RFI_for_TICD.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Geocapabilities Services – Timely Imagery Content Dissemination

1.0 DESCRIPTION & PURPOSE

1.1 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), in support of its Timely Imagery

Content Dissemination Program, is seeking information on potential sources capable of providing technical expertise and services required to maintain, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize software supporting mission essential NGA capabilities and also have staff with active Top-Secret (TS) security Clearances.

1.2 The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gain information on current

Industry practices and capabilities to meet NGA’s requirements.

1.3 THIS IS A RFI ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future.

This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

Further, NGA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this

RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued.

2.0 BACKGROUND

The NGA is responsible for the rapid acquisition, advancement, and integration of Geospatial

Intelligence (GEOINT) capabilities in support of urgent user requirements. The ability to integrate and migrate critical GEOINT data and tools to the National System for Geospatial

Intelligence (NSG) is essential for operational mission support success.

2.1 PLANNED ACQUISITION: (see attached – Requested information from industry)

2.2 PERFORMANCE:

2.2.1 PERIOD (POP): To Be Determined

2.2.2 LOCATION(S): The bulk of the work performed under this contract shall be at the contractor’s facility or contractor designated facility(ies). Secondary place of performance may include NGA designated facilities such as NGA Campus East (NCE) Springfield, NGA Campus

West (NCW) St. Louis/Arnold, Aerospace Data Facility- Colorado (ADF-C), customer sites upon government direction, and alternate work locations (telework) upon government direction. NGA will not provide office space or dedicated computer resources for staff assigned to any non-NGA place of performance.

2.3 CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITATIONS: The following are anticipated to apply to this acquisition:

Products that exist within the program have already been in existence for a number of months/years. Existing details will be provided upon request in the capabilities of each product

2.4 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: The following security requirements are anticipated to apply to this acquisition. An active TS/SCI facilities clearance and an accredited contractor operated

Timely Imagery Content Dissemination (TICD)

SCIF with TS cleared personnel, would be required to perform any services related to this requirement.

2.5 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Not Applicable

3.0 REQUESTED INFORMATION

Responses must