SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of Commercial Training (NATO countries)
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- #611420
— Computer Training
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Commerce, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 1099D, Washington, District of Columbia, 20230
- ZIP Code
- 20230
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-NCSA-NCHQ-09-003
- Archive Date
- 6/26/2009
- Point of Contact
- Elsie Carroll, Phone: 202-482-8228, Lee AnnCarpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
ecarroll@bis.doc.gov, lcarpent@bis.doc.gov
(ecarroll@bis.doc.gov, lcarpent@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The NATO Communication and Information Systems Services Agency (NCSA) 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 commercial training during the period 2009 - 2012 (i.e., 5 months base contract plus three one-year options). NCSA is serving as the contracting agency for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. NCSA intends to use the two envelope bidding procedure. Partial bidding is authorized. The estimated value of this project is not available at this time. The reference for this project is IFIB-NCSA-NCHQ-09-003 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. The requirement is for provision of ADP/CIS commercial training to be performed by the contractor in support of a NATO-wide requirement for a centralized agreement. This is a centralized initiative to widen an initial requirement based on the requirements of NCSA for on-site training at specified NCSA sectors and off-site. Companies expressing an interest must have been approved for NATO ICB and must have a demonstrated capability to perform the contract. A bidder must be legally authorized to operate, at the time of the bidding, this type of enterprise in any of the NATO countries and must comply with the following minimum requirements: 1) has carried out training of the same nature laid down in these specifications within the last five years with satisfactory results and 2) has a current and valid ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Certification. The Invitation for International Bid (IFIB) package will contain material at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a firm can be nominated to the bidders list for a NATO ICB procurement, it must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. Only facilities located in NATO member nations may participate in NATO ICB. The U.S. Department of Commerce approves facilities that are located within the United States. U.S. firms will find a copy of the U.S. NATO ICB application at the following website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm The NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume and 2) an annual report or set of financial documents indicating compilation, review, or audit by an independent CPA. The application and supporting documentation may be submitted as e-mail attachments. If, when submitting the application, your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB project, please include the following in the text of your email: - the title and/or solicitation number of the project - the name/phone/FAX/email of the point of contact for the bid documents After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the Department of Commerce will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. A DOE is used to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting Declaration of Eligibility: 23 June 2009 (Under MBC rules, the contracting agency will continue to accept nominations to the bidders list after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date.) 2. Estimated IFIB release date: July 2009 NCSA will post the solicitation documents on the following website: www.ncsa.nato.int/business.htm 3. Estimated bid closing date: August 2009 4. Funding: Fiscal Year 2009 - 2012
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/IFIB-NCSA-NCHQ-09-003/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NATO countries - multiple sites, Belgium
- Record
- SN01833892-W 20090604/090602235751-95f8b092c6353531054a2ab5c54b0194 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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