NATO Business Opportunity: Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Tactical Battle Management (TBM) Capabilities
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- CO-423316-RTBMD
- Agency
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Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Place of performance
- Belgium
- Points of contact
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- NATO Certification natocert@bis.doc.gov
- Lee Ann Carpenter leeann.carpenter@bis.doc.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is issuing a Special Notice, posted under the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, to announce a pre-competitive engagement for a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Tactical Battle Management (TBM) System with in-service support and enhancements, with a workshop at NATO Edge in Izmir, Turkiye on 17-19 November 2026 and written responses due 12:00 Central European Time on 3 December 2026. No set-aside is used, but potential U.S. prime contractors must be pre-approved for NATO Competitive Procurement, hold a Facility Security Clearance at SECRET or higher, maintain an active U.S. facility, and receive a Declaration of Eligibility from the Department of Commerce. The notice states that it is for planning and market research only and does not constitute a solicitation or award obligation. The Description of Requirement describes four phases: Phase 1 procures and configures an existing COTS product with gap implementation, targeting deployment by September 2028; Phase 2 delivers full functional scope through agile development with e-AirC2 integration, targeting deployment by April 2030; Phase 3 is an evaluated option for rapid capability evolution, targeted for July 2035; and Phase 4 is an evaluated option for in-service support with end dates of July 2034, July 2037, or July 2040. The project commences January 2028. Participation is restricted to vendors from participating NATO nations. Respondents to the RFI, for those unable to attend NATO Edge, must submit responses of no more than 15 pages in PDF or Word format to the email address in the Calling Notice, referencing CCO-423316-RTBMD. Inquiries go to Ms. Elif Bailey at elif.bailey@ncia.nato.int.
Notice text
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a solicitation for the provision of a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Tactical Battle Management (TBM) System including In-Service Support and Enhancements.
Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) hold a Facility Security Clearance (FCL) at the level of SECRET or higher, 3) be pre-approved for participation in NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP), 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC), and 5) register with NCIA’s eProcurement tool, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/procurement/neo-eprocurement
Pre-competitive Industry Engagement will take place in the form of a BMD TBM Workshop at NATO Edge, taking place on 17-19 November in Izmir, Türkiye. Please see the attached Calling Notice for details. More information on NATO Edge attendance and registration is available on event’s official website -https://www.natoedge.nato.int/.
For those who cannot attend NATO Edge, a pre-competitive Request for Information is included in the second attachment. Submit responses via the email address in the attachment no later than 12:00 hours Central European Time (CET) on 03 December 2026.
The reference for the solicitation is CCO-423316-RTBMD and all correspondence concerning the solicitation should include this reference.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT
Please see attached.
BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID
NCP 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 NCP. U.S. firms are approved for NCP on a facility-by-facility basis.
The U.S. NCP 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.
The U.S. Government continues to accept the legacy NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB) application for participation in NCP. U.S. firms can download a copy of the legacy ICB application from the following website:
https://www.bis.gov/about-bis/bis-leadership-and-offices/SIES/business-opportunities-nato
DOC is the U.S. Government agency that approves NCP applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NCP 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 NCP 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 NCP, submit the one-time NCP application): 28 December 2026
NCIA releases the solicitation (planned): 22 February 2027
Bid closing (anticipated): 12 April 2027
Contract Award (estimated): 30 January 2028
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Calling Notice and Requested Information.pdf | ||
| Description of Requirement (complete).pdf |
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