NK Foundation Data SOW 24JAN2024.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Analysis Directorate

Statement of Work for

North Korea Foundation Data

24 January 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 General

2.0 Specific Requirements/Tasks

3.0 Delivery or Deliverables

4.0 Meetings

5.0 Required Travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs)

6.0 Government Furnished Information

7.0 Security Statement

Statement of Work (SOW) for

North Korean Foundation Data

1.0 General

1.1 Background

The mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is to provide GEOINT for our nation’s security, enabling customer success through assured access to and confidence in GEOINT data, capabilities, and insights. The mission of the Analysis Directorate is to develop exceptional analytic expertise and mission partner liaisons to deliver integrated GEOINT that informs and enables national security mission. This acquisition is intended to deliver a nation-wide geospatial database of North Korea’s political, economic, cultural and security facilities.

1.2 Objective

This acquisition builds upon previous efforts to explore the diversification of our production of analytic products. While we have in the past utilized contract analytic expertise on site, this acquisition intends to scale our efforts to include offsite resources and improve the delivery of analytic products in a dynamic, scalable manner, delivered to our analysts and analytic managers as a service. In this case NGA is requiring a vendor to deliver a one-time dataset with several thousand previously North Korean foundational features and sites, identified using native North Korean naming conventions, without the increased analytic burden of locating, characterizing, and researching.

1.3 Scope of Work

The vendor is required to deliver a one-time conditioned geospatial database of North Korean economic, industrial, and infrastructure facilities identified using native North Korean nomenclature within 20 days of contract signature. Following the initial delivery, the vendor shall deliver updates to include new construction, error corrections, feature updates, and facilities that are newly mentioned in North Korea press. NGA anticipates that any new or newly identified facility mentioned in North Korean press reporting will be included in the following month’s updates. Those updates shall occur no more than monthly.

The naming conventions should be closely matched to references in North Korean press reporting or North Korean government information.

1.4 Period of Performance

The period of performance for this effort is composed of a base year plus two (2) option years. The period of performance shall proceed as follows:

• Base Period – Date of Award + 12 Months for the initial delivery of a structured data file and subsequently monthly updates. Updates to include corrections, changes, new construction, or facilities newly identified in North Korean press shall be updated on a monthly schedule.

• Option Year 1 – Option Effective Date + 12 Months for updated or refreshed data.

• Option Year 2 – Option Effective Date + 12 Months for updated or refreshed data.

1.5 Place of Performance

All work is to be completed off-site, at the vendor’s location.

1.6 Applicable Documents

Applicable documents include:

A. National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG) Application Schema (NAS) https://nsgreg.nga.mil/as/registers.jsp?register=NAS

B. Intelligence Community Directive 203: Analytic Standards C. Intelligence Community Directive 206: Sourcing Requirements of Disseminated Analytic Products

2.0 Specific Requirements/Tasks

2.1.1 Datasets and Sourcing

The vendor shall provide a structured geospatially compatible database of political, economic, cultural and other government related facilities in North Korea based on local North Korean naming conventions correlated to North Korean press. The dataset should include notable facilities of leadership importance as identified North Korean press reporting as well as sites that have been identified by visual exploitation of commercial imagery. Data needs to be spatially accurate and the sites https://nsgreg.nga.mil/as/registers.jsp?register=NAS identified need to be verifiable within 5KM of the center point of the facility when validated on commercial imagery. Data is to be delivered in a compatible geospatial format including ESRI Geodatabase or another format mutually agreed to by NGA and the vendor.

Facility types should be inclusive of and not be limited to the following:

o Dams including assessed condition (damage, importance, size) o Markets and other facilities of economic significance o Communications facilities (mobile phone towers) o Energy and electrical assets (solar panels) o Education and research facilities (schools, colleges, specialized research facilities).

