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NATO Request for Information: Establish and Enhance the Alliance Federation Network (AFN)

ID: RFI-CO-424226-AFN • Type: Special Notice

Description

Posted: March 3, 2025, 11:42 a.m. EST

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) regarding its ability to support the growth and the evolution of the Alliance Federation Network (AFN) as a managed service, with infrastructure and services coexisting with those delivered by the current instance of the AFN.

NCIA requests the assistance of industry to identify solutions to evolve and to extend the reach of the current instance of the AFN as a managed service, including Protected Core Networking and Ethernet Transport Network services.

RFI responses are due to NCIA no later than by 12:00 Brussels time on 24 March 2025.

IMPORTANT: The RFI is not available on the internet. To request a copy, you must submit to NCIA a signed Non-Disclosure Undertaking (NDU). The NDU is attached. Submit the signed NDU to Mrs. Lise Vieux-Rochat, Senior Contracting Officer. To contact her, please use the following email address:

CO-424226-AFN@ncia.nato.int

The NCIA reference for this RFI is RFI-CO-424226-AFN, and all correspondence and submissions concerning this matter should reference this number.

Do NOT submit your NDU to the Department of Commerce.

Your participation in this RFI is greatly appreciated.

Posted: Feb. 18, 2025, 11:47 a.m. EST
Background
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is seeking industry input through a Request for Information (RFI) to support the growth and evolution of the Alliance Federation Network (AFN).

The goal is to enhance AFN as a managed service, ensuring its infrastructure and services work alongside the current instance of the AFN. This initiative aligns with NCIA's mission to provide effective communication and information technology solutions for NATO.

Work Details
The RFI requests assistance in identifying solutions to evolve and extend the reach of the current AFN as a managed service.

Key areas of focus include:
- Protected Core Networking
- Ethernet Transport Network services.

Industry participants are expected to provide insights on how these services can be integrated or improved within the existing framework of the AFN.

Place of Performance
The geographic location for performance is primarily in Brussels, Belgium, where the NCIA is headquartered.

Overview

Response Deadline
March 24, 2025, 7:00 a.m. EDT (original: Feb. 28, 2025, 11:00 a.m. EST) Past Due
Posted
Feb. 18, 2025, 11:47 a.m. EST (updated: March 3, 2025, 11:42 a.m. EST)
Set Aside
None
PSC
None
Place of Performance
Belgium
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$34 Million
Pricing
Likely Fixed Price
On 2/18/25 Bureau of Industry and Security issued Special Notice RFI-CO-424226-AFN for NATO Request for Information: Establish and Enhance the Alliance Federation Network (AFN) due 3/24/25.

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF > BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
FPDS Organization Code
1316-None
Source Organization Code
300000156
Last Updated
March 25, 2025
Last Updated By
leeann.carpenter@bis.doc.gov
Archive Date
March 25, 2025