SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- NATO Notification of Intent to Issue an Invitation for International Competitive Bidding for Contractor Support for the Development of a Study on Maritime Situational Awareness Enhancements (MSA)
- Notice Date
- 9/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACT-SACT-07-16
- Response Due
- 10/16/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/19/2007
- Description
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) 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 on the provision of contracting support for the development of a study on Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) enhancements and related products for possible NATO use. HQ SACT is serving as the Host Nation for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. HQ SACT intends to use the sealed bid procedure involving possible pre-award discussions. Partial bidding is not allowed. The estimated value of this project is not available at this time. The reference for this project is IFIB-ACT-SACT-07-16 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. SCOPE OF PROJECT HQ SACT is soliciting contractor support for the development of a study on specific possible areas of MSA enhancements to include but not be limited to remote sensing, sensor fusion visualization and advanced smart agents for anomaly detection, cognitive science aspects, and cross domain information transfer technologies. Firms that have performed contracts within the last three years similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation are eligible to apply. Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation, possess at least a valid NATO SECRET level security clearance, and have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field. Please note that it is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to the Host Nation the NATO clearance certifications for all personnel assigned to the contract. The IFIB package will contain material at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. The work will be performed at HQ SACT in Norfolk VA. There may be, however, a requirement for travel to additional sites in support of the contract. 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. The IFIB documents will be posted on the ACT website: http://www.act.nato.int/budfin/rfpmain.htm As provided for under MBC rules, nominations to the bidders list will continue to be accepted by the Host Nation after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting Declaration of Eligibility: 16 October 2007 2. Earliest date that IFIB will be posted on website: 19 October 2007 3. Planned bid closing date: 30 November 2007 4. Anticipated Period of Performance: 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 with the possibility of three option years (1 January 2008 to 31 December 2009, 2010, and 2011)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Norfolk VA
- Zip Code: 23551
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 23551
- Record
- SN01409116-W 20070919/070917220149 (fbodaily.com)
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