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NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provide Multi-band Deployable Satellite Ground Terminals (DSGT) Pool

General Information

  • Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
  • Original Published Date: May 09, 2022 04:24 pm EDT
  • Original Response Date: May 31, 2022 05:00 pm EDT
  • Inactive Policy: Manual
  • Original Inactive Date: Jun 03, 2022
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Classification

  • Original Set Aside:
  • Product Service Code:
  • NAICS Code:
    • 517410 - Satellite Telecommunications
  • Place of Performance:
    BEL

Description

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an  Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the provision of sixteen (16) x new multi-band (X- & mil Ka-band) Deployable Satellite Ground Terminals (DSGT), including one for training and another one for a reference system to support NATO deployable HQs.

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 International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government.   

Execution of the proposed contract will require unescorted access and work of contractor personnel at NATO Class II security areas.  Personnel of the winning bidder will be required to hold individual security clearances of NATO SECRET. Only companies holding and maintaining these appropriate personnel security clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract. The personnel security clearances shall be valid at the time of the contract signature. Bidders are to note that contract award will not be delayed in order to allow contractor personnel to obtain missing clearances.

The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-115415-DSGT and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number.

The successful bid pursuant to the IFB will be that bid that is the lowest price and technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria prescribed in the IFB.

The contract resulting from the IFB will be a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with an expected duration of approximately 33 months (including warranty).

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

Please see attached. 

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   

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 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): 31 May 2022

NCI Agency distributes the IFB (planned): Q2 2022

Bid Closing (target): Q4 2022.

Contract Award (anticipated): Q2 2023
 

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History

  • Jun 03, 2022 11:55 pm EDTSpecial Notice (Original)