Allied Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples) intends to issue an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for the provision of NATO Maintenance Services at JFC Naples, Lago Patria, Giugliano, Italy.

Potential 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) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government, and (4) have successfully performed at least one contract within the last three years substantially similar in scope and magnitude to the requirement described in the solicitation.

Contractor employees working at the JFC Naples Main Building will be required to hold a personnel security clearance at the level of SECRET or higher.

IMPORTANT: To participate in the bidding, firms must be registered on the ACO portal:

https://www.ebidexchange.com/aco

The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACO-NAP-20-01 and all correspondence regarding the IFIB should include that reference.  

REQUIREMENT

The contractor shall furnish labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, engineering, quality control, and all management support necessary for the operation, maintenance, repair and alteration of facilities and related systems, equipment, and devices located at JFC Naples. Additional information on the requirement is not available at this time.

Subcontracting and joint venture bids are not authorized. All services rendered shall be performed in full compliance with applicable Italian laws and regulations.

BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID  

NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government nominate potential U.S. prime contractors to the bidders list. Before the U.S. Government can nominate a U.S. prime contractor to the bidder list for this procurement, the U.S. firm must be approved 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:

http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities

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 company employee who should receive the bid documents

After 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 the project.  The Department of Commerce uses a DOE to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. 

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): 10 February 2020

NATO contracting office issues IFIB (planned): 14 February 2020

Bid closing (planned): 21 April 2020

Period of Performance: One base year (01 July 2020 – 30 June 2021) with four one-year extension options