Publications - June 12, 2025: Presolicitation. Notice 5c5ae6efc77642f595ad742302309a72. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c5ae6efc77642f595ad742302309a72/view ## Points of contact - Quentin Williams, quentin.williams@irs.gov --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/205ae925q00107.