NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Provision of Concrete Mixers
The NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) intends to invite bids on the provision of three "2 cubic meter" and four "250 liter" concrete mixers. These mixers are intended to assist with camp construction and maintenance in a rapidly deployable headquarters of NATO military forces that may be deployed over a wide range of geographic environments and climatic conditions.
NAMSA is serving as the NATO contracting agency for this project, which is being funded within the framework of the Infrastructure Committee. NAMSA has been authorized to use the two step International Competitive Bidding (ICB) bidding method.
The estimated value of this project is not available at this time. The reference for the IFB is IFB-5HQ27010-1T. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using the same reference.
The information provided to the bidders will be at the level of NATO UNCLASSIFIED.
BIDDING PROCEDURE
The U.S. Department of Commerce does not serve as the contracting agency for NATO ICB projects. Its role is to approve for participation in NATO ICB those facilities that are located within the United States. Only facilities that have first been approved for participation in NATO ICB may be nominated to the bidders list for a NATO ICB project. Please visit the following website for instructions on applying for approval:
http://www.bis.doc.gov/defenseindustrialbaseprograms/OSIES/NATOprograms/index.htm
The NATO ICB application is a one-time application. 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:
1) the title and/or solicitation number of the project
2) the name/phone/FAX/email of the point of contact for the bid documents
After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, the Department of Commerce will follow up by issuing a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) for that project. A DOE is used to nominate an approved firm to the bidders list for a particular NATO ICB project.
Using the information provided on the DOE, the NATO contracting agency will contact the firm directly when the IFB has been issued.
PLEASE NOTE:
1. Final date to request a Declaration of Eligibility: 04 December 2008
2. Anticipated date that the contracting agency will distribute the IFB: not before 11 December 2008
3. The bids to be received in response to the IFB will be valid for a period of 180 days.
4. The actual quantities to be included in the IFB may vary slightly form those specified in the Summary Description.
