Provision, operation and continuous evolution of the Operational Network Extension (ON-X)

Description:

The Alliance operates multiple NATO SECRET (NS) network instances without full interoperability or centralised management, and the current estate 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 provisioning 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.