Description
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) intends to issue an Invitation for International Bidding (IFIB) for the supply of (a) NATO medals for current/future operations (such as RSM, KFOR, etc.) (b) NATO meritorious Service Medals, and (c) medals for EU current/future operations (such as ALTHEA, etc.). Other ancillary items may be required such as certificates, uniform patches, etc. 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), (3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government, (4) have performed at least three contracts within the last five years substantially similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to the requirement described in the solicitation, and 5) apply for registration on the ACO Electronic Bidding Portal: www.ebidexchange.com/aco The reference for the IFIB is IFIB-ACO-SH-18-01 and all correspondence regarding the IFIB should include that reference. The contract will be awarded to the lowest compliant bid. The solicitation will be posted on the ACO Electronic Bidding Portal: www.ebidexchange.com/aco BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government nominate potential U.S. prime contractors to the bidders list. Before the U.S. Government can nominate a U.S. prime contractor to the bidder 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 Department of Commerce will then know to follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for the project. The Department of Commerce uses a DOE to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project. IMPORTANT DATES U.S. firms should request a DOE (and, for U.S. firms new to NATO ICB, submit the one-time NATO ICB application): 28 March 2018 NATO contracting office issues IFIB (planned): April 2018 Bid closing (planned): June 2018 Period of Performance: One base year (2019) and up to four one-year options