NATO Business Opportunity: Tier 2 Tools and Security Systems Uplift
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFQ-CO-424358-TSSU
- 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
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), acting through the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, announced a Request for Quotation (RFQ-CO-424358-TSSU) for Tier 2 Tools and Security System Uplift services, with responses due by July 29, 2026. U.S. prime contractors must hold a Facility Security Clearance at the SECRET level or higher and be pre-approved for NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP) before eligibility.
The procurement covers design, supply, and implementation of five security system solutions for the NATO Cyber Security Centre Tier 2 environment: Antivirus and Antimalware Signature Distribution, On-site Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing, Security Settings and Development Tools, Forensics Evidence Management System, and Malware Analysis System. Performance will follow Agile methodology over a period not to exceed two years from contract effective date.
Contractor personnel must be cleared to work unescorted in Class II Security areas. Contractors must maintain a professionally active facility within the United States and register with NCIA's Neo eProcurement tool. Before bidding, U.S. firms must obtain NCP approval and a Declaration of Eligibility from the Department of Commerce. The NCP application, filed on a facility-by-facility basis, requires a company resume or capability statement showing prior prime contracts and financial documentation audited by an independent CPA. Applications are available at https://www.bis.gov/about-bis/bis-leadership-and-offices/SIES/business-opportunities-nato.
NAICS 541519 (Other Computer Related Services).
Notice text
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of Tier 2 Tools and Security System Uplift services.
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
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 FCL and the appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract.
The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-424358-TSSU and all correspondence concerning the RFQ should include this reference.
SUMMARY 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): 29 July 2026
NCIA distributes the RFQ (planned): 01 September 2026
Bid Closing (anticipated): 05 October 2026
Contract Award (estimated): 14 December 2026
Update #1 ·
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the procurement of Tier 2 Tools and Security System Uplift services.
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
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 FCL and the appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract.
The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-424358-TSSU and all correspondence concerning the RFQ should include this reference.
SUMMARY 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): 20 May 2026
NCIA distributes the RFQ (planned): 01 June 2026
Bid Closing (anticipated): 13 July 2026
Contract Award (estimated): 30 October 2026
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements (complete).pdf |
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