SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Contractor Support to Allied Command Transformation (ACT) for Operational Experimentation from 2011
- Notice Date
- 2/23/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 928120
— International Affairs
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Commerce, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 1099D, Washington, District of Columbia, 20230
- ZIP Code
- 20230
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACT-SACT-10-02
- Archive Date
- 3/22/2010
- Point of Contact
- Elsie Carroll, Phone: 202-482-8228, Lee AnnCarpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
ecarroll@bis.doc.gov, lcarpent@bis.doc.gov
(ecarroll@bis.doc.gov, lcarpent@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) intends to advertise for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) on works and services within the framework of the NATO Military Budget Committee (MBC). Eligible firms will be invited to bid on the provision of operational experimentation contractor support to Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) in Norfolk VA. HQ SACT is serving as the procurement agency for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. HQ SACT intends to use the sealed bid (two envelope) procedure. Partial bidding is not authorized. The period of performance is 01 January 2011 – 31 December 2011 with the possibility of four options years (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). The estimated annual amount of funding for this procurement is Euro 2.2 million. The estimated cumulative (five year) amount of funding is Euro 11 million. The reference for this Invitation for International Bid (IFIB) is IFIB-ACT-SACT-10-02 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. SCOPE OF PROJECT HQ SACT is seeking contract support for a program of defense experimentation, run by the Operational Experimentation (OE) Branch within the Capability Engineering Division, which benefits capability development conducted throughout ACT. Experimentation is an important tool used in ACT’s development of new and improved capabilities for NATO. The contract will include the following: support to the planning, execution and output of experimentation; assistance in optimizing the processes and standards necessary to underpin an experimentation program that delivers a high quality output; development of emerging concepts through experimentation; assistance in design, execution and analysis of experiments; assistance in integrating NATO experimentation with other alliance and national programs in order to realize synergies and efficiencies; and assistance in integrating experimentation into wider capability development planning. Eligibility is limited to companies that have performed similar contracts within the last three years similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation. Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation, possess at least a valid NATO SECRET level security clearance, and have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field. Please note that it is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to HQ SACT the NATO clearance certifications for all personnel assigned to the contract. The IFIB package will contain material at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. The work will be performed at HQ SACT in Norfolk, VA. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a firm can be nominated to the bidders list for this ICB procurement, it must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. Only facilities located in NATO member nations may participate in NATO ICB. The U.S. Department of Commerce approves facilities that are located within the United States. U.S. firms will find a copy of the U.S. NATO ICB application at the following website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm The NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume and 2) an annual report or set of financial documents indicating compilation, review, or audit by an independent CPA. 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 point of contact for the bid documents Upon approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the Department of Commerce will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility, which is used to nominate a firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB procurement. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting a Declaration of Eligibility: 17 March 2010 (Please note that under MBC rules, the contracting agency will continue to accept nominations to the bidders list after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date.) 2. Earliest date that IFIB will be posted on website: 23 March 2010 IFIB will be posted here: http://www.act.nato.int/content.asp?pageid=212 3. Planned bid closing date: 13 July 2010
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/IFIB-ACT-SACT-10-02/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Norfolk, Virginia, 23551, United States
- Zip Code: 23551
- Zip Code: 23551
- Record
- SN02072894-W 20100225/100223235327-37cd42b9fb738969f75d661ef762d714 (fbodaily.com)
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