NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Resolute Support Mission (RSM) Vehicles and Trailers

The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) in regards to a project to “Replace RSM Vehicles and Major Equipment” used in various Resolute Support Mission (RSM) installations. In order to bid, a U.S. prime contractor must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, etc.) in the United States 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) 3) be nominated to the bidders list by the U.S. Government 4) be registered in the NSPA Source File: https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/Registration/OnlineRegistration.aspx?lng=en The Department of Commerce will be using IFB-IFR20002 as its reference for this solicitation. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Please see the attached. BIDDING PROCEDURE NATO ICB requires that the U.S. Government issue a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for potential U.S. prime contractors interested in this project. Before the U.S. Government can do so, however, 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 DOE for the project. The Department of Commerce will transmit the DOE to the NATO contracting agency. IMPORTANT DATES U.S. firms must request a DOE (and, for U.S. firms new to NATO ICB, submit the one-time NATO ICB application) by: 24 August 2020 IFB issued: not before 26 August 2020 Bid closing: TBD