Cisco Lead times and alternatives

Hi all,

We are a small local law enforcement agency (about 350 users) and are upgrading our networking infrastructure. We are currently a Cisco shop for all our switching gear, but they are giving us lead times in the 4-6 month range. I know we aren’t the biggest fish, but we are looking to buy around $200k in gear. Meanwhile, we are doing the same with our server infrastructure, spending about the same amount, and they are telling me they can do comparable gear, better pricing by ~30%, and have hardware to me in 6 weeks rather than 6 months.

The question is this: has anyone here used the S5248F-ON? We were planning to get the Nexus 93180YC-EX, and the Dell gives up some ground in total performance, but I’m sure it’s enough to matter. Are there other alternatives you guys would recommend?