NGA will determine which datasets are suitable based on the quantities of specific features/sites.

o Dams (minimum 1400) o Formal markets (minimum 550) o Mobile Phone Towers (minimum 1100) o Solar Panels (minimum 500) o Education and research facilities (minimum 1800)

The vendor shall provide dates of information for both press reporting as well as the date and source of imagery for sites identified via visual exploitation of commercial imagery.

Data updates shall be delivered on a monthly bases and may include but the addition of newly constructed facilities, facilities newly identified North Korean press, and any corrections to the dataset. Facilities that are newly identified in North Korean press shall be included the in the following month’s update. Dataset shall be updated without notice from NGA on monthly basis.

The data enhancement will bring the data closer into compliance with NSG standards, and make it easier to integrate into Analysis workflow and share with the NSG by:

o Updating geographic and socioeconomic datasets from 2018 to present o Create and convert a layer of military specific features o Reformat from KML to ESRI Geodatabase

3.0 Delivery or Deliverables

3.1 Deliverables

The vendor shall deliver a structured geospatially compatible data file that includes the above described features, facilities and sites using naming conventions transcribed from North Korean for locations and facilities as well as the sourcing data sufficient to allow NGA analysts to independently verify the information. Any sites that have been identified via commercial imagery exploitation shall include the date of information and imagery source (sensor or company name). On a monthly basis the vendor shall deliver, unprompted by NGA, updates that include newly built facilities, newly identified features, and, corrections to the existing data.

3.2 Delivery Methods

The vendor shall deliver all data via security approved electronic means. Data sources on the unclassified network will be downloaded onto a security approved ftp site. NGA and the vendor will discuss at the kick-off meeting within a week of contract award to discuss the most efficient means for transferring these deliverables which may differ depending on size and format. The vendor must be able to deliver within a week after the kick-off meeting.

3.3 Notice to contractors

All information and data related to this project that the contractor gathers or obtains shall be both protected from unauthorized release and considered the property of the government. The contracting officer will be the sole authorized official to release verbally or in writing, any data, the draft deliverables, the final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this contract. Press releases, marketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, must not be publicized without the written approval of the contracting officer.

3.4 Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)

The PRS identifies the key delivery outputs of the contract that will be evaluated by the government to assure contract performance standards are met by the Contractor. It describes the quality assurance methods the Government will use to evaluate the Contractor’s performance in meeting the contract requirements. When performance in any specific service is determined unacceptable and clearly, the fault of the Contractor, the Contractor shall re-perform the work at no additional cost to the Government.

Performance Standard Number

SOW Paragraph and Requirement

Performance

Standards

Acceptable Quality

Levels

Methods of

Surveillance

1 2.1.1

Data Format

Data format will be delivered as a structured data file in a geospatial compatible format

100% Complete Inspection within 20 business days of delivery.

(Government Technical Monitor)

2 2.1.1

Spatial Accuracy

Data shall be spatially accurate and the facilities shall be identified within 5KM of the center-point when verified on commercial imagery.

80% Initial random sample using information no better than commercial imagery that is available to the public.

(Government Technical Monitor)

3 2.1.1

Place Names Nomenclature

Comprehensive use of North Korean nomenclature for place names sourced from either North Korean media or

80% NGA shall inspect an initial random sample comparing only to data found in commonly available North

Standard Number

SOW Paragraph and Requirement

Performance

Standards

Acceptable Quality

Levels

Methods of

Surveillance

North Korean government information.

Korean media.

(Government Technical Monitor)

4 2.1.1

Monthly Updates

Data shall be updated without prompting from NGA to include the addition of facilities newly identified in North Korean media within the delivery of updates for the following month.

Inspection will also include use of North Korean nomenclature for newly identified facilities or any data corrections delivered during the update.

90% On a monthly basis NGA will verify a random samples of facilities. NGA shall perform this task within 15 business days of monthly update deliveries.

