NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Supply of an Integrated Terrestrial & Satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) to Headquarters Allied Maritime Command Naples

Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples) 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 supply of an Integrated Terrestrial & Satellite Automatic Identification System (AIS) to Headquarters Allied Maritime Command Naples. The AIS data must be received in NEMA format for use on both a Baseline Rapid Iterative Transformational Experimental (BRITE) system and a Maritime Safety and Security Information System (MSSIS). Data is to be transmitted by TCP/IP. Data has a Timelate of no more and three hours reception to the end user. To bid this project, a U.S. company must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) in the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO ICB, and 3) have successfully performed at least two contracts in the last five years that are substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation. JFC Naples is serving as the procurement agency for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. JFC Naples intends to use the two sealed envelope bidding procedure. The contract will be awarded to the lowest technically compliant bidder. This is a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The estimated value of this project is - 540,000 (270,000 for base year + - 270,000 for one option year). The reference for this project is IFIB-ACO-NAP-11-34 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The Invitation for International Bid (IFIB) package will contain material at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a firm can be nominated to the bidders list for this ICB procurement, it must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. Only facilities located in NATO member nations may participate in NATO ICB. The U.S. Department of Commerce approves facilities that are located within the United States. U.S. firms will find a copy of the U.S. NATO ICB application at the following website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm The NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume and 2) an annual report or set of financial documents indicating compilation, review, or audit by an independent CPA. 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 DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting Declaration of Eligibility: 04 March 2011 (Under MBC rules, the contracting agency will continue to accept nominations to the bidders list after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date.) 2. Estimated IFIB release date: 10 March 2011 3. Estimated bid closing date: 26 April 2011