SAM #CO-423316-RTBMD

Planned NATO BMD Tactical Battle Management system, implementation, support, and enhancements

NCIA is conducting market research for a future NATO ballistic missile defence tactical battle management capability and is seeking industry feedback on the planned system and its supporting services. - Opportunity: A phased Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Tactical Battle Management (TBM) system for NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence, including implementation, in-service support, and enhancements. The notice and requirement materials describe planning for a future acquisition; the attachment’s industry-feedback activity is market research, not a solicitation. - Planned capability: An initial operational capability based on an existing commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product, followed by full capability and integration with the e-AirC2 Data Layer. Optional work includes capability evolution and in-service support after Final System Acceptance. - Services: The scope includes surveillance and sensor data, engagement and threat assessment, weapon and sensor resource monitoring, trajectory calculations, tasking and defence-design processing, tactical data links and external interfaces, operator tools, security, system management, training, and related services. See the line items for the complete service list. - Schedule: Indicative project start is January 2028. Phase 1 deployment and operational acceptance are planned for T0+9 and T0+12 months; Phase 2 for T0+28 and T0+31 months. Optional capability evolution is indicated for July 2030–July 2035. Optional support may begin July 2031 and extend to July 2034, 2037, or 2040. - Eligibility: Participating NATO-country companies may participate. U.S. firms need an active U.S. facility, a Facility Security Clearance of SECRET or higher, NATO Competitive Procurement approval, a project-specific Declaration of Eligibility (DOE), and registration in NCIA’s Neo eProcurement system. The notice also invites industry input and lists information needed for NCP approval. - Industry engagement: A workshop is scheduled for 17–19 November in Izmir, Türkiye; the notice does not specify the year. Firms unable to attend are invited to provide information. - Suppliers and quantities: No OEM, named commercial vendor, product part number, or purchase quantity is identified. The system is described as using an existing COTS product for the initial capability. - Value: No government estimate is provided; any value range is an uncertain planning estimate for a multi-phase defense software, integration, and support effort.

Description

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

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