U_DRAFT_AVOID__RFI_SOW_04AUG26.docx

UNCLASSIFIED

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Statement of Work (SOW)

Commercial Analytic Service:

Automated Vertical Obstruction Identification and Detection (AVOID)

03 AUG 2026

1.0 Introduction

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is the Nation’s primary source of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) for the Department of War (DoW) and the US Intelligence Community (IC). NGA delivers world-class GEOINT that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals and first responders from seabed to space.

2.0 Purpose

NGA is striving to develop an approach to acquire geospatial information and knowledge to expand access to data and services for the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) and accelerate analysis workflow modernization objectives by integrating data and services into enterprise capabilities. Therefore, the NGA seeks a contractor to employ technologies such as automated computer vision (CV) to detect, identify, classify, and mensurate man-made vertical obstructions (VOs) posing significant aviation dangers and risks for low altitude aviation mission planning and rehearsals.

3.0 Objective

The NGA’s objective is to acquire contractor derived unclassified VO data to satisfy emerging geospatial requirements that inform and enhance the development of enduring commercial capabilities. The NGA is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive VO data sources to enhance aviation mission planning. Additionally, the NGA is seeking the contractor provided capability to provide robust quality assurance and accuracy data of the aggregated VO data. The NGA expects, over the Period of Performance (PoP), for the contractor provided VO data to inform NGA and NSG partners on current and newly constructed VOs; thereby, enabling enhanced aviation mission planning and aviation accident risk reduction.

4.0 Background

The GEOINT mission responsibilities of several offices in NGA and NSG mission partners have had an enduring need to support low altitude mission planning, to conduct prioritization of VOs, hazards detection, and force protection. NGA and NSG partners have a mission critical need to accelerate the VO Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) process to improve the timeliness of VO identification and characterization into unclassified and classified networks and for automated data analysis and integration into visualization tools. Therefore, the NGA is seeking a contractor provided capability to automate VO end-user access that supports NGA’s mission to deliver analytic insights to policymakers and warfighters, leveraging the unique capabilities of the commercial GEOINT industry.

5.0 Scope of Work

The NGA is seeking a contractor capable of providing comprehensive VO data using cutting edge technologies such as, but not limited to, CV/Machine Learning (ML) detection and characterization technologies integrated with comprehensive, high-resolution imagery and elevation data. These capabilities must enable low-altitude aviation mission planning and enhance geospatial intelligence analysis by providing timely mission data to decision-makers preparing for and conducting aviation mission planning and rehearsals.

The NGA requires the contractor‑derived solution to evolve, augment, and accelerate enterprise‑level VO identification and characterization analysis workflows by employing technologies capable of rapid and accurate VO detections. The contractor‑provided solution is required to increase productivity while reducing both personnel and financial resource burdens.

The NGA requires access to, and deployment of the contractor provided capabilities to deliver a critical advantage to aviation mission planning throughout dense rural and urban infrastructure environments while maneuvering to avoid a variety of natural and manmade VO’s.

5.1 Task 1: Automated Vertical Obstruction Identification and Detection Service/Support Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Update this name based on the new contract name selected.

Technical Criteria:

The Contractor shall provide VO data access to USG designated end-users encompassing area of interests (AOIs) with maximum base limit of 15 million sq. km. AOIs will be designated at the USG’s discretion.

The Contractor shall provide comprehensive, dynamic, and globally derived VO data using advanced technologies such as, but not limited to, CV and ML to identify and characterize existing and new VOs in accordance with customer derived TCPED requirements. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Why do we leave this open ended? With this being a FFP requirement I don’t recommend the “but not limited to…” statement unless there’s explanation included.

In addition, the Contractor shall meet or exceed the following VO detection performance criteria:

· ≥ 90% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 50 feet AGL.

· ≥ 80% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 25 feet AGL.

· ≥ 70% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 10 feet AGL.

· Circular Error (CE) at ≥ 95% confidence of ≤ 5 meters for horizontal positioning (X-Y coordinates).

· Linear Error (LE) at ≥ 95% confidence of ≤ 20 feet for vertical height accuracy (Z measurements).

· Maximum false positive rate of ≤ 5% of all flagged VO detections.

The Contractor shall provide accessible, deployable capabilities that support aviation mission planning across dynamic environments to include, but not limited to, dense rural and urban infrastructure and foliage environments to support mission planning that enables risk‑reduced flights that avoid complex natural and manmade VOs. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Again, some sort of bracketing should be present here.

The Contractor shall provide and support an immediately-available-upon-award web-based VO identification solution, as well as a deployable solution and/or system capable of delivering VO data for mission planning in low-to-zero bandwidth environments.

