NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Ballistic Missile Defense Integration Test Bed (ITB) Build 6 Open Framework Services (OFS)

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation For Bids (IFB) for the provision of functional and performance enhancements over the current Open Framework Services (OFS) of Ballistic Missile Defense Integrated Test Bed (BMD ITB). The BMD ITB was designed and built to support the original Active Layered Theatre Missile Defense (ALTBMD) Program. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) hold an active Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET or higher 3) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government. In addition, execution of the proposed contract may require that personnel of the successful bidder hold individual security clearances at the level of SECRET. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-14974-BMD, and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. A Request for Bidders View (RFBV), which provides the draft IFB documentation to nominated bidders for comments, will precede the IFB. The BMD ITB supports test and exercise events at both the system and architecture level. In its primary role conducting technical verification and integration, the BMD ITB ensures that technical requirements are met and that operational interoperability with other NATO and National systems is assured. The BMD ITB laboratory hosts three different categories of components: a. NATO C2 systems that are systems under test. b. Representations of National BMD contributions (National C2, sensor and shooter). c. The ITB test environment itself also called ITB OFS, which provides scenario preparation support, threat injections, recording, visualization and analysis tools, as well as network connectivity and monitoring. The ITB OFS project scope concerns only the third part (test environment) and includes both functional and performance enhancements over the current ITB Build 5. Build 5 was designed and built to support the original ALTBMD Program's Theatre Missile Defense (TMD) focus. Hardware (HW) upgrade is out of scope and will be delivered by the Purchaser as PFI, as will the ITB Build 5 software. The ITB OFS will be delivered to NCIA BMD ITB Lab, located in The Hague. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS Please see attached. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID 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, however, the U.S. firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for U.S. 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/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documents After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. NATO member governments use a DOE to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DATES: - Request from DOC that a DOE be issued (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 29 January 2020 - NCI Agency issues RFBV (target): February 2020 - NCI Agency issues IFB (target) Q3 2020 - Bid Closing (target): TBD - Contract Award (target): Q2 2021