SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO Business Opportunity: Contractor Support to Emerging Training Related and Institutional Requirements of Joint Force Training Center
- Notice Date
- 7/29/2024 7:58:28 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACT-JFTC-24-88
- Response Due
- 9/25/2024 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/30/2024
- Point of Contact
- Lee Ann Carpenter
- E-Mail Address
-
LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Description
- NATO Joint Force Training Center (JFTC) in Bydgoszcz, Poland has issued an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for Contractor Support to Emerging Training Related and Institutional Requirements.� Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility within the United States, 2) be approved for participation in NATO ICB, and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation, have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field, and meet applicable criteria for a personal security clearance. The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACT-JFTC-24-88 and all correspondence regarding the IFIB should include that reference. � Type of Contract: Level of Effort / Firm Fixed Price Partial Bidding is authorized. REQUIREMENT Following the ambition of the NATO 2030 agenda and the Bi-SC Command intent to increase JFTC support for the tactical training of the NATO response corps and to improve JFTC�s interoperability and military effectiveness, JFTC needs to expand its workforce. The contractors will help meet the critical requirement of having a proper mix of expertise and knowledge. The following SMEs will be required for the resulting contract/s: - Finance and Accounting Specialist - Business Continuity / Risk Management Subject Matter Expert - Security Accreditation Subject Matter Expert - MEL/MIL Chief Content Subject Matter Expert - Information Knowledge Management Specialist BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID�� � NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government issue a DOE for 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 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/e-mail 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 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): 25 September 2024 JFTC issues IFIB (planned): 30 September 2024 JFTC will directly mail this IFIB to all firms that have been issued a DOE. The IFIB will also be posted on the JFTC Internet site: http://www.jftc.nato.int/organization/contracting� Bid closing (planned): 12 November 2024 Period of Performance:� Base period: From 1 February or contract award date to 31 December 2025 Option period 1: between 01 January 2026 and 31 December 2026 Option Period 2: between 01 January 2027 and 31 December 2027 Option Period 3: between 01 January 2028 and 31 December 2028 Option Period 4: between 01 January 2029 and 31 December 2029 �
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- Place of Performance
- Address: POL
- Country: POL
- Country: POL
- Record
- SN07146569-F 20240731/240729230114 (samdaily.us)
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