The Contractor shall employ comprehensive, high‑resolution imagery and elevation data to support and validate VO detection methods used to ensure risk reduced low‑altitude aviation mission planning.

The Contractor shall provide data refreshes, at minimum 2 refreshes annually, on previously scanned AOIs ensuring the previously scanned AOIs maintain consistent currency and relevance to support time-sensitive, high-risk aviation mission planning.

User Access and Support:

The Contractor shall ensure all USG designated end-users will have access to VO data based on available imagery and elevation data.

The Contractor shall track and identify end-user access via Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to track the use of the contractor provided capability to include quantity of data exported and geographic size (e.g., square kilometers) of AOIs.

The Contractor shall provide User Interface (UI) credentials to USG designated users. The UI credentials must provide full end-user access to the contractor provided capability to specific USG designated end-users.

The Contractor shall provide all relevant mission and product support to NGA designated users to ensure consistent reliability and on-going technical and troubleshooting support to ensure successful implementation of the contractor provided capability to support critical national security missions.

The Contractor shall facilitate ongoing customer interaction to define requirements, exchange feedback, deliver data, and sustain continuous dialogue.

The Contractor shall maintain active customer engagement to further enhance the benefits of its commercial VO solution in support of mission-critical NGA and NSG dynamic requirements.

Additional Services and Support:

The Contractor shall provide data in USG specified formats that are readily convertible by NGA and NSG mission planners into ingestible formats for input to Common Operating Pictures (COPs) and web‑based analytic systems used by NGA and NSG partners.

The Contractor shall deliver notification and documentation of any updates/changes to the software used to generate data (change date, modifications made, and justifications for changes).

The Contractor shall deliver timely mission data to decisionmakers preparing for and conducting aviation mission planning at the discretion of the NGA and NSG partners.

The Contractor shall provide access to the data usage and capability usage analytics and must provide data usage reports on a monthly basis.

The Contractor shall provide virtual online training for end-users on its contractor provided capability for durations and at the periodicity designated by the USG.

The Contractor shall provide in-person training for end-users on its contractor provided capability for durations and at the periodicity designated by the USG.

The Contractor shall be capable of providing exercise support to NGA and NSG partners during preplanned or ad-hoc exercise activities at the discretion of the USG.

In addition, the Contractor shall meet or exceed the following VO detection performance criteria:

· ≥ 95% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 50 feet AGL.

· ≥ 95% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 25 feet AGL.

· ≥ 90% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 10 feet AGL.

· Circular Error (CE) at ≥ 95% confidence of ≤ 3 meters for horizontal positioning (X-Y coordinates).

· Linear Error (LE) at ≥ 95% confidence of ≤ 20 feet for vertical height accuracy (Z measurements).

· Maximum false positive rate of ≤ 5% of all flagged VO detections.

The Contractor shall provide all additional requirements as listed in Section 5.1 Task-1: Automated Vertical Obstruction Identification and Detection Service/Support.

The Contractor shall provide Surge Capacity in 2.5 million Sq. km block increments to fulfill designated USG requirements as/if needed.

The Contractor shall provide all additional requirements as listed in Section 5.1 Task-1: Automated Vertical Obstruction Identification and Detection Service/Support. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Remember to update this to the new contract name

6.0 Technical Deliverables

The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring globally derived VO detection data meets the minimum requirements as established by the USG.

6.1 Data Formats and Delivery

The Contractor shall ensure all data is available for download in interoperable data formats to include CSV, KML, SHP, TFADS-0, and GPK. All delivered data must comply with the aforementioned USG‑specified formats and ensure compatibility and convertibility in accordance with USG specifications, enabling end-users to ingest data into NGA and partner COPs and web‑based analytic systems.

The Contractor shall ensure the provided data is capable of VO data exports in small packages for bandwidth constrained environments (e.g., DDIL).

The Contractor shall ensure the provided data is capable of VO data exports in large packages to include VO information and derived metadata information, likely maximum 10 GB per AOI.

The Contractor shall agree upon delivery options, at the discretion of the USG, including data and reports delivery with cloud service S3 buckets, application programming interfaces (API), web feature service (WFS), and email, if applicable. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Is this the correct format? Reads more like a paragraph than a section heading. I also don’t see a number at the beginning so please update if you agree.

6.2 Data Rights and Licenses

The unclassified data associated with AVOID will be delivered subject to a USG+ End User License Agreement (EULA). Any government licensed data or information accessed in support of this contract will be disseminated in accordance with the terms of applicable license(s).

