SOLICITATION NOTICE
H -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services in Support of the Active Network Infrastructure (ANWI) for the New NATO Headquarters
- Notice Date
- 9/19/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting 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
- RFQ-CO-13299-ANWI
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2011
- 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 Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in relation to the Provision of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services in Support of the Active Network Infrastructure (ANWI) for the New NATO Headquarters (NNHQ) Project. NC3A was authorized by the Investment Committee to use the Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) bidding procedure. The successful bid pursuant to the RFQ will be that bid that is the lowest price and technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria. The estimated cost for the services and deliverables included within the basic scope of the intended contract is approximately €1.8 million. The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-13299-ANWI. The Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. NC3A plans to place a single contract for the entire scope of work. No partial bidding will be allowed. Please note that the RFQ will contain an exclusion provision with respect to the possibility of the of the awardee of the ANWI IV&V contract to compete for and perform in future contracts related to Provision of Active Network Infrastructure for the New NATO HQ Building (NNHQ ANWI) as a prime contractor, a member of a consortium, or as a subcontractor at any level. In addition, NC3A reserves the right to exclude bidders and their prospective subcontractors from competition and award of this contract if the bidder or its prospective subcontractors are deemed to be in a position to unfairly influence this competition as a result of being selected for work performed or to be performed under other NNHQ-related contracts or as a result of work performed or to be performed under the BI-SC AIS Program Management and Integration Capability (PMIC) contract. Appropriate wording will be included in the RFQ. Only U.S. firms that have 1) been pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) - see Bidding Procedure, below - and that have 2) been issued a DOD facility security clearance at the level of SECRET or higher will be considered eligible for nomination to the bidders list for this procurement. In addition, contractor personnel working on NATO sites will be required to hold individual security clearances of NATO SECRET. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO) forwards to NC3A the required NATO security clearance certifications. Please scroll down the following NC3A webpage for a summary of requirements for RFQ-CO-13299-ANWI: https://industry.nc3a.nato.int/suppliers/Pages/bb.aspx 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 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. Using the contact information indicated on the DOE, the NATO contracting agency will contact the firm directly when the IFB has been issued. IMPORTANT DATES: 1) Request DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit completed NATO ICB application) no later than September 23, 2011 2) Release of RFQ planned for end of September 2011 3) Bid Closing in November 2011 4) Contract Award in December 2011
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/BIS/comp99/RFQ-CO-13299-ANWI/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Brussels, Belgium
- Record
- SN02583481-W 20110921/110920000506-a96e73fd51ccf6f535bb613aa0a44608 (fbodaily.com)
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