NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Enterprise License Agreement for McAfee Software

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue an Invitation For Bids (IFB) for the provision of an Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) for McAfee software licenses and support services. The ELA will support McAfee requirements throughout NATO – at headquarters, commands, agencies, and other NATO organisations. The IFB will state an initial volume of software license requirements with the option to expand if NATO’s requirements increase. 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 Eligibilty (DOE) by the U.S. Government. The successful bidder may be required to handle and store information up to the level of NATO RESTRICTED. In addition, execution of the proposed contract may require that personnel of the successful bidder hold individual security clearances at the level of SECRET. The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-115286-McAfee and all correspondence concerning the IFB should reference this number. The NCI Agency will award one contract for the entire scope of work. No partial bidding will be accepted. The successful bid will be the bid that is the lowest price and technically compliant in accordance with the evaluation criteria prescribed in the IFB. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS Please see attached. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO 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. 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 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 documents After 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 from DOC that a DOE be issued (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 28 September 2020 NCI Agency issues IFB (planned): October 2020 Bid Closing (target): approximately 21 days from the date that IFB is issued Contract Award (target): December 2020 Period of Performance: expected to be three years