SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of Inmarsat Services for Alliance Ground Surveillance - Summary of Requirements
- Notice Date
- 10/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 517410
— Satellite Telecommunications
- 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
- IFB-CO-14167-AGS
- Archive Date
- 11/23/2015
- Point of Contact
- Lee Ann Carpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Summary of Requirements The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of Inmarsat services for Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS). This upcoming opportunity encompasses the provision of Inmarsat services, including the terrestrial connectivity services into NATO facilities and the management of these services. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) 2) hold a current Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET or higher, and 3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government. Only companies maintaining a Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET or higher will be nominated to the bidders list. In addition, contractor personnel will be required to hold individual security clearances at the level of SECRET. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Security Service Operations Center forwards to the NATO contracting entity the required NATO security clearance certifications. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-14167-AGS and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. It is planned to place a single contract for the entire scope of work. No partial bidding will be allowed. The basis for award of the contract resuting from this ICB will be the offier that is determined to be the lowest priced technically compliant offer. The procurement will cover a maximum of a 10-yeasr period starting in 2Q 2016. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS Please see attached. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government nominate U.S. prime contractors to the bidders list. Before the U.S. Government can nominate a U.S. prime contractor to the bidders list for this procurement, the firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume indicating contracts completed as a prime contractor and 2) an annual report or set of financial documents indicating compilation, review, or audit by an independent CPA. U.S. firms can download a copy of the U.S. NATO ICB application from the following website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities 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 U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. NATO member governments use a DOE to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DATES: - Request from DOC that a DOE be issued (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit completed one-time NATO ICB application):18 November 2015 - IFB issued (target): November 2015 - Bid closing (target) : February 2016 - Contract award (target): April 2016
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/IFB-CO-14167-AGS/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Mons, Belgium
- Record
- SN03927290-W 20151023/151021234659-d1bcd22a3711e39f56144ee24e974a67 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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