Contract · Federal
NATO Business Opportunity: Design and Implementation of Encrypted Traffic Interception System
- Agency
- COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- Location
- Nationwide
- Amount
- Amount not listed
- Posted
- Jul 27, 2026
- Set-aside
- None (open competition)
- NAICS code
- 541519 - Other Computer Related Services look up NAICS codes
Timeline
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Posted
Jul 27, 2026
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Status
Open now
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est. $34K-$262K
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What this contract is for
- Agency
- COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
- Location
- Nationwide
- NAICS
- 541519 - Other Computer Related Services
- Scope
- Federal
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design and implementation of an encrypted traffic interception system.
Potential U.S. prime contractors must 1) maintain a professionally active facility (office, factory, laboratory, etc.) within the United States, 2) be pre-approved for participation in NATO Competitive Procurement (NCP), 3) hold a Facility Security Clearance at the level of SECRET or higher, 4) be issued a Declaration of Eligibility (DOE) by the Department of Commerce (DOC), and 4) register with the NCI Agency’s eProcurement tool, Neo: https://www.ncia.nato.int/business/neo-eprocurement.html The reference for the RFP is RFP-CO-424365-CETIS and all correspondence concerning the RFP should include this reference.
SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT Industry is invited to design and implement a centrally managed solution that can: - Intercept, inspect and analyze encrypted traffic in a centralized way - Take required actions to enforce network control - Using existing NATO systems (existing gateways, firewalls, web proxies) and/or new components (for covering a wider range of network protocols) to be brought by the Contractor Scope includes: - Integration and reconfiguration of all the systems for a coherent security baseline - Replacement or deployment of dedicated encrypted traffic interception PKI certificates (to be provided by NATO) - On-premise (high side and low side) and Cloud network interfaces Scale and complexity indicators: - Approximately 100 interfaces where existing systems are deployed - Approximately 20 high side and 20 low side deployments for the new solution component - Infrastructure spans across all NATO nations Operating Model: - The solution shall be delivered to the purchaser’s cyber sec...
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