6.3 User Activity Metrics

At the request of the USG, the Contractor shall provide logs and audit user activity metrics. All logged activities must be attributable to individual users through their PKI certificate credentials.

The Contractor shall deliver detailed monthly reports specifying user PKI metrics, activity, and usage. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Do we have a required format or template for them to use for this requirement? Comment by Ignarri Paul N NGA SCPB USA CTR: I will need to link up with Jeffrey Thomas and James Liu to find out if there is a pre-designated template. Comment by Ignarri Paul N NGA SCPB USA CTR:

7.0 Quality Assurance and Acceptance Criteria. The Government will periodically perform Quality Assurance assessments of the delivered data. The Government will inform the Contractor of the outcome of any Quality Assurance assessments. The Government will provide information relevant to improving the data to the Contractor as appropriate. The Government may use USG systems to generate data in comparison to Contractor provided data. The contractor must adhere to the Table 1: Performance Objectives, Acceptance Criteria & Methods of Performance Assessment and provide the USG with calculated VO accuracy using the Table 2: True Positive vs False Positive Object Detections and Classification chart. The Contractor solutions shall provide their False Negatives, False Positives, and True Positive model performance, and disclose any model biases. Desire to be more inclusive, and learning will increase the True Positives.

Table 1: Performance Objectives, Acceptance Criteria & Methods of Performance Assessment

· ≥ 80% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 25 feet AGL.

· ≥ 70% detection rate for obstructions ≥ 10 feet AGL.

· Circular Error (CE) at ≥ 95% confidence of ≤ 5 meters for horizontal positioning (X-Y coordinates).

· Linear Error (LE) at ≥ 95% confidence of ≤ 20 feet for vertical height accuracy (Z measurements).

· Maximum false positive rate of ≤ 5% of all flagged VO detections.

Validation through comparison to alternative data

100% of data delivered in <48 hours for complex environments.

(Environmental complexity will be determined at the USG’s discretion).

Tracking data delivery timelines

Table 2: True Positive vs False Positive Object Detections and Classifications

True Class

7.1 Feedback and Acceptance

The Government will inform the Contractor on the outcome of quality assurance assessments. The Government will provide information relevant to improving the data and reports services to the Contractor as appropriate. NGA will present questions, concerns, and/or issues to the Contractor via email, unclassified ad hoc technical exchange meeting(s), or at a scheduled monthly meeting.

To ensure data deliveries meet the acceptance criteria, the NGA will provide feedback to the Contractor as needed until the expected level of quality has been achieved up to 45 days after deliveries. During this time, any deliverables that do not meet the acceptance criteria will not impact the performance rating of the Contractor.

After 45 days of first delivery of the data or report does not meet the acceptance criteria, it will affect the Contractor’s performance rating.

The Government will continue to provide feedback to the Contractor as needed throughout the contract. NGA will have 21 calendar days to provide feedback on any deliverables once received at the NGA point of presence.

The Contractor shall have up to 5 business days to explain the deficiencies and will coordinate a timeline to correct USG noted deficiencies and resubmit the data to NGA. During the grace period, the Contractor and Government will collaborate to ensure that the Contractor deliveries meet the Government’s requirements.

8.0 Contract Deliverables

The deliverables as defined in this section apply to all scope of work in this contract. The Contractor shall adhere to the following contract deliverable schedule.

Table 3: Deliverables

Program Management office, CO and COR

8.1 Contract Kickoff Meeting

A contract kickoff meeting will be held no later than ten (10) business days following contract award at a location designated by the Government in the St. Louis, MO, Washington D.C. area, or virtually. At the beginning of the contract, the Contractor produces read ahead material to brief during the meeting which covers administrative and technical topics as necessary for award.

8.2 Option Year Contract Kick-off Meeting

An Option-year kick-off meeting via teleconference or videoconference (e.g. MS Teams) or in person at NGA Washington with dial-in from NGA St. Louis. This meeting will cover administrative issues and technical questions as necessary for the award.

8.3 Technical Exchange Meetings (TEM)

TEMs will be held both regularly scheduled and on an ad hoc basis as NGA evaluates the data and discusses questions and errors to facilitate evaluating the data. Other meetings may occur on an ad-hoc basis, if deemed necessary. In the event the USG cannot attend a meeting, an email containing the required information can be substituted.

TEMs may take place at NGA Washington in Springfield, VA or NGA St Louis in Missouri; by web-based teleconference; or other unclassified co-working space as determined by the COR. TEMs will be held between Government technical personnel and Contractor technical personnel to discuss and address technical issues should they arise, on a schedule determined by the COR.

