NATO Business Opportunity: Provide Wireless Projects Implementation Management Authority
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFQ-CO-424341-Wi-IMA
- Agency
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Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Belgium
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security issued a Special Notice on behalf of NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) announcing an upcoming Request for Quotation (RFQ-CO-424341-Wi-IMA) for an Implementation Management Authority consultant role, with a Declaration of Eligibility submission deadline of June 15, 2026.
U.S. prime contractors must meet five eligibility criteria: maintain a professionally active U.S. facility, hold a Facility Security Clearance at SECRET level or higher, obtain pre-approval for NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP), receive a Declaration of Eligibility from the Department of Commerce, and register with NCIA's Neo eProcurement tool. The IMA will coordinate implementation efforts across 18 Territorial Host Nations for the Beyond Line of Sight Access Point (BLOS AP) program, with work primarily at NCIA's Braine l'Alleud facility and potentially at Mons or Brussels for up to 18 months. The engagement is full-time (38 hours weekly) for 36 man-months, anticipated to run Q3 2026 through Q3 2029. Required qualifications include a minimum Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, official certification in project management methodology (PRINCE-2 or equivalent), minimum three years' military communications and information systems project management experience across wide geographical areas, and recent CIS design, installation, testing, and integration experience within three years.
Interested firms must first apply for NCP approval through the Bureau of Industry and Security website, submitting a capability statement demonstrating prime contractor experience and audited financial documents. The solicitation is classified NATO SECRET and requires proposals in English.
Notice text
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to provide an Implementation Management Authority (IMA) role to co-ordinate the efforts of the various Territorial Host Nations involved with implementing the Beyond Line of Site Access Point (BLOS AP) program.
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
The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-424341-Wi-IMA and all correspondence concerning the RFQ 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.
U.S. firms can download a copy of the U.S. NCP 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, 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): 15 June 2026
NCIA distributes the RFQ (planned): 06 July 2026
Bid Closing (anticipated): 11 August 2026
Contract Award (estimated): 01 September 2026
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Description of Requirement (complete).pdf |
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