SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Support to the RS AMN and NCIA DHS and Portals
- Notice Date
- 2/5/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related 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
- IFB-NCIA-RS-18-03
- Archive Date
- 3/1/2018
- Point of Contact
- Lee Ann Carpenter, Phone: 202-482-2583
- E-Mail Address
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LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov
(LeeAnn.Carpenter@bis.doc.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for support to the RS AMN Enterprise Portal, NCIA DHS and Future SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016 Applications, FAST ESP, iOra Replication, Preparation for Migration Activities and Licenses. Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government. The services shall be rendered by consultants in possession of a valid NATO SECRET clearance. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the Defense Security Service issues the required NATO Security Clearance Certificates for those personnel. The reference for the project is IFB-NCIA-RS-18-03 and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. NCIA will use a source selection process of lowest price and technically compliant governed by NATO Financial Rules and Procedures. No partial bidding will be allowed. The contract will be a firm fixed price contract. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS The AMN Enterprise Portal and RS DHS are Microsoft SharePoint based systems that provide for in-theatre Information Knowledge Management and for the storage and retrieval of documents. In RS, in addition to Afghan Mission Network (AMN) EP/DHS skilled staff, NCIA needs a service to be delivered by the Contractor in order to guarantee stability, reliability and sustainability of the AMN Portal and Document Handling System (DHS) in RS and future developments and customisations, like SharePoint 2013 and SharePoint 2016 Applications, FAST ESP, iOra Replication. Preparation for Migration Activities and Licenses. At NCIA SHAPE MONS Belgium, there is a need for the provision of user help desk and software maintenance for the DHS / AMNEP, SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016, TT+, FAST ESP 5.3, etc., iOra Replication systems as well as on-site support in the event of catastrophic failures. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government nominate U.S. prime contractors to the bidders list. Before the U.S. Government can nominate a U.S. prime contractor to the bidders list, however, the U.S. firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. Firms are approved for U.S. NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The U.S. NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume indicating contracts completed as a prime contractor and 2) an annual report or set of financial documents indicating compilation, review, or audit by an independent CPA. U.S. firms can download a copy of the U.S. NATO ICB application from the following website: http://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities 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 company employee who should receive the bid documents After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. NATO member governments use a DOE to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DATES: - Request from DOC that a DOE be issued (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 23 February 2018 - NCIA issues IFB (target): March 2018 - Bid Closing: May 2018 - Contract Award (target): June 2018 - Contractor Performance Period: starting from day of Contract Award until 31 December 2018, followed by four optional years
- Web Link
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