NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB): Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Ground Power Units for All Types of Aircraft at Kabul International Airport (Afghanistan)

NATO Joint Force Command Headquarters Brunssum (JFC Brunssum) intends to advertise for International Competitive Bidding (ICB) on works and services within the framework of the NATO Military Budget Committee (MBC). Eligible firms will be invited to bid on the supply and delivery of two (2) ground power units for all types of aircraft at Kabul International Airport (KAIA) in Afghanistan. JFC Brunssum is serving as the contracting agency for this project, which was authorized by the MBC. JFC Brunssum intends to use the sealed bid with two envelopes (technical and price proposal) bidding procedure. Contract award criteria: lowest compliant. Partial bidding is not authorized. The estimated value of this project is Euro 182,374. The reference for this project is IFIB-ACO-BRU-09-22 and all correspondence in relation to this procurement shall refer to this reference. The U.S. Department of Commerce will be using the same reference. The IFIB package will contain material 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: the title and/or solicitation number of the project 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 then know to 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 contact information indicated on the DOE, the NATO contracting agency will contact the firm directly when the IFIB has been issued. IMPORTANT DEADLINES 1. Deadline for requesting Declaration of Eligibility from the Department of Commerce: 08 January 2009 (Under MBC rules, the contracting agency will continue to accept nominations to the bidders list after the IFIB is issued and until the bid closing date.) 2. Estimated IFIB release date: 15 January 2009 3. Estimated bid closing date: 01 March 2009