NATO Request for Information: Operation and Maintenance of CIS Environments

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify a partner to operate and maintain two alternate (warm) CIS environments hosted at NATO facilities and provide additional support to activate these environments to production status in case of a major event at the primary CIS hosting location.

A Summary of Requirements and a Questionnaire for responding to the RFI are provided in the attachment. Detailed requirements will be provided only upon submission to NCIA of a signed Non-Disclosure Undertaking (NDU), which is also attached.

Do NOT submit your responses or NDU to the Department of Commerce. The NCIA Point of Contact for responding to the RFI and for submitting your NDU is included in the attachment. 

RFI responses are due to NCIA no later than 26 March 2025, 12.00 CET (Brussels Time).

The NCIA reference for this RFI is RFI-424238-NHQ. All correspondence and submissions concerning this matter should reference this number.

Any response to this RFI shall be provided on a voluntary basis. Not responding will not prejudice or cause the exclusion of companies from any future procurement that may arise from this RFI.

Responses to this RFI, and any information provided within the context of this RFI, including but not limited to pricing, quantities, capabilities, functionalities, and requirements, will be considered as information only and will not be construed as binding on NATO for any future acquisition.

NCIA is not liable for any expenses incurred by firms in conjunction with their responses to this RFI.  

This RFI shall not be regarded as a commitment of any kind concerning future procurement of the items described.

Your participation in this RFI is greatly appreciated.