NATO Business Opportunity: Renovating and Upgrading Naval Base Korsør (Denmark) ICB-Denmark-Korsor
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AI-generated · Aug 24, 2025Renovate and upgrade Naval Base Korsør in Denmark to address shallow water depths, limited crane/traffic access, and quay bottlenecks, adding quay length to expand overall NATO support capacity. The project will be delivered as one main contract under the NATO NSIP National Competitive Bidding Plus rules, with an early contractor involvement model that includes collaboration between a technical advisor, the contractor, and the Danish Defense Estates Agency (DDEA) during design before construction begins. All bid documents will be in Danish, and the work will be governed by AB18 terms.
U.S. prime contractors must have a active U.S. facility, be pre-approved for NATO International Competitive Bidding, and receive a Declaration of Eligibility from the U.S. Government to bid. On-site personnel must be cleared to handle NATO Restricted information, with key personnel requiring NATO Confidential clearance. To become eligible, firms must obtain a one-time NATO ICB approval (DOE issued after U.S. Government review) and submit a resume of prime contracts plus independently audited financial statements as part of the NATO ICB application. Applications are submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce for review, after which a DOE is issued to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw and then transmitted to Denmark’s Ministry of National Defense. The notices indicate the bid documents will be published and the bid window opened in late 2025, with the award planned later and the project expected to run through 2028. Note: Record 1 and Record 2 describe the same opportunity with no substantive changes between them.
The Danish Defense Estates Agency (DDEA) intends to issue an invitation to submit biders for a combined NATO/national contract under the rules and procedures for National Competitive Bidding Plus, as defined by the NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP). Important: All documentation will be in the Danish language. To bid on this project, U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) in the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. In addition, the contractor will be required to provide personnel that is or can be authorized to handle information up to and including NATO RESTICTED. For key personnel on site, a valid NATO Security Clearance up to and including NATO CONFIDENTIAL is required. Further information regarding security requirements will be presented in the competition documentation. The contract will be executed as one overall main contract and the conditions in the Danish General Conditions for Building and Construciotn Works and Supplies (AB18) will apply. The U.S. Government reference for the project is ICB-Denmark-Korsr and all correspondence in relation to the project should refer to this reference. PROJECT SUMMARY AND SCOPE The Naval Base facilities need to be renovated and upgraded, and new technical installations must be established. The use of the Naval Base is currently limited due to shallow water depths and a limited number of locations where mobile cranes and heavy traffic can operate. Additionally, essential renovation of the base is needed to prevent further limitations in the use of its quay facilities. As the same time, a need has been identified for additional quay length in order to expande overall capabity, particularly in relation to the Danish Armed Forces task of providing NATO support. The project will be carried out according to the project model of early contractor involvement. This means that the contractor is involved during the design phase, and in cooperation with the technical advisor, the project is developed up to the time at which the work is initated. The contract thus consists of a cooperaton agreement that regulates the collaboration between the technical advisor, the contractor, and the DDEA during the design phase, and the contractor for the actual constructing works. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB. U.S. firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The U.S. NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume 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. NATO ICB application from the following website: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities The Department of Commerce (DOC) is the U.S. Government agency that approves NATO ICB applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB 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/FAX/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documents After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, DOC will then know to follow up by issuing a DOE for the project. DOC will transmit the DOE to the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw, wh which will in turn transmit the DOE to the Ministry of National Defense. IMPORTANT DATES U.S. firms must request a DOE (and, for U.S. firms new to NATO ICB, submit the one-time NATO ICB application): 30 July 2025 Bid documents published (planned): 05 August 2025 on https://ted.europa.eu/en/ Bid Closing (estimated): 15 September 2025 Contract Award (anticipated): TBD Estimated duration of the contract: January 2026 - 2028
From Special Notice posted on Jul 16, 2025The Danish Defense Estates Agency (DDEA) intends to issue an invitation to submit biders for a combined NATO/national contract under the rules and procedures for National Competitive Bidding Plus, as defined by the NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP). Important: All documentation will be in the Danish language. To bid on this project, U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) in the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO International Competitive Bidding (ICB), and 3) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the U.S. Government. In addition, the contractor will be required to provide personnel that is or can be authorized to handle information up to and including NATO RESTICTED. For key personnel on site, a valid NATO Security Clearance up to and including NATO CONFIDENTIAL is required. Further information regarding security requirements will be presented in the competition documentation. The contract will be executed as one overall main contract and the conditions in the Danish General Conditions for Building and Construction Works and Supplies (AB18) will apply. The U.S. Government reference for the project is ICB-Denmark-Korsr and all correspondence in relation to the project should refer to this reference. PROJECT SUMMARY AND SCOPE The Naval Base facilities need to be renovated and upgraded, and new technical installations must be established. The use of the Naval Base is currently limited due to shallow water depths and a limited number of locations where mobile cranes and heavy traffic can operate. Additionally, essential renovation of the base is needed to prevent further limitations in the use of its quay facilities. As the same time, a need has been identified for additional quay length in order to expande overall capabity, particularly in relation to the Danish Armed Forces task of providing NATO support. The project will be carried out according to the project model of early contractor involvement. This means that the contractor is involved during the design phase, and in cooperation with the technical advisor, the project is developed up to the time at which the work is initated. The contract thus consists of a cooperaton agreement that regulates the collaboration between the technical advisor, the contractor, and the DDEA during the design phase, and the contractor for the actual constructing works. BECOMING ELIGIBLE TO BID NATO ICB 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 NATO ICB. U.S. firms are approved for NATO ICB on a facility-by-facility basis. The U.S. NATO ICB application is a one-time application. The application requires supporting documentation in the form of 1) a company resume 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. NATO ICB application from the following website: https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/strategic-industries-and-economic-security-sies/nato-related-business-opportunities The Department of Commerce (DOC) is the U.S. Government agency that approves NATO ICB applications. Please submit to the email address provided your application and supporting documentation (as attachments). If your firm is interested in a specific NATO ICB 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/FAX/email of the company employee who should receive the bid documents After approval of your one-time NATO ICB application, DOC will then know to follow up by issuing a DOE for the project. IMPORTANT DATES U.S. firms must request a DOE (and, for U.S. firms new to NATO ICB, submit the one-time NATO ICB application): 30 July 2025 Bid documents published (planned): 05 August 2025 on https://ted.europa.eu/en/ Bid Closing (estimated): 15 September 2025 Contract Award (anticipated): TBD Estimated duration of the contract: January 2026 - 2028
From Special Notice posted on Jul 17, 2025Notice history
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