Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) be approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 2) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government, and 3) have performed at least three contracts with the last five years substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation.

Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation and must be eligible to receive a NATO SECRET clearance. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Security Service forwards to the NATO contracting entity the required NATO security clearance certifications.

The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACO-SH-17-03 and all correspondence regarding the IFIB should include that reference.

The contract will be awarded to the firm submitting the lowest technically compliant bid.

SHAPE will directly e-mail the IFIB to all firms on its bidders list. The IFIB will also be posted here: http://www.shape.nato.int/page136374522

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 point of contact for the IFIB

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 that project. A DOE is used 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): 08 February 2017

IFIB release (planned): February 2017

Bid closing (planned): March 2017

Period of Performance: April 2017 - April 2021