8.4 Reporting

The Contractor shall prepare a digital report monthly, which is due on the last business day of each month to provide information on tasking and delivery metrics for the month, and any other relevant information relating to the contract or supporting operations. Status Reports will utilize standard office business software (e.g., Microsoft Office).

Each report must include:

· Number of identified VOs detected.

· Number of times each identified VO was detected. Accuracy percentage – number of VOs accurately detected.

· Total size of data exported per month.

· Total number of sq. km VO scans and number of VOs detected and delivered under the contract to-date.

· “Red Flag” percentage: The NGA considers a Red Flag once an end-user approaches 75% usage capacity. Usage must be provided in regular percentage updates and notifications must be sent to NGA and NSG components nearing or who have reached the Red Flag threshold of 75% usage capacity. PKI-derived usage metrics to track and monitor end-user activity

· Average time from tasking to data delivery.

· Any challenges or other relevant items for consideration.

8.5 Account Management

The Contractor shall have procedures to confirm user and team permissions with the mission partner and provide access to the solution to all mission partner-designated users.

The Contractor shall provide procedures for account registration, verification, management, and deletion.

The Contractor shall utilize the DoW, IC, and NGA enterprise identity and access management approved services.

8.5 Contract Closeout

Following the completion of the contract, the Contractor shall complete a final report that details overall performance metrics, relevant lessons learned and outlines potential areas for improvement for both the Contractor and the government.

8.7 Period of Performance (POP)

All tasks under the Scope of Work shall have a base period of 12 months with four (4) 12-month option years.

8.8 Place of Performance

Primary work will be performed at the Contractor facility. In addition, to enable customer engagements, the Contractor will require a DD254 as Contractor personnel will require authorization to perform work on this contract up to the TOP SECRET / SCI level performed at Government authorized locations, at the direction and discretion of the USG. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Start coordinating with SI on this as we get closer to RFP. They’ll also provide updated SOW security language for you to insert. Comment by Ignarri Paul N NGA SCPB USA CTR: Sounds good.

8.9 Training, Exercise Support, and Partner Engagement

The Contractor shall develop and implement a comprehensive engagement and training plan that defines the outreach approach for users receiving data and services under this contract. Training assets may include, but are not limited to, in‑person engagements (CONUS and OCONUS), classroom instruction, role‑based courses, and other Contractor‑developed materials with NGA approval. The objective is to increase awareness of the commercial capability provided under this contract and drive adoption across the user community and partner organizations.

The Contractor shall provide instructional content and materials, including but not limited to instructional videos and user guides. The Contractor shall ensure that training subject-matter experts (SMEs) conduct all on-site and virtual training.

The Contractor shall deliver, at minimum, five (5) on-site training sessions and, at minimum, twelve (12) virtual training sessions annually as directed by the USG.

The Contractor shall provide instructor-led, on-site CONUS training sessions at NGA specified locations. The Contractor shall provide training sessions for a period of one (1) to three (3) days based on user demand as directed by the USG.

The Contractor shall provide instructor-led, on-site OCONUS training session(s) at NGA specified location(s). The Contractor shall provide training sessions within the non-continental United States region for a period of one (1) to five (5) days based on user demand as directed by the USG.

The Contractor shall maintain program user engagement and training records. The Contractor shall provide an annual evaluation of the effectiveness of its user engagement and training program, including performance metrics. The Contractor shall provide a Users' Guide and release notes for each deployment of new product versions.

In accordance with this contract's licensure agreement, the Contractor shall provide USG and foreign partners with access to shareable VO analytic services and data, as required and at the discretion of the USG.

If required, the Contractor shall deliver shareable VO analytic services and data that provide critical context and insight to Combatant Commands (CCMDs), international officers, and the operational leads of U.S. Federal Agencies.

The Contractor shall provide comprehensive support for military exercises involving USG service components as needed. At the discretion of the USG, this may require the Contractor to support service-level exercises of extended duration, both within the Continental U.S. and Outside the Continental U.S. OCONUS. Throughout these exercises, the Contractor is expected to deliver continuous technical support, training, and direct engagement to provide the specified VO data and services outlined in Section 5.0, Scope of Work.

9.0 Government Furnished Information and Equipment (GFI/GFE)

The Government will supply commercial imagery through NGA’s Global Enhanced GEOINT Delivery (G-EGD) Pro application as GFI. G-EGD access can be requested through the COR. Comment by Switzer Ryan A NGA OCSG USA GOV: Do you want to explain how they get an account for GEGD or reference that we’ll provide instruction after award? Comment by Ignarri Paul N NGA SCPB USA CTR: Definitely a good idea let me get up with JT and James on this.

