SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of NATO Cyber Range Capability Work Package 2: Automated Mangement System (Estonia) - Qualification Requirements
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2018
- 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
- IFB-EST-WP2-199438
- Archive Date
- 9/8/2018
- 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
- Qualification Requirements The Estonian Center for Defense Investment intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for the provision of NATO Cyber Range Capability Work Package 2: Automated Mangement System. In order to bid on this project, a U.S. prime contractor must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) in the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government. The reference for the IFB to be issued is IFB-EST-WP2-199438 and all correspondence in the relation to the procurement shall refer to this reference. To participate, firms must request a Declaration of Eligibility from the U.S. Department of Commerce by: 03 September 2018 Please see Becoming Eligible to Bid for more information. To participate, firms must also be registered in the Estonian E-Procurement Registry: https://riigihanked.riik.ee/register/Registreerun.html?locale=en_US The bidding will be conducted in two phases - the qualification phase and the bid phase. The qualification phase is planned to begin on 07 August 2018 and end on 07 September 2018. The bid phase is planned to begin on 28 September 2018 and end on 30 October 2018. All qualification phase documents and all bid phase documents must be submitted through the Estonian E-Procurement Registry. Bids submitted after the deadline will be disregarded. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Please see attached. The bidding documentation and subsequent procurement contracts will be in English. Bidders will be required to declare a bid validity of six (6) months from closing date for receipt of bids. Additional information about placing bids: Website: https://riigihanked.riik.ee/register/Registreerun.html?locale=en_US Telephone: +372 61 l 3693, +372 611 3703 E-mail: register@riigihanked.riik.ee Website of Estonian Center for Defense Investment and information on defense procurements: http://www.kaitseministeerium.ee/en/organisation-contacts/centre-defence-investments/defence-procurement Public Procurement Act: https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/505092017003/consolide 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 for this procurement, the U.S. firm must be approved for participation in NATO ICB. U.S. firms are approved for 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 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.
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