SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision for Ground Entry Point/Remote Access Service for Afghanistan Mission Network
- Notice Date
- 1/25/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 517410
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- 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
- IFB-CO-13344-AMN12
- Archive Date
- 2/10/2012
- Point of Contact
- Elsie Carroll, Phone: 202-482-8228, Lee Ann Carpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
elsie.carroll@bis.doc.gov, LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(elsie.carroll@bis.doc.gov, LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The NATO Consultation, Command, and Control Agency (NC3A) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to provide for Ground Entry Point/Remote Access Service for the Afghanistan Mission Network (AMN). The AMN is a federated network with the ISAF Secret Network as its core and extensions into national mission netowrks. NC3A has been requested to facilitate the procurement of ground entry point/remote access services for AMN. The effort requires three distinct AMN 2012 capability enhancements in support of - NATO Airborne Early Warning (NAEW) Ground entry Point - Remote Access and AMN European Point of Presence (AEP) - Network Monitoring and Information Assurance The competition will be conducted in accordance with the Alliance Operations and Missions (AOM) International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedure. The successful bid pursuant to this IFB will be that bid that is the lowest price technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria. The Department of Commerce will consider eligible for nomination to the bidders list only those U.S. firms that 1) have been pre-approved for participation in ICB (see Bidding Procedure, below) and 2) hold a current SECRET level facility security clearance. Prospective bidders should be aware that the contractor is also required to have a facility cleared for NATO SECRET Crypto equipment. In addition, contractor personnel will be called on to work at a NATO site in conjuction with the contract and such contractor personnel will be required to have security clearances to the level of NATO SECRET. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to NC3A the required NATO security clearance certifications. The estimated cost for the services and deliverables included within the basic scope of the intended contract is approximately €2.2 million. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-13344-AMN12. The Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. NC3A plans to place a single contract for the entire scope of work. No partial bidding will be allowed. 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 After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the U.S. Department of Commerce will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. NATO-member governments use a DOE to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DATES: - Request a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit completed one-time NATO ICB application) no later than 07 February 2012 - IFB planned to be issued in February 2012 - Bid Closing planned for April 2012 - Contract Award expected to take place in May 2012
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/IFB-CO-13344-AMN12/listing.html)
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