NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Baseline Deployment Services and Lease Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Framework Contract

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation For Bid (IFB) to establish a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Single Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) framework contract. This contract will cover provision of Baseline Deployment Services and Lease using multiple funding sources at the NATO Enterprise level. The resulting contract will be made part of the NCI Agency e-FASTinitiative, which aims to establish and make available a series of contractual instruments that, subject to appropriate authorization and/or funding, can be used to procure recurrently needed goods and services in a timely and efficient manner. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. The reference for the IFB is IIFB-CO-115769-e-BDS and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. The envisaged procurement procedure for this IFB is ICB, Lowest Priced Technically Compliant Bid. The successful bid will be the bid that offers the lowest price and is technically compliant. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS Please see attached. These requirements are currently being refined as part of the preparation of the proposed IFB. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB 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 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 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. 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 Department of Commerce (DOC) is the U.S. Government agency that approves NATO ICB applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 27 July 2023 NCI Agency distributes the IFB (planned): Q3 2023 Bid deadline (planned): Q4 2023 Contract Award (estimated): Q1 2024 Period of Performance: 3 years + 2 year options