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99 -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of IT Professional Support Services to the Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)

Notice Date: 10/5/2020 2:35:51 PM
Notice Type: Special Notice
NAICS: 541519 — Other Computer Related Services
Contracting Office: BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
ZIP Code: 00000
Solicitation Number: IFIB-CMRE-20-010
Response Due: 10/26/2020 8:59:00 PM
Archive Date: 10/28/2020
Point of Contact: Lee Ann Carpenter
E-Mail Address: LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
Description: The Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) intends to issue an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for the provision of IT Professional Support Services at its headquarters in La Spezia, Italy. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), (3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC). In addition, contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation. The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-CMRE-20-010 and all correspondence concerning the IFIB should reference this number. Partial Bidding and multiple awards are possible and foreseen. REQUIREMENT CMRE organizes and conducts scientific research and technology development and delivers innovative field-tested science and technology solutions to address the defense and security needs of the NATO Alliance. Within the CMRE Engineering and Information Technology Division (EITD), the Information Technology Department (IT) supports the execution of the program of work (POW) through the conception, design, development and construction of state of the art technologies and (software) services in the field of computing, networking and modelling & simulation (M&S), ensuring interoperability, security and compliance with relevant NATO policies and regulations. CMRE is soliciting contractor support for specialist technical assistance in the field of Scientific Information Systems to meet the needs of the Software Development and Data Management Section. Application areas are centered on customer-funded projects as per the approved POW, and may extend to the operation of shared infrastructures used to deliver output. The precise number of professionals and the profiles required will be detailed in the solicitation document. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB requires that DOC issue a DOE on behalf of U.S. prime contractors interested in this project. Before DOC can do so, however, DOC 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: 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, 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 from DOC that a DOE be issued (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit completed one-time NATO ICB application): 26 October 2020 IFIB Issue Date: TBD CMRE will directly email the IFIB to all firms that have been issued a DOE and will also post the IFIB on its website: https://www.cmre.nato.int/procurement/open-solicitations �
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