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NATO Business Opportunity: Tier 2 & 3 Uplift of the SIEM
Contact and place of performance
Lee Ann Carpenter
BEL
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for procurement of Tier 2 and Tier 3 Uplift of the SIEM. 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...
View moreDesign, hardware supply and implementation activities to facilitate the expansion of the existing NCSC SIEM, which includes specific requirements to increase capacity.
Design, hardware supply and implementation of the Development environment and the Reference environment for this SIEM on Tier-2.
Scope of Work
There are three parts to be delivered under Tier 2+3 SIEM 3 Uplift of the SIEM incl. build of DEV environment:
1) Design and implement the expansion of the existing NCSC SIEM, to include increased capacity.
2) Implementation of the Development environment and the Reference environment for this SIEM on Tier-2.
3) Design and implementation to Tier-3 of passive metadata generation in Tier-3 sites and the flow into the existing Tier-2 SIEM.
Detailed requirements will be provided later in the procurement process.
This project will be managed using the Agile methodology and the overall Period of Performance shall not exceed EDC + 2 years
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): 06 October 2026
Contract Award (estimated): 06 January 2027
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue Request for Quotation RFQ-CO-424357-SIEM for the Tier 2 and Tier 3 uplift of the Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system. This project involves the design, hardware supply, and implementation activities required to expand the existing NCSC SIEM capacity and establish development and reference environments on Tier-2. The scope also includes the design and implementation of passive metadata generation at Tier-3 sites and the corresponding data flow into the Tier-2 SIEM. This requirement, classified under NAICS 541519 Other Computer Related Services, will be managed using Agile methodology with an overall performance period not to exceed two years after the effective date of contract.
The Bureau of Industry and Security serves as the initial point of contact for U.S. prime contractors, who must be pre-approved for NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP) and receive a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) to participate. Eligible firms must maintain a professionally active facility in the United States, hold a Facility Security Clearance at the Secret level or higher, and register with the NCIA Neo eProcurement tool. Performance takes place in Belgium, and because contractor personnel must work unescorted in Class II Security areas, all staff must possess appropriate personnel security clearances.
Prospective bidders must submit their request for a DOE and any required NCP application materials to the Department of Commerce by July 29, 2026. Following the eligibility process, the NCIA plans to distribute the RFQ on September 1, 2026, with an anticipated bid closing date of October 6, 2026. The estimated contract award date is January 6, 2027. Lee Ann Carpenter is the designated point of contact for this special notice.
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