SOLICITATION NOTICE
W -- NATO Notification of Intent to Issue an Invitation for International Bidding for Rental of Commercial Vehicles without Driver for SHAPE Headquarters (Belgium) and other NATO Military Sites
- Notice Date
- 5/5/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 532111
— Passenger Car Rental
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Defense Programs Division, Room 3876 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230
- ZIP Code
- 20230
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACO-SH-06-36
- Response Due
- 5/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2006
- Description
- The NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) intends to advertise for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) on works and services within the framework of the NATO Military Budget Committee (MBC). Eligible firms will be invited to bid to provide rental of commercial vehicles without driver for international missions of SHAPE and other NATO military sites if necessary. SHAPE is serving as the Host Nation for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. SHAPE intends to the one envelope bidding procedure. Partial bidding is not authorized. The estimated total value of this project is Euro 375,000 ($478,000 USD) (one year + 4 one-year options). The reference for this project is ACO-SH-06-36 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using as its reference IFIB-ACO-SH-06-36. SCOPE OF PROJECT The project requirement is for provision of official car rental services for official duty missions. They would include SHAPE in Casteau, Belgium and other Allied Command Operations Headquarters if necessary. This procurement is classified up to the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. BIDDING PROCEDURE The U.S. Department of Commerce does not serve as the Host Nation for NATO projects. Its role is to approve for bidding those firms of NATO-member nations with a facility located within the United States. Only firms approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce will be allowed to bid. Please visit the following website for instructions on applying for approval to bid on NATO projects: http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm A firm that has been approved for bidding on NATO projects must request that the U.S. Department of Commerce issue a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for each project on which the firm wishes to bid. The DOE is used to nominate the firm to the Bidders List for a particular project. The U.S. Department of Commerce forwards the DOE to the Host Nation. The Host Nation will not accept requests for nomination received directly from firms. Those firms that are nominated to bid will be added to an electronic distribution list of firms eligible to bid on this ICB project. When the Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) is issued, those firms will be notified electronically and will be instructed to download the tender documents on the following website: http://www.nato.int/shape/community/budfin/ifib/index.htm However, as provided for under MBC rules, nominations from interested firms will continue to be accepted by the Host Nation after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline to be placed on the electronic bidder distribution list: 31 May 2006 2. Planned Release Date of the Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB): June 2006 3. Planned Bid Closing Date: September 2006
- Record
- SN01042619-W 20060507/060505221516 (fbodaily.com)
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