NATO Business Opportunity: Advanced SATCOM Network Monitoring and Control (ASNMC) Capability

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the procurement of Advanced SATCOM Network Monitoring and Control (ASNMC) capability. The procurement is intended to provide a technology refresh for the existing ASNMC system and a significant enhancement so as to support additional NATO static and deployable satellite ground terminals. The system allows remote monitoring and control of the satellite communication assets from a centralized location in an efficient and effective manner.

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), 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC), and 4) register with the NCI Agency’s eProcurement tool, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/procurement/neo-eprocurement

In addition, contractor personnel will be required to work unescorted in Class II Security areas. Therefore, access can only be permitted to cleared individuals. Only companies maintaining the appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract.

The reference for the IFB is IFB-CO-422181-ASNMC and all correspondence concerning the IFB should include this reference.

NCIA plans to issue an IFB using the ICB Procedure for Best Value evaluations. The successful bid for this project will be the bid that offers the best value in accordance with predefined evaluation criteria prescribed in the IFB. The top-level criteria weighting will be 70% Technical and 30% Price. A single, firm-fixed price contract is planned for the entire scope of work.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

A Summary of Requirements (8 pages total) is attached.

NCIA will issue a Request for Bidder Views (RFBV) prior to issuance of the IFB. The RFBV will provide eligible firms with a comprehensive insight into the technical factors, criteria, and/or problems that they should consider - at a minimum - in preparing their initial response. It will also indicate the basis on which preliminary discussions with potential bidders will be conducted and the basis on which evaluation of their final technical proposals will be carried out. The RFBV process will help to ensure that all eligible firms have a common understanding of the requirement and of the way in which NCIA intends to conduct the preliminary round of discussions and handle the final evaluation of bids.

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. 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:

https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities

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 a DOE (and, for firms new to NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 23 April 2025

NCIA distributes the IFB (planned): 30 July 2025

Bid closing (anticipated): 22 October 2025

Contract Award (estimated): 28 February 2026