Potential prime contractors must 1) be pre-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 similar tasking to the requirement described in the solicitation.

Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation and have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field.

The type of contract is Firm Fixed Price (FFP). Partial bidding is not authorized.

The Department of Commerce reference for this project is IFIB-ACT-SACT-16-63.

REQUIREMENT

The contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment, and labor necessary to ensure that custodial services are performed at HQ SACT Norfolk, VA, in a manner that will maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance.

BIDDING PROCEDURE

NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government nominate U.S. prime contractors to the bidders list. Before the U.S. Government can nominate a U.S. prime contractor to the bidders 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 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

Firms should request a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit a completed one-time NATO ICB application) by: 06 October 2016

Please note, however, that HQ SACT will continue to accept nominations to the bidders list (DOEs) past the nomination deadline and up to the bid closing date.

IFIB release (target): Contractors will be able to view the IFIB on or after 10 October 2016 at the following website: http://www.act.nato.int/contracting-procurements

Bid closing (target): 02 December 2016

Period of performance: 01 January 2017 - 31 December 2017 with an option for four additional 12-month periods.