There will be no additional GFI/GFP for this effort outside G-EGD Pro.

The Contractor is responsible for providing necessary Information Technology (IT) equipment for its employees to perform the required work successfully. This includes, but is not limited to, computers, monitors, keyboards, networking, and internet access.

10.0 Security

10.1 Security Level of Work

All detections and classifications must be UNCLASSIFIED. There are no additional security requirements for processing or delivering the final data sets or document deliverables. The Contractor shall adhere to the contract-level SOW.

To enable customer engagements, Contractor personnel are authorized to work on this contract up to the TOP SECRET / SCI level performed at Government authorized locations.

· Contractor personnel are authorized to work on this contract up to the UNCLASSIFED level, with no access to DoD Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), at the Contractor site.

· Contractor personnel shall follow all applicable security policies and regulations.

· Contractor personnel shall follow all applicable NGA, IC, and DoW information security and operational security policies and guidance when accessing and transmitting data over networks during performance of agreement requirements.

· All sub-contractors must be approved by NGA before performing work with the sub- contractor.

Contractor personnel shall not release any unclassified information, regardless of medium (e.g. film, tape, document), pertaining to any part of this contract or any program related to this contract, unless the COR has given prior written approval or in performance of a project that has been scoped and negotiated by NGA.

Contractor personnel visiting NGA facilities and/or sites will receive the appropriate visitor badge and be escorted as appropriate. The visitor badge will be returned at the end of each visit day. NOTE: NGA reserves the right to refuse access to any personnel.

10.2 Information Handling

To satisfy the stated requirements, the contractor will access secure sites, which necessitate appropriate security clearances. At these locations, the contractor is required to provide training, engagements, exercise support, and other related activities in fulfillment of the contract.

The Contractor shall possess the appropriate facility and personnel security clearances required to receive a DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification, prior to contract award. The Contractor shall comply with all security requirements stipulated in the DD254 for the entire period of performance Contractor personnel shall comply with the NGA, DoW, and IC policies and regulations (to include, but not limited to, the CoNGA Security Classification Guide) to properly mark (to include portion marking) unclassified documentation, media, etc.

Marking will be in accordance with the lowest security classification possible to ensure the confidentiality and integrity for the greatest release to partners in accordance with NGA and mission partner marking guides for classified information.

Information management will be in accordance with the applicable security policy and regulations, and NGA compliance documents.

10.3 Foreign Performance Security Requirements

Foreign nationals are not permitted to perform unclassified work under the terms of this contract directly. Foreign nationals may provide data or information or development of services which the prime contractor incorporates into the satisfaction of the requirements via a sub- contractor relationship. The Prime will be responsible for the direct transmission of data, information, and services to the USG. The Prime will be responsible to ensure that the data, information, or services have nothing that will harm or compromise NGA or the USG (IE viruses, Trojan horses, etc.).

Regarding sub-contractors with Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI), or use of foreign nationals (at any tier), no USG Source Materials are permitted to be released to any non-US companies or foreign nationals unless those materials are available to the general public via www (open Internet) sites.

Contractors are permitted to purchase foreign generated, and commercially available-for- purchase datasets. Contractors may also purchase foreign, build-to-order datasets from commercial contractors. These datasets must be available for purchase to the public.

Should the USG identify the unauthorized use of non-US sub-contractor or foreign nationals, the CO may direct the Contractor, at its own expense, to remove and replace any unauthorized non-US contractor or sub-contractor as well as any unauthorized foreign personnel performing on the contract. Such action may be taken at the USG’s discretion without prejudice to its rights under any other contract provision, e.g., termination for default.

The CO will include the Contractor's failure to comply with the requirements listed above in appropriate databases of past performance and consider any such failure an evaluation of past performance.

The Contractor will disclose the use of non-US sub-contractors (at any tier), sub-contractors with FOCI, or use of foreign nationals (at any tier) by submitting the following information:

· Listed company name of planned non-US or FOCI sub-contractor.

· Non-US or FOCI company location.

· Names of foreign nationals planned to be utilized during the performance of the contract to any degree possible.

· Planned nature of work to be performed by non-US/FOCI sub-contractor or foreign nationals.

Contractors and sub-contractors with Non-US/Foreign Involvement are required to complete an SF328 form and resubmit when there is a change. The instructions for completion of the certificate pertaining to foreign interests will be provided under separate cover.

11.0 Travel

Travel may be required by the Contractor in support of NGA requirements. All travel will be not separately priced and coordinated with the NGA Task Lead Technical POC and COR.

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