NATO Request for Information: NATO Integrated Cyber Defense Center (NICC) Urgent Requirement Project

Federal · Department of CommerceDue Monday, November 9, 2026

Client: Department of Commerce
Solicitation No.: —
Posted: 10/20/2026
Category: IT Services (Computer Maintenance and Technical Services)
Budget: Looking for Proposal
NAICS: 541519
Set-aside: —
Contact: —

Description

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The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is conducting pre-competitive market research to gather industry feedback on potential technology solutions for the NATO Integrated Cyber Defense Center (NICC) Urgent Requirement project. The buyer seeks inputs on business operational tools, cyber operations management, situational awareness capabilities, deployable Rapid Reaction Teams (RRT) kits, and a secure incident response collaboration and case management environment (COMET). All project work packages must be delivered no later than Q3 2030, with future multi-package contracts planned for award to qualified integrators using an iterative software development approach. Participation and responses are strictly limited to companies from NATO member countries, with US organizations performing work offsite. Interested parties must submit their RFI responses in PDF or Word format (not exceeding 10 pages) digitally via email no later than 12:00 hours on December 5, 2026. Additionally, feedback can be provided by attending a dedicated Business Workshop at NATO Edge on November 17–19 in Izmir, Türkiye. Because this RFI is issued solely for market research and acquisition planning, NCIA will not award a contract or pay for submitted information.

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number: RFI-42630696-NICC
Agency: Department of Commerce
Buying office: Bureau of Industry and Security
Notice type: Special Notice
Responses due: Nov 9, 2026, 6:00 AM ET
Posted on SAM.gov: Oct 19, 2026
NAICS: 541519 · Other Computer Related Services
Place of performance: BEL

Read the official notice description

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to gather input on potential solutions to support the upcoming acquisition for the technology pillar of the NATO Integrated Cyber Defense Centre (NICC). To that end, NCIA is issuing the attached Request for Information (RFI) and holding a dedicated workshop at NATO Edge to solicit feedback from capable and interested industry partners.

This RFI covers four out of the five independent Work Packages (WPs) that support the NICC mission. Interested parties are invited to submit their response to one or several WPs.

This RFI is issued for planning purposes only and is not a request for bids. It is part of NCIA’s effort to engage early to inform and ensure it has a clear understanding of the marketplace, available capabilities, and potential acquisition strategies.

NCIA values your insight and invites you to review and comment on our draft high level problem statement (Annexes A and B) with a view in providing recommendations for improving performance outcomes, competition, and efficiency; and identifying any risks or concerns that should be considered during planning.

Submit responses via the email address in section F, no later than 12:00 hours Central European Time (CET) on 09 November 2026.

Feedback can be provided in writing in accordance with submission instructions and/or by attending a dedicated Business Workshop: “Uplifts for Cyber Capabilities” taking place at NATO Edge on 17-19 November in Izmir (Türkiye), where NCIA will respond to clarifying questions and invite comments from participants.

Attendance at the dedicated business workshop at NATO Edge (see section C), taking place on 17-19 November in Izmir is not a prerequisite to respond to this RFI, and NCIA invites any interested party to provide its feedback.

Submission instructions and additional details can be found in the enclosure to this RFI.

Do NOT submit your RFI response to the Department of Commerce. Submission instructions and additional details can be found in the RFI (attached).

The NCIA reference for this RFI is RFI-42630696-NICC, and all correspondence concerning this matter should reference this number.

NCIA thanks you in advance for your time and input, and looks forward to engaging with

you as it shapes this potential acquisition.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Other Computer Related Services). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Commerce, NAICS 541519

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Top vendors in this category: Department of Commerce, NAICS 541519, since Oct 1, 2024

3,318 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

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Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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