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The Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD) intends to invite bids on the construction of 800m3 of fuel storage for Ämari Airbase, Estonia. The Estonian MOD is serving as the NATO contracting agency for this project, which is being funded within the framework of the Infrastructure Committee. The envisaged method of bidding is the One Step Procedure. The Estonian MOD intends to perform a financial and technical screening of the companies. The IFB will contain information at the level of NATO Unclassified. BIDDING PROCEDURE The U.S. Department of Commerce does not serve as the contracting agency for NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) projects. Its role is to approve for participation in NATO ICB those facilities that are located within the United States. Only facilities that have first been approved for participation in NATO ICB may be nominated to the bidders list for a NATO ICB project. Please visit the following website for instructions on applying for approval: 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 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. Using the contact information indicated on the DOE, the NATO contracting agency will contact the firm directly when the IFB has been issued. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 3. Anticipated closing date for receipt of bids: August 2009 4. Anticipated contract award date: September 2009
The estimated value of this project is Euro 5.5 million. The reference for the Invitation for Bid (IFB) is 2AF32010. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using the reference IFB-ESTONIA-2AF32010.
1. Final date to request a Declaration of Eligibility: 22 May 2009
2. Anticipated date that the contracting agency will distribute the IFB: June 2009