NATO Business Opportunity: Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Support Agreement

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Palo Alto Networks Enterprise Support Agreement.

Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC), and 4) register with the NCI Agency’s eProcurement tool, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/neo-eprocurement.html 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 appropriate personnel clearances will be able to perform the resulting contract. The reference for the RFQ is RFQ-CO-423276-EAPA and all correspondence concerning the RFQ should include this reference.

Competition Type: Lowest Priced Technically Compliant SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS Scope of Work The purpose of this procurement is to acquire the technical/hardware support required to operate and maintain the existing Palo Alto Networks Firewalls and the provision and support of additional Palo Alto Networks products, subscriptions, and services required for NATO networks security.

The procurement is comprised of the following elements: 1 Enterprise Service Agreement Support 2 Subscriptions 3 Consultancy 4 Threat Intel and Incident Response Services 5 Professional Services Period of Performance The Period of Performance is anticipated to start in Q1 2025 and end in Q4 2027. Please note that this timeline represents the anticipated duration of the project, and adjustments may be made as per the requirements of the solicitation process and subsequent contractual agreement.

BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB. U.S. firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The U.S. NATO ICB 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. NATO ICB application from the following website: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities DOC is the U.S. Government agency that approves NATO ICB applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments).

If your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB, submit the completed one-time NATO ICB application): 03 September 2024 NCI Agency distributes the RFQ (planned): 16 September 2024 Bid closing (anticipated): 14 October 2024 Contract Award (estimated): 10 December 2024