Cisco is always the "safe" choice, however I wouldn't buy into such an old platform as the 6500 any longer. For price and performance, I would go with Foundry (now Brocade). I have used them for over 5 years now, and having formerly been a Cisco biased engineer, I can tell you I got much more bang for my buck getting rid of the Catalyst 6500 platform and going to the NetIron platform. The NetIron platform may be more than what you need, so you could get a BigIron RX series setup.
I wouldn't suggest Force10. They seem to have some issues when it comes to routing. If you're just looking for switching, they may be alright. Juniper is good gear, there is just a learning curve and additional cost that I do not see being justified.
Just my $.02.
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