SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Advisory and Assistance Services - Work Summary
- Notice Date
- 9/26/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical 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
- IFB-C0-14633-AAS
- Archive Date
- 10/30/2017
- 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
- Work Summary The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of Advisory and Assistance Services. This requirement will result in multiple awards, and will likely consist of a series of Framework contracts. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government. Please note that execution of the proposed contract will require unescorted access and work of contractor personnel at NATO sites. Personnel of the winning bidders will be required to hold individual security clearances at the level of SECRET. Specific Task Orders may require higher-level clearances. Only companies maintaining appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract. The company is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Security Service issues NATO security certificates for its contract personnel. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-14633-AAS and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. 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, however, the U.S. firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for U.S. NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The U.S. 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 company employee who should receive 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 the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 25 October 2017 - NCIA issues IFB (target): Q4 2017 - Bid Closing: Q2 2018 - Contract Award (target): Q3 2018
- Web Link
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