SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO Business Opportunities: Procurement of Hardware for Fielding, Operations and Maintenance of Targeting Systems at NATO Intelligence Fusion Center (NIFC)
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2023 8:15:53 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACO-SH-23-26
- Response Due
- 11/21/2023 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/28/2023
- 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) has issued an Invitation For International Bid (IFIB) for the procurement of hardware for fielding, operations, and maintenance of targeting systems at the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center (NIFC).� U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility within the United States, 2) be approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 3) have performed at least three contracts within the last five years substantially similar in scope and magnitude to the requirement described in the solicitation, and 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACO-SH-23-26 and all correspondence regarding the IFIB should include this reference. � Bidding procedure: Lowest price technically compliant bid Delivery location: NIFC, RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom � SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT The requirement is for the supply and delivery of hardware for fielding, operations, and maintenance of targeting systems at NIFC. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID�� � NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government issue a DOE on behalf of potential U.S. prime contractors interested in this contract. 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 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: https://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 contract - the name/phone/FAX/email of the company point of contact for 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 contract. �DOC 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): 21 November 2023 SHAPE issues IFIB (planned): November 2023 SHAPE will distribute the IFIB via the ACO Procureware Portal to all firms that have been issued a DOE. Firms are encouraged to register with the Portal before the IFIB is due to be released: https://aco.procureware.com � � Bid closing (planned): January 2024 Period of Performance: One-time �
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- Place of Performance
- Address: GBR
- Country: GBR
- Country: GBR
- Record
- SN06870873-F 20231101/231030230044 (samdaily.us)
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