SOLICITATION NOTICE
61 -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of Electrical Systems
- Notice Date
- 7/27/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 335999
— All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
- 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
- IFB-NAMSA-5HQ27006-0
- Archive Date
- 8/8/2011
- Point of Contact
- Elsie Carroll, Phone: 202-482-8228, Lee Ann Carpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
-
elsie.carroll@bis.doc.gov, LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(elsie.carroll@bis.doc.gov, LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) intends to advertise for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) on works and services within the framework of the Investment Committee. Eligible firms will be invited to provide bids for Project 5HQ27006-0: Provision of Electrical Systems. NAMSA intends to use the one step ICB procedure. Consideration will be given to partial offers only in the event that no full offer is deemed compliant. The estimated value of this project is €10 million. The Department of Commerce will be using IFB-NAMSA-5HQ27006-0 as its reference for the Invitation for Bid (IFB). The information to be provided to the bidders will be NATO UNCLASSIFIED. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall furnish to NAMSA Electrical Systems. These systems are intended to provide electrical power to rapidly deployable headquarters for NATO military forces over a wide range of geographic environments and climatic conditions. Accordingly, NATO expects the equipment to be robust and of high quality, capable of being mounted and dismounted at camp sites rapidly and often, under difficult climate and terrain conditions. Electrical systems will be required for two 500 person DJSE camps, two 15 person Remote camps and one 60 person DARS QRP+ Camp. The electrical systems shall be modular and flexible to meet multiple camps layout and personnel numbers. Included in the scope of supply are the Power Generation System, Primary and Secondary Distribution and Cabling, Outside Lighting and Auxiliary Equipment. These electrical systems will be: • stored in outdoor storage arrangements until needed; • configured and loaded quickly for a specific mission; • transported by sea, land or air alongside ISO type 6.058 meter standard shipping containers that are limited in height to 2.438 meters and weight to 14,000 Kg to permit loading on C-130 aircraft. Assets included in the Remote camps must also be capable of being slung and moved underneath Chinook helicopters or equivalent and are limited in weight to 6,000Kg. Transportation may include periods at dockside when they are left without direct security; • erected and connected rapidly by skilled soldiers who may be unfamiliar with the task; • combined with other facilities to constitute a pre-planned camp; • deployed on exercises for short periods each year or deployed on military operations as required; • used intensively with minimum maintenance under harsh field conditions during military operations for a period lasting up to two years; • dismantled, repacked, stored and re-used a minimum of five operational cycles with only minimum refurbishment; • maintained by soldiers with basic skills during deployed exercises and operational periods and by skilled tradespersons when not deployed, in accordance with the contractor's recommended logistics support program; • expected to perform reliable service without loss of function at any time during deployed exercises and operational periods; • designed, manufactured, and supported in consideration of a vendor defined maintenance program that would provide 20 years of service life; • used to provide reliable, safe electrical power, for all camp activities. NAMSA wishes to procure high quality products that represent the best, affordable technology that is available from NATO nations. Requirements shall be met with "commercial off the shelf" (COTS) products, field-proven in the Armed Forces of a NATO country or in a comparable industry. The contractor shall provide evidence in the proposal that the items were used in the field by the Armed Forces of a NATO Country or in a comparable industry, such as oil or mineral exploration. Some of the items may need to be purpose built for this requirement, and these must be clearly identified in the proposal. Please note that actual quantities to be included in the IFB may vary slightly form those specified above. BIDDING PROCEDURE Before a U.S. 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. The 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 After 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 Final date to request a DOE (and, for U.S. facilities not yet approved for NATO ICB, to submit a completed NATO ICB application): 03 August 2011 Planned date for distribution of the IFIB package: not before 08 August 2011 Planned closing date for receipt of bids: TBD
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/IFB-NAMSA-5HQ27006-0/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: unspecified, Belgium
- Record
- SN02512504-W 20110729/110727235313-bad28f64a5509f13c577f6b3ddb55dff (fbodaily.com)
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