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NATO Business Opportunity: Web Asset Security Assessment (WASA)

General Information

  • Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Mar 30, 2023 08:20 am EDT
  • Original Response Date: Apr 25, 2023 05:00 pm EDT
  • Inactive Policy: Manual
  • Original Inactive Date: Apr 28, 2023
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Description

The NATO International Military Staff (NATO IMS) intends to issue an Invitation for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) in support of the activities of the NATO HQ Office of Chief Information Officer.  The requirement is to assess the cybersecurity posture of NATO internet-facing web assets through controlled penetration testing. 

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 ICB, and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC).   

The reference for the ICB is ICB-IMS-OCIO-23-001 and all correspondence concerning the ICB should include this reference.

The contract will be awarded for the lowest technically compliant bid. No partial bidding will be allowed. 

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

No further details are available at this time. 

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   

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 a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 25 April 2023

NATO IMS distributes the ICB (planned): 28 April 2023

Bid Closing (planned): 09 June 2023

Contract Award (estimated): TBD

Period of Performance: One base year + two one-year options

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