SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Checkpoint Firewall Support
- Notice Date
- 8/10/2021 7:23:11 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-CO-115495-CPSC
- Response Due
- 9/1/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/06/2021
- Point of Contact
- Lee Ann Carpenter
- E-Mail Address
-
LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Description
- The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for the technical/hardware support required to operate & maintain the existing Checkpoint firewalls operated by the NATO Cyber Security Center, which is located in SHAPE, Mons, Belgium.�The prospective contract may also include the provision and support of additional Checkpoint products and software blades required for NATO network security. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 3) handle and store classified information up to the level of NATO RESTRICTED, and 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. �� In addition, contractor personnel will be required to work unescorted in Class II Security areas and therefore must hold security clearances at the level of SECRET or higher.� The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-115495-CPSC and all correspondence concerning the RFQ�should reference this number. The successful quote will be that quote that is the lowest price and technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria prescribed in the RFQ. No partial bidding will be accepted. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS Please see attached.� BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government issue a DOE for potential U.S. prime contractors interested in this project. Before the U.S. Government can do so, however, the U.S. Government must approve the U.S. firm 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 or capability statement 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 Department of Commerce (DOC) is the U.S. Government agency that approves NATO ICB applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB project at this time, please also include the following in the text of your email: � - the title and/or solicitation number of the project - the name/phone/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documents After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, DOC will then know to follow up by issuing a DOE for the project. �DOC will transmit the DOE to the NATO contracting agency. � IMPORTANT DATES: Request a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 01 September 2021 NCI Agency distributes the RFQ (planned): September 2021 Contract Award (anticipated): no later than December 2021 Period of Performance: One-year (2022) with a maximum of four additional one-year options covering the period 2023-2026
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Record
- SN06091309-F 20210812/210811201702 (samdaily.us)
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