D -- NATO Notification of Intent to Issue an Invitation for International Competitive Bidding for Contractor Support for the C4I Network Domain Branch, SATCOM Section (Mons, Belgium)

NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) intends to advertise for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) on works and services within the framework of the NATO Military Budget Committee (MBC). Eligible firms will be invited to bid on the provision of contractor support for the C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) Network Domain Branch, SATCOM Section. HQ SACT is serving as the contracting agency for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. HQ SACT intends to use the two envelope bid procedure and to award the contract to the firm with the lowest technically compliant bid. Partial bidding is not applicable. The estimated value of this project is not available at this time. The reference for this project is IFIB-ACT-SACT-08-06 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. SCOPE OF PROJECT HQ SACT is soliciting contractor support for the SATCOM section, C4I Branch, HQ SACT. The effort will require one contractor to administer and provide project management of approved capability project CP5A0030. Eligibility is limited to firms that have performed similar contracts within the last three 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, possess at least a valid NATO SECRET level security clearance, and have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field. Please note that it is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to HQ SACT the NATO clearance certifications for all personnel assigned to the contract. The IFIB package will contain material at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. The work will be performed at HQ SACT Staff Element Europe (SEE), Mons, Belgium. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a firm can be nominated to the bidders list for this procurement, it must be approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB). The U.S. Department of Commerce is authorized to approve for participation in NATO ICB those firms with a facility located within the United States. Once approved, the firm is eligible for nomination to the bidders list. Please visit the following website for instructions on applying for approval to participate in NATO ICB: http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm A firm that has been approved for participation in NATO ICB must request that the U.S. Department of Commerce issue a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for each project on which the firm wishes to bid. The DOE is used to nominate the firm to the bidders list for a particular project. The U.S. Department of Commerce forwards the DOE to the contracting agency. The contracting agency will not accept requests for nomination received directly from firms. The IFIB documents for this procurement will be made available on the ACT website: http://www.act.nato.int/content.asp?pageid=210 As provided for under MBC rules, nominations to the bidders list will continue to be accepted by the contracting agency after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting Declaration of Eligibility: 19 February 2008 2. Earliest date that IFIB will be posted on website: 21 February 2008 3. Planned bid closing date: 03 April 2008 4. Period of Performance: April 2008 to 31 December 2008 with the possibility of one option year (1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009)