SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- NATO Business Opportunity: Modernization of Allied Command Operations (ACO) Finance and Acquisition Processes
- Notice Date
- 2/29/2024 10:02:52 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- IFIP-ACO-SH-24-14
- Response Due
- 3/26/2024 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 03/29/2024
- 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) intends to release an Invitation for International Proposal (IFIP) for the modernization of Allied Command Operations (ACO) finance and acquisition processes.� 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) be legally authorized, at the time of the bidding and afterwards in the event of contract award, to operate the services described in this solicitation in the country where the services described in this solicitation shall be provided (i.e., Belgium); 4) have performed at least three contracts within the last five years substantially similar in scope and magnitude to the requirements described in this solicitation; and 5) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. The reference for the IFIP is IFIP-ACO-SH-24-14 and all correspondence regarding the IFIP should include this reference. � Type of contract: Combination of Firm-fixed price and Requirements Bidding procedure: Best Value SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT The purpose of this IFIP is to award a contract for the modernization of ACO Finance and Acquisition processes. 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): 26 March 2024 SHAPE issues IFIP (planned): April 2024 SHAPE will distribute the IFIP via the ACO�s business opportunity portal to all firms that have been issued a DOE. �Firms are encouraged to register with the portal before the IFIP is due to be released: https://aco.procureware.com � � Bid closing (planned): May 2024 Period of Performance: One-time �
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Country: BEL
- Record
- SN06981122-F 20240302/240229230058 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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