SOLICITATION NOTICE
67 -- NATO Notification of Intent (NOI) to issue an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for the installation and maintenance of reprographic systems on behalf of SHAPE
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561439
— Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security, Defense Programs Division, Room 3876 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20230
- ZIP Code
- 20230
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACO-SH-06-43
- Response Due
- 5/1/2006
- Archive Date
- 6/1/2006
- Description
- The NATO Supreme Headquarter Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) 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 to install and maintain reprographic systems at SHAPE and Casteau, Belgium SHAPE is serving as the Host Nation for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. SHAPE intends to use basic one envelope bidding procedure. Partial bidding is not authorized. The estimated yearly value of this project is Euro 150,000 ($180,000 USD) per year for five years ($900,000 USD). The reference for this project is IFIB-ACO-SH-06-43 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 Supply, install, rent, and maintain, intranet-based reprographic equipment (large volume professional black/white and color copiers, plotters, and printers) and graphic computers. Firms must have at least three contracts within the last three years substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in this solicitation. No other information on the project is available at this time. The IFIB package will contain material classified up to NATO UNCLASSIFIED. BIDDING PROCEDURE The U.S. Department of Commerce does not serve as the Host Nation for NATO projects. Its role is to approve for bidding those firms of NATO-member nations with a facility located within the United States. Only firms approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce will be allowed to bid. Please visit the following website for instructions on applying for approval to bid on NATO projects: http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm A firm that has been approved for bidding on NATO projects 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 Host Nation. The Host Nation will not accept requests for nomination received directly from firms. Those firms that are nominated to bid will be added to an electronic distribution list of firms eligible to bid on this ICB project. When the Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) is issued, those firms will be notified electronically and will be instructed to download the tender documents on the following website: http://www.nato.int/shape/community/budfin/index.htm However, as provided for under MBC rules, nominations from interested firms will continue to be accepted by the Host Nation after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline to be placed on the electronic bidder distribution list: None provided 2. Planned Release Date of the Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB): May 2006 3. Planned Bid Closing Date: June 2006
- Place of Performance
- Address: Mons and Casteau
- Country: Belgium
- Country: Belgium
- Record
- SN01019799-W 20060405/060403220115 (fbodaily.com)
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