SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Legal Advisors Worktop Functional Area System (LAWFAS) Legal and Technical Support Services
- Notice Date
- 5/13/2020 8:35:20 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541199
— All Other Legal Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- ICB-ACO-SH-20-10
- Response Due
- 6/17/2020 8:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 06/21/2020
- Point of Contact
- Lee Ann Carpenter
- E-Mail Address
-
LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Description
- Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) intends to issue an Invitation for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) for the provision of Legal Advisors Worktop Functional Area System (LAWFAS) Legal and Technical Support Services. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility within the United States, 2) be approved for participation in NATO ICB, (3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government, and (4) have performed at least one contract within the last five years substantially similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to the requirement described in the solicitation. IMPORTANT: To participate in the bidding, firms must be registered on the ACO portal: https://aco.procureware.com/home � � The reference for the ICB is ICB-ACO-SH-20-10 and all correspondence regarding the ICB should include that reference. � REQUIREMENT LAWFAS is an operational tool that is aimed at enhancing and sharing legal knowledge and documents within the NATO Community of Interest. The contractor shall provide Legal and Paralegal services pertaining to the use of the LAWFAS platform across the community of Legal offices (primary users) as well as Technical Support to ensure continuous operation of the SHAREPOINT site where LAWFAS is implemented. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID�� NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government issue a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for potential U.S. prime contractors interested in this project. Before the U.S. Government can do so, however, the U.S. firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. �U.S. firms are approved for 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 Department of Commerce will then know to follow up by issuing a DOE for the project. �The Department of Commerce will transmit the DOE to the NATO contracting agency.� IMPORTANT DATES U.S. firms should request a DOE (and, for U.S. firms new to NATO ICB, submit the one-time NATO ICB application): 17 June 2020 NATO contracting office issues ICB (planned): June 2020 Bid closing (planned): September 2020 Period of Performance: If contract authority is granted, the period of performance will be for the base period 01 January 2021 � 31 December 2023 with one 2-year option (01 January 2024 � 31 December 2025); if no contract authority is granted, the period of performance will be for the base period 01 January 2021 - 31 December 2021 with up to 4 (four) one-year options.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Brussels, BEL
- Country: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Record
- SN05655771-F 20200515/200513230152 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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