Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) has announced an opportunity for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) on the provision of contractor support to assist its Staff Training Section as an internal Training Coordinator. The contractor will serve as a single point of contact for HQ SACT and NATO internal and external training establishments with regard to HQ staff training.

HQ SACT is serving as the procurement agency for this project, which was authorized by the Military Budget Committee (MBC).

HQ SACT intends to use the sealed bidding (two envelope) procedure. Partial bidding is not authorized.

The base contract is for 16 January 2012 - 15 January 2013 with the possibility of one option year. The estimated annual amount of funding is not available at this time.

The Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) will be unclassified and will be posted on the following website: http://www.act.nato.int/procurements-rfp-ifib-noi

The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACT-SACT-11-38 and all correspondence in relation to the IFIB should refer to this reference. The Department of Commerce will be using the same reference.

Potential bidders must have been pre-approved for participation in NATO ICB (see Bidding Procedure, below). Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation, possess at least a valid NATO SECRET level security clearance, and have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field.

The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to the NATO contracting agency the NATO clearance certifications needed for performance of the contract.

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

Upon approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the Department of Commerce will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. A DOE is used 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 a completed NATO ICB application) by: 01 November 2011

Target IFIB release date: 11 November 2011

Target bid closing date: 06 January 2012

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