SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Guard Services for NCIA HQ Site at Braine l�Alleud, Belgium and NATO Satellite Ground Station (SGS) at Kester, Belgium
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2021 1:18:31 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 561612
— Security Guards and Patrol Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IFB-CO-115592-IFP
- Response Due
- 11/3/2021 8:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/08/2021
- 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 an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the provision of Guard Services at the NCIA HQ site at Braine l�Alleud, Belgium (LOT 1) and the NATO Satellite Ground Station (SGS) site at Kester, Belgium (LOT 2). 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) hold a current Facility Security Clearance, 3) hold the necessary certifications and authorizations to provide such type of service in Belgium, and 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. �� In addition, contractor personnel are required to hold Security Clearances at the level of SECRET. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-115592-IFP and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. The contract resulting from the IFB will be a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. The NCI Agency intends to place a single contract with one contractor. No partial bidding will be allowed. The successful bid will be that bid that is the lowest price/technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria prescribed in the IFB. 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): 03 November 2021 NCI Agency distributes the IFB (planned): early November 2021 Bid Closing (target): beginning of December 2021 Contract Award (anticipated): end of December 2021 Period of Performance: The base period for LOT 1 is 01 of January 2022 - 31 December 2022, followed by 4 one-year options. For LOT 2, there will only be 4 one-year options starting not earlier than 01 January 2023.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Record
- SN06161061-F 20211022/211020230112 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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