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NATO Business Opportunity: Provision of System Software Engineering Services and System Transition for Additional Modules for Advanced Rapid, Targeting and Effects Mission Information System (ARTEMIS)
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The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is seeking U.S. prime contractors to provide system software engineering services and system transition for additional modules of the Advanced Rapid, Targeting and Effects Mission Information System (ARTEMIS), a next-generation joint targeting system designed to enhance NATO’s federated Target Material Production capabilities. The scope includes development and integration of both backend and front-end software components: backend services encompass server-side application logic, databases, APIs, processing engines, and infrastructure aligned with STANAG 5658 interoperability standards, while front-end modules involve web-based applications supporting targeting across physical, virtual, and cognitive domains. The project also requires full system transition, including installation, configuration, migration, and rollout of the new modules alongside existing capabilities, supported by initial onsite floor-walking support for user onboarding and technical assistance. An evaluated option for operations and maintenance is available for up to five years, covering routine software maintenance, performance monitoring at second and third levels, and release management under third- and fourth-level support. To qualify as a bidder, U.S. firms must meet strict eligibility criteria: they must maintain a professionally active facility within the United States, hold a SECRET or higher Facility Security Clearance, be pre-approved for NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP), receive a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) from the Department of Commerce, and register with NCIA’s Neo eProcurement platform. NCP approval is a one-time, facility-specific process requiring submission of a company capability statement and audited financial documentation. All contract personnel must possess SECRET or higher security clearances, and access is restricted exclusively to cleared individuals. The solicitation, identified as IFB-424334-ARTEMIS-AAM, will be distributed on June 30, 2026, with bids due by September 15, 2026. The deadline to request a DOE and submit a new NCP application is June 24, 2026, and the contract award is estimated for December 30, 2026. All correspondence must reference the solicitation number, and submissions must be made via the Neo portal. Although pricing details, evaluation criteria, and specific delivery schedules are not provided, the project involves significant software development, integration, and transition activities critical to NATO’s future targeting architecture.
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The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the provision of system software engineering services and system transition for additional modules for the Advanced Rapid, Targeting and Effects Mission Information System (ARTEMIS).
To bid on this project, potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) hold a Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET or higher, 3) be pre-approved for participation in NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP), 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC), and 5) register with NCIA’s eProcurement tool, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/procurement/neo-eprocurement
In addition, contract personnel must hold security clearances at the level of SECRET or higher. Access will only be permitted to security-cleared individuals.
The reference for the IFB is IFB-424334-ARTEMIS-AAM and all correspondence concerning the IFB should include this reference.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Please see attached.
BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID
NCP requires that the U.S. Government issue a DOE for potential U.S. prime contractors interested in this project. Before the U.S. Government can do so, however, the U.S. Government must approve the U.S. firm for participation in NCP. U.S. firms are approved for NCP on a facility-by-facility basis.
The U.S. NCP application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume or capability statement 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.
The U.S. Government continues to accept the legacy NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) application for participation in NCP. U.S. firms can download a copy of the legacy ICB application from the following website:
https://www.bis.gov/about-bis/bis-leadership-and-offices/SIES/business-opportunities-nato
DOC is the U.S. Government agency that approves NCP applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NCP project at this time, please also include the following in the TEXT of your email:
- the title and/or solicitation number of the project
- the name/phone/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documents
After approval of your one-time NCP application, DOC will then know to follow up by issuing a DOE for the project. DOC will transmit the DOE to the NATO contracting agency.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Request a DOE (and, for firms new to NCP, submit the one-time NCP application): 24 June 2026
NCIA distributes the IFB (planned): 30 June 2026
Bid closing (anticipated): 15 September 2026
Contract Award (estimated): 30 December 2026
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