Contract

NATO Business Opportunity: Operational Network – Extension (ON-X)

Agency: COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF / BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY
Location: Nationwide
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 4 days (Jul 22, 2026)
Posted: Jul 13, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541519

What this contract is for

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the provision, operation, and continuous evolution of the Operational Network Extension (ON-X), a NATO Enterprise cloud capability, up to and including NATO SECRET, delivered and operated as a managed service. 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) 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-424373 and all correspondence concerning the RFP should include this reference. SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENT The Alliance operates multiple NATO SECRET (NS) networks without full interoperability or centralized management, and it is constrained in scalability, resilience, Enterprise-wide collaboration, innovation intake, and cost transparency. ON-X aims to address these current limitations. NCIA intends to contract a single accountable prime contractor for the delivery, operation, and continuous evolution of a scalable, secure-by-design, General-Purpose Cloud capability that stores and processes data up to and including NATO SECRET. The effort will also include the provision of secure digital workplace services delivered to the NATO Enterprise as a service. The prime contractor will function as a managed-service provider under NATO command and governed by NATO policies and directives. The requirement is expressed as outcomes, measurable end-states the capability must achieve, and bidders will propose their solution....

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