NCIA – FOURNIR UN SYSTÈME DE DIFFUSION ET LIAISON NAVIRE-TERRE (BRASS) EN ROUMANIE

Instructions: Canadian companies interested in receiving the full Notification of Intent (NOI) including the Summary of Requirements may do so by contacting the Canadian Joint Delegation to NATO. Canadian companies interested in this opportunity must be nominated by the Canadian Joint Delegation to NATO including the following information: Name of the Firm, Telephone number, Fax number, E-mail address and Point of Contact. Note deadline of 11 September 2013 to contact the Canadian Joint Delegation, quoting Opportunity # 27/13.

Further Details: The purpose of this NOI is to provide Broadcast, Ship-Shore, MRL and Voice Communication capabilities to Romania and to NATO in accordance with BRASS Baseline specifications. The system will manage and conduct the provision, implementation monitoring and acceptance of BRASS compliant Automatic Control & Monitoring System (ACMS in Naval Communications Centre NAZARCEA/CONSTANTA (NAVCOMMCEN) in order to improve its performances and services interoperable with NATO units. New transmitting and receiving sites shall be established in MIDIA/CONTANTA and MANGALIA to improve HF coverage.

Security Classification: The Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will only contain NATO UNCLASSIFIED material. Prospective Bidders should be aware that contractor personnel will be called on to work at a NATO site in conjunction with the contract and such contractor personnel shall be required to have security clearances to the level of “NATO SECRET”. Prospective Bidders will be invited to participate in a two-day site survey that can be held approximately 4-6 weeks after the IFB release. Therefore, the Bidders are reminded to take actions to have a valid security clearance of a minimum of NATO SECRET for the people who will attend the Site Survey.

Potential Bidders: Must be from a participating NATO country. This will be a single contract with one contractor. No partial bidding will be allowed. Bids will be evaluated using the lowest priced technically compliant Bid.

Comments: Bidders will be required to declare a bid validity of twelve (12) months from closing date for receipt of bids, supported by a Bid Guarantee of Euro 500,000.

Delivery Date: The IFB is planned to be issued by the end of September 2013, with a Bid Closing Date in December 2013 and an anticipated contract award in March 2014. The project is expected to be completed 23 months after Contract Award Date.

Estimated Value: 7,300,000 EUROs

The point of contact at the Delegation is:

Chantal Tremblay
First Secretary Investment
Canadian Joint Delegation to NATO / Délégation canadienne conjointe auprès de l'OTAN
Boulevard Leopold III 1110 Bruxelles, Belgique
Tel - 011 32 2 707 7137 (from Canada)
Fax - 011 32 2 707 7140 (from Canada)
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