(Government Technical Monitor)

Standard Number

SOW Paragraph and Requirement

Performance

Standards

Acceptable Quality

Levels

Methods of

Surveillance

5 Data Enhancement/Monthly Updates

Data shall contain the enhancements added in section 2.1.1.

Inspection will also include use of North Korean nomenclature for newly identified facilities or any data corrections delivered during the update.

90% Initial delivery of enchantments within two month of start of option year 1. After initial delivery then updates on a monthly basis and NGA will verify a random samples of facilities to confirm the format is followed. NGA shall perform this task within 15 business days of monthly update deliveries.

(Government Technical Monitor)

4.0 Meetings

Technical Exchange Meetings (TEMs), as needed, shall be conducted at NGA Campus East (NCE), NGA Campus West (NCW) or by teleconference, as approved by the Contracting Officer.

5.0 Travel

Travel will be not separately priced.

6.0 Government Furnished Information

The government will not furnish any information in association with this requirement.

7.0 Security Statement

Unclassified Work Performance Security Requirements: Uncleared Contractor personnel are authorized to work on this contract at the Unclassified level without the requirement of a security clearance.

Uncleared Personnel Security Requirements: Foreign nationals are not permitted to perform unclassified work under the terms of this contract without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer (CO) or the COR. Should NGA identify the use of unauthorized personnel, the CO may direct the Contractor, at its own expense, to remove and replace any unauthorized Contractors, Subcontractors, or other personnel performing on the contract. Such action may be taken at the NGA’s discretion without prejudice to its rights under any other contract provision, e.g., termination for default.

Uncleared Contractor personnel visiting NGA facilities or other sites may receive the appropriate visitor badge and be escorted, as appropriate. The Contractor will return the visitor badge at the end of each visit day.

Physical Security Requirements: Contractor personnel are forbidden from bringing prohibited or unauthorized items into any NGA installation or other secure facility covered under this contract. These items include weapons, cell phones, cameras, two-way pagers, laptops, recording devices of any kind, flash drives, or any other removable media. Exceptions may be granted by NGA Security upon the Contractor’s request. If granted, Contractor personnel must bring documentation showing approval prior to entering with the item(s). Violations may subject the Contractor and its offending personnel to civil and/or criminal liability IAW applicable laws and regulations governing access to secure Government facilities.

Information Security Requirements: NGA shall have the sole authority to determine whether, and to what extent, protected information shall be provided to the Contractor under the terms of the contract. The Contractor shall not access, download, print, or further disseminate any unclassified information outside the execution of the defined contract requirements without the guidance and written permission from the COR.

When the Contractor receives protected information under the terms of this contract, the Contractor will comply with all applicable NGA, DoD, and IC information security policies for the proper marking, handling, processing, storing, and safeguarding of unclassified and CUI material. The Contractor will ensure that document markings are given the lowest possible security classification to maximize dissemination while still maintaining the information’s confidentiality and integrity as necessary.

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.

NGA will assess and authorize Contractors to process unclassified information on government-owned information systems, conduct oversight of such information system processing, and provide information system security guidelines IAW with FAR clause 52.204-21 and other information system security control policies, standards, and procedures. Contractor will be responsible for executing specific provisions under the contract for the accreditation of classified information systems, and upon request, shall provide the COR a written statement confirming accreditation compliance with the minimum information systems requirements established in the DD254. The Contractor shall include the substance of FAR clause 52.204-21 in subcontracts under this contract (including subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products or commercial services, other than commercially available off-the-shelf items), in which the Subcontractor may have federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

In accordance with FAR Part 4.7 and FAR clause 52.215-2, the Contractor may retain one archival copy of any Government-furnished information provided to the Contractor during the course of performance of the contract, subject to Contractor following relevant data safeguarding practices and CUI restrictions. The disposition of such Government-furnished information is otherwise solely at the discretion of the Government. As directed by the NGA CO or COR, the Contractor will destroy or return to NGA all Government-furnished information upon contract termination or when no longer required for contract performance.