SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Enterprise Business Applications (EBA) Project, Portfolio, Program and Service Management (P3SM)
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2020 6:32:18 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IFB-CO-115226-P3SM
- Response Due
- 11/19/2020 8:59:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 11/24/2020
- Point of Contact
- LeeAnn 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 Bid (IFB) for the provision of Enterprise Business Applications (EBA) Project, Portfolio, Programme and Service Management (P3SM). �The aim is to select and implement a robust P3SM capability as an integrated component of the NCI Agency EBA suite. �It consists of a Work Package covering the implementation and options for Operations and Maintenance support. 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) be issued a Declaration of Eligibilty (DOE) by the U.S. Government.�� The execution of the proposed contract may require unescorted access and work of contractor personnel at NATO Class I and II security areas.� Personnel of the winning bidder will be required to hold individual security clearances at the level of SECRET. Only companies maintaining such appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-115226-P3SM, and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. The successful bid will be that bid that is the lowest price and technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria prescribed in the IFB. The NCI Agency plans to award a single firm-fixed price contract for the entire scope of work. 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 from DOC that a DOE be issued (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 19 November 2020 NCI Agency issues IFB (planned): December 2020 Bid Closing (target): approximately 21 days from release of IFB Contract Award (anticipated): Q2 2021
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Record
- SN05845642-F 20201106/201104230136 (samdaily.us)
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