NATO Business Opportunties: Audit of the Energy Performance in the SHAPE Command Center

Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium has issued an Invitation For International Bidding (IFIB) to provide an audit of the energy performance in the SHAPE Command Center (SCC).

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) have performed at least three contracts within the last five years substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation, and 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government.

The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACO-SH-23-22 and all correspondence regarding the IFIB should include this reference.  

Type of contract: Firm-fixed price

Bidding procedure: Lowest price technically compliant bid

Delivery locations: SHAPE HQ (Mons, Belgium)

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT

The requirement is for consultancy services from qualified Energy Auditors/Engineers to conduct an assessment/study of the SCC conditions on its current energy consumption and evaluate the efficiency of the electrical power//cooling capacity; develop a comprehensive picture of the functional performance of the building infrastructure; analyse the collected data; and propose a replacement program to renew/upgrade existing power capabilities.

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): 31 August 2023

SHAPE issues IFIB (planned): September 2023

SHAPE will distribute the IFIB via the ACO Procureware Portal to all firms that have been issued a DOE.  Firms are encouraged to register with the Portal before the IFIB is due to be released: https://aco.procureware.com    

Bid closing (planned): November 2023

Contract award: TBD