Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Cisco Catalyst Switches to NSERC
Awarded 21 Nov 2018
Ended 7y 10mo ago1mo term
Awarded 21 Nov 2018Expired 31 Dec 2018
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada awarded a contract to Access 2 Networks Inc.
for communications/networking equipment, specifically four Cisco Catalyst 2960-X 48 GigE PoE switches (model C2960X-48-FPSL) with 740W PoE, 4 x 1G SFP, and LAN Base, including cabling, parts, and peripherals.
The contract value was CAD 24,691.63, with costs shared between two agencies based on actual expenditure.
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