NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): IT Modernization Recovery Increment 1, Systems Integration

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the provision of Systems Integration under the IT Modernization (ITM) Recovery Increment 1. There are a total of 14 Work Packages (WPs) under ITM Recovery Increment 1. The requirement for this notification is WP 7, Systems Integration; which, involves a total of five (5) Spirals. The first two Spirals (0 and 1) will be part of the base contract and will be fundamental for the remaining Spirals, which will be priced and evaluated options to the contract, to be exercised upon successful completion of Spirals 0 and 1. The Systems Integration shall cover the integration and testing of: the Operational Network (ON) NATO Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Private Cloud, Enterprise Core Services (ECS) and Client Provisioning Services (CPS) including Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI); Cyber Security Integration; Services Management and Control (SMC) integration and Systems

Integration. The Systems Integration main objective will be to operate across various capabilities and will be required to address the changes that will transpire during the life of the project.Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. The execution of the proposed contract may require unescorted access and work of contractor personnel at NATO Class I and II security areas. Therefore, personnel of the successful bidder will be required to hold individual security clearances of SECRET or higher. Only companies maintaining such appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract.The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-115714-INTEG and all correspondence concerning the RFQ should reference this number.The successful bid pursuant to this RFQ will be that bid which is deemed to offer the best value for the money in accordance with predefined bid evaluation criteria, which will be detailed in the RFQ as prescribed by the Best Value Evaluation Procedures. The authorized top level criteria will be Technical (80%) and Price (20%).The NCI Agency is authorised to execute a pre-qualifying step to the Source Selection by establishing a competitive range restricting access to the next phases of the Source Selection (Technical and Price Evaluations) to those companies that can demonstrate successful past performance with both the technology to be delivered (i.e. Cloud Computing) as well as the role of integrator that bidders are required to perform. This requirement will be detailed at the appropriate level in the RFQ.The NCI Agency plans to award a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the entire scope of work. No partial bidding will be accepted.SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTSPlease see attached. These requirements are being refined and will be included in further detail as part of the RFQ.BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BIDNATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government issue a DOE for potential U.S. prime contractors interested in this project. Before the U.S. Government can do so, however, the U.S. Government must approve the U.S. firm 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 or capability statement 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 Department of Commerce (DOC) is the U.S. Government agency that approves NATO ICB applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB project at this time, please also include the following in the text of your email: - the title and/or solicitation number of the project- the name/phone/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documentsAfter approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, DOC will then know to follow up by issuing a DOE for the project. DOC will transmit the DOE to the NATO contracting agency. IMPORTANT DATES:Request a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): April 4, 2023NCI Agency distributes the RFQ (planned): Q2 2023Bid Closing: Q3 2023Contract Award (target): Q4 2023Period of Performance: from Q1 2024 through Q3 2026.