Geospatial Research, Integration, Development and Support III Small Business Set-Aside (GRIDS III SB)

The Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Geospatial Center established a Master IDIQ for geospatial research, integration, development, and support services under a total small business set-aside on December 16, 2019, with a $48 million combined ceiling and final ordering deadline of June 17, 2025—the vehicle is now closed to new orders.

The scope encompasses geospatial enterprise systems development, information requirements coordination, and direct warfighter support across all security domains from Unclassified through TS/SCI. Task orders have focused on software development and maintenance (particularly the Defense Support of Civil Authorities Automated Support System), geospatial artificial intelligence tools, and engineering support for international military centers including Canadian and Korean forces operations. The vehicle requires contractors to hold TS/SCI facility clearances and maintain DCAA-approved accounting systems; task orders price as both firm fixed price and cost-plus-fixed-fee.

Research Innovations Incorporated dominates the vehicle, holding nine of fourteen awards representing $36.5 million of the $39.7 million combined task-order potential value—approximately 92% of all activity. Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. holds two orders valued at $3.2 million; three other small businesses (Bowhead Professional Solutions, Radiance Technologies, and Geographic Information Services) hold one order each, each carrying a $2.5 thousand minimum guarantee only. The Department of the Army placed all nine largest orders; five smaller orders funded the Army Corps of Engineers Geospatial Center directly.

Despite the vehicle's small-business set-aside designation, 93 percent of awarded task orders carry no set-aside classification, with only one order (a $3.4 million GEAR+ research effort in 2022) designated under Total Small Business. The vehicle obligated $32.6 million (82 percent of combined potential value) before the ordering deadline. Recent ordering momentum has been sparse—the portfolio shows one order per year in 2023, 2024, and 2025, down sharply from a 2022 peak of four orders. The most recent award, issued June 10, 2025, was a $12 million ceiling order to Research Innovations for Canadian Joint Warfare Center engineering services.

The GRIDS III SBSA Scope includes a full range of services and solutions necessary for the AGC to coordinate, integrate, and synchronize geospatial information requirements and standards across the Army; develop geospatial enterprise enabled systems for the Army and the Department of Defense (DoD); and provide direct geospatial support to the Warfighter. The services acquired under this contract shall apply to the full range of security domains, from Unclassified through TS/SCI.