NCIA – Tier 2 & 3 Uplift of the SIEM (RFQ-CO-424357-SIEM)

Summary

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency) has issued a Notification of Intent (Amendment 1) for a procurement to uplift the existing NCSC SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels. The reference is RFQ-CO-424357-SIEM (Project No. 2018/0IS03204, CP9C0120). The estimated value of the procurement is EUR 14.4 million, and it will be conducted under the BOA+ Best Value procedure. The procurement comprises three parts: (1.3.1) design and implementation of an extension to the existing NCSC SIEM to increase capacity; (1.3.2) design, hardware supply and implementation of a development (DEV) and reference environment at Tier 2; and (1.3.3) design and implementation of passive metadata generation for Tier 3 areas and its forwarding to the existing Tier 2 SIEM. Detailed requirements for each part will be provided later in the procurement process. The project will be managed using an Agile methodology, with a total Period of Performance not exceeding EDC + 2 years. Participation requires nomination by a national authority and registration in the NCI Agency's Neo eProcurement tool. Schedule: NOI deadline (submission of national Declarations of Eligibility) 31 July 2026; estimated RFQ release 1 September 2026; estimated bid submission 5–6 October 2026; estimated contract award January 2027. The evaluation method is Best Value. Detailed technical requirements and contract terms will be included in the RFQ package to be released later, which is not provided in this summary.

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