SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- NATO National Competitive Bidding Plus (NCB+): NATO Cyber Range Capability (Estonia)
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2017
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related 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-ESTONIA-9C0121
- Archive Date
- 11/23/2017
- 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
- The Republic of Estonia intends to issue Invitations for Bids (IFBs) for five projects involving the provision of NATO Cyber Range Capability. The procurement procedure being used is National Competitive Bidding Plus (NCB+). Estonia invites all eligible firms located in the NATO nations to take part in the bidding process. Successful bidders may be required to handle classified information at the level of NATO RESTRICTED. In addition, in the case of Work Packages for which contractor personnel will be working in a secured area, the contractor personnel will be required to hold individual security clearances at the level of NATO SECRET. The reference for the IFBs is NATO Cyber Range Capability 9C0121, Serial 2016/9IS32021. SCOPE OF PROJECT The scope of the project includes the following Work Packages: WP1: Data Collection and Situational Awareness Capability, Blue/Ret Team Tools WP2: Activity Management System WP3: Simulation Tools (International Simulation, Traffic Simulation, User Simulation) WP4: Digital Library and Storage WP5: Integration (Future-Proofing, Documentation, Training Curriculum and Independent Verification and Validation) The IFBs will be made available on the E-Procurement registry of Estonia: https://riigihanked.riik.ee/register/Home.html All bidders must create user and company accounts on the site before placing their bids. The bidding will be conducted in two phases - first phase for qualification and the second phase for placing actual bids, both lasting 30 days. All final deadlines will be set in the procurement notice itself. All bids and relevant documentation must be submitted through the E-Procurement registry. No other method (mail, e-mail, fax, etc.) will be accepted. Bids submitted after the deadline will be disregarded. The following eligibility categories will be considered during the procurement process: - Company turnover, absence of tax arrears, not being bankrupt or in liquidation, etc. - Security clearances of personnel: NATO RESTRICTED level clearances are required for at least two team members. Presentation of the Attestation of Personnel Security Clearance (ASPC) will be required by the potential bidders. If the security clearances and/or APSCs are considered classified information, they should be sent via NSWAN. - Depending on the Work Package, at least one team member would be required to hold the following certificates: o Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing & Switching (CCNA) o Cisco Certified Network Associate Security (CCNA Security) o One of the following certificates or equivalent:  - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)  - Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)  - CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner  - GIAC Security Expert (GSE) o One of the following certificates or equivalent:  - Certified Ethical Hacking  - Offensive Security Certified Professional  - SANS SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking  - SANS SEC504: Hacker Tools, Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling - Depending on the Work Package, experience with agile development (e.g. SCRUM) could be required. - Depending on the Work Package, experience with cyber defence training and exercises will be required by personnel serving as trainer, exercise controller, scenario/storyline leader, environment designer, or similar role. BIDDING PROCESS The bidding documentation and subsequent procurement contracts will be in English. Offers and any communication to be made by bidders, and any technical data or documentation to be furnished by the contractors must be also in English. Bidders will be required to declare a bid validity of six (6) months from closing date for receipt of bids. On the 15 November 2017, a workshop will be held in Tallinn regarding the way forward with the project. All interested companies are invited to attend the workshop in person or via video conference. Information on the participants (name of the company, name of the participant, e-mail address, telephone number, participation in Tallinn or via video conference) should be sent to the Cyber Range project manager, Mr. Andri Rebane, no later than 08 November 2017 via e­mail: andri.rebane@kaitseministeerium.ee Additional information about placing the bids: Website: https://riigihanked.riik.ee/register/Registreerun.html?locale=en_US Telephone: +372 61 l 3693, +372 611 3703 E-mail: register@riigihanked.riik.ee Website of Estonian Center for Defense Investment and information on defense procurements: http://www.kaitseministeerium.ee/en/organisation-contacts/centre-defence-investments/defence-procurement Public Procurement Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/505092017003/consolide IMPORTANT DATES: - Estonia issues first IFB: end of November 2017 - Estimated bid closing date: January 2018 - Contract Award: February 2018 The other four IFBs will be issued in early 2018.
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