SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Functional Areas Services Contractor Support (Stavanger, Norway)
- Notice Date
- 8/22/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- 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-ACT-JWC-11-36
- Archive Date
- 9/19/2011
- Point of Contact
- Elsie Carroll, Phone: 202-482-8228, Lee Ann Carpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
elsie.carroll@bis.doc.gov, LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(elsie.carroll@bis.doc.gov, LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Joint Warfare Center (JWC) is seeking contractor support to provide information management support on exercises intended to prepare personnel deploying on operations to carry out their duties as staff officers in operational level HQs. The JWC is serving as the procurement agency for this project, which was authorized by the Military Budget Committee (MBC). The JWC intends to use the sealed bidding (two envelope) bidding procedure. Partial bidding is not authorized. The base contract is for 01 January 2012 - 31 December 2012 with the possibility of four one-year option periods (01 January 2013 - 31 December 2016). The estimated annual amount of funding is NOK 1,900,000 and the estimated cumulative amount of funding is NOK 9,500,000. The reference for this project is IFIB-ACT-JWC-11-36 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. REQUIREMENT The support required is to carry out planning, administration, and management of a complex virtual staff environment delivered through a set of computer-based functional areas services. In particular, the role requires a detailed understanding and knowledge of Sharepoint, Microsoft Active Directory, JOCWATCH, iGeoSit, and WISE. The provider is required to have knowledge and experience in using a range of replication packages, including Robocopy, Infonics, and Replicate, and a detailed understanding of SQL databases, IP, and virtualized database management. Travel to operational theatres may be required for periods of up to 2-3 weeks at a time, and travel within the United States and Europe may be required. Part of this contract will be to train and mentor JWC personnel in the techniques and practices required to deliver this service once the contract ends. Potential U.S. bidders 1) must be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 2) must maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) in the United States 3) must have performed similar contracts within the last three years substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation. Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation, have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field, and possess at least a valid NATO Secret level security clearance. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to the JWC the NATO clearance certifications for all personnel assigned to the contract. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a firm can be nominated to the bidders list for this 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 Upon 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 Deadline for requesting a Declaration of Eligibility: 14 September 2011 (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.) Estimated IFIB release date: 19 September 2011 The JWC will post the tender documents on the following website: http://www.jwc.nato.int/ Estimated bid closing date: 01 November 2011
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Stavanger, Norway
- Record
- SN02544756-W 20110824/110822235919-b7772e09cdde68b4ec9eff372aadbdb8 (fbodaily.com)
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