SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Development of Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Courseware in Support of Pre-Deployment Training, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) - Norfolk VA
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security, Department of Commerce, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 1099D, Washington, District of Columbia, 20230
- ZIP Code
- 20230
- Solicitation Number
- IFIB-ACT-SACT-09-15
- Archive Date
- 9/1/2009
- Point of Contact
- Elsie Carroll, Phone: 202-482-8228, Lee AnnCarpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
ecarroll@bis.doc.gov, lcarpent@bis.doc.gov
(ecarroll@bis.doc.gov, lcarpent@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Headquarters (HQ SACT) 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 provision of contractor support for the development of Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) courseware to be used in pre-deployment training HQ SACT is seeking one instruction designer and one multimedia designer to conduct the development and maintenance of ADL courseware in support of pre-deployment training for NATO operations and exercises. The contractors will operate under the guidance of the Joint Education and Training (JET) Subdivision, Education Branch, Joint Advanced Distributed Learning (JADL) and Simulation Section, HQ SACT. The instructional designer will be responsible for the lifecycle of ADL courseware from initial requirements, courseware design, and storyboard development to future updates and maintenance. The multimedia designer will be responsible for converting the storyboards into a state-of-the-art streamlined multimedia courseware with emphasis on web-based delivery with online support. HQ SACT is serving as the procurement agency for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. HQ SACT intends to use the sealed bidding (two envelope) procedure. Partial bidding is not authorized. The contract will require a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) level of effort. The estimated cumulative value of this project is Euro 996,830. The reference for this project is IFIB-ACT-SACT-09-15 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. Eligibility will be limited to companies that have been approved for participation in NATO ICB and that have performed similar contracts within the last three years substantially similar in scope to the requirement described in the solicitation. Contractor personnel performing services under the contract must be citizens of a NATO nation, possess at least a valid NATO SECRET level security clearance, and have appropriate professional training and experience in a related field. Please note that it is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to HQ SACT the NATO security clearance certifications for all personnel assigned to the contract. The IFIB package will contain material at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED. The work will be performed at HQ SACT in Norfolk, VA. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a firm can be nominated to the bidders list for a NATO 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, which is used to nominate a firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB procurement. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting a Declaration of Eligibility: 27 August 2009 (Please note that 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. Earliest date that IFIB will be posted on website: 01 September 2009 IFIB will be posted here: http://www.act.nato.int/content.asp?contracttype=rfp 3. Planned bid closing date: 03 November 2009 4. Period of Performance: 01 January 2010 - 31 December 2010 with the possibility of four one-year options (01 January - 31 December 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/IFIB-ACT-SACT-09-15/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Norfolk, Virginia, 23551, United States
- Zip Code: 23551
- Zip Code: 23551
- Record
- SN01889428-W 20090730/090728235316-71f6a4835078f28d9a78ba95b17a179c (fbodaily.com)
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