NATO Business Opportunity: Audio Visual Lifecycle Services (AVLS)
Commerce (all) · BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation CO-424399-AVLS in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 9, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a solicitation for the provision of Audio Visual Lifecycle Services (AVLS) at Camp Casteau (SHAPE). 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… (show all)
, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/procurement/neo-eprocurement The reference for the solicitation is CO-424399-AVLS and all correspondence concerning the solicitation should include this reference. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The purpose of this contract is to establish a multi-year framework for the technical support, maintenance, configuration management, training, and operational assistance of designated audiovisual and visualization systems located at Camp Casteau. The contract encompasses the following system families: Video Conference Systems, Video Wall Systems, Digital Signage Systems, Large Display Systems, and Public Address (PA) Systems. 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): 27 October 2023 NCIA distributes the solicitation (planned): 02 November 2026 Bid closing (anticipated): 07 December 2026 Contract Award (estimated): 30 December 2026
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Commerce (all)), same NAICS 541512.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHENEGA SYSTEMS, LLC | 2 | $7.9M | Jul 28, 2025 |
| INSTRUMENTAL SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC | 2 | $5.9M | Apr 16, 2026 |
| MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $198.9M | Apr 30, 2025 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK 3112 LEE BLDG 7809 REGENTS DR College Park MD 20742 USA | 1 | $1.2M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| FEDERON PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS Alexandria VA 22312 USA | 1 | $95K | Jul 8, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Apr 16, 2026INSTRUMENTAL SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC$2.0MD--Common Analytic and Support System for the NWS Tsu
- Apr 16, 2026INSTRUMENTAL SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC$3.9MCommon Analytic and Support System (CASS) for the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Tsunami Warning Centers (TWCs)
- Jul 28, 2025CHENEGA SYSTEMS, LLC$6.0MDirect 8(a) Award to ANC 1305M225C0021 - IT Infrastructure Support Services
- Jul 28, 2025CHENEGA SYSTEMS, LLC$1.9MD--To provide IT infrastructure services for IMO
- Jul 8, 2025FEDERON PROCUREMENT SOLUTIONS Alexandria VA 22312 USA$95KAward Notice: Field Programmable Array-based Memory Device Characterization Boards
- Jun 26, 2025UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK 3112 LEE BLDG 7809 REGENTS DR College Park MD 20742 USA$1.2MR--N-Wave MAX TO-24
- Apr 30, 2025MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.$198.9MD--NOAA Cyber Security Center (NCSC)
Competitive landscape
For the 5 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Commerce, Dept of (DOC) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Commerce, Dept of (DOC) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 372 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.