The NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in relation to the Provision of Active Network Infrastructure (ANWI) for the New NATO Headquarters.

The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-13300-ANWI. The Department of Commerce will be using the same reference.

Please note that the IFB at the time of its issuance will contain an exclusion provision with respect to the possibility of the awardee of the ANWI contract to perform any Independent Verification and Validation effort associated with the ANWI project.

The successful bidder will be required to handle and store classified information up to the level of NATO SECRET. Only U.S. firms that have 1) been pre-approved for NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) - see Bidding Procedure, below - and that have 2) been issued a DOD facility security clearance at the level of SECRET or higher will be considered eligible for nomination to the bidders list for this procurement. In addition, contractor personnel working on NATO sites will be required to hold security clearances to the level of NATO SECRET.

The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to NC3A the NATO clearance certifications for its facility and appropriate personnel.

Please scroll down the following NC3A webpage for a more information about this procurement: https://industry.nc3a.nato.int/suppliers/Pages/bb.aspx

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

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 DATES:
1) US firms must request a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit a completed NATO ICB application) by October 17, 2011
2) Release of Request for Bidders' Views planned for October 2011
3) Release of IFB planned for April 2012
4) Planned bid closing date: July 2012
5) Contract Award planned for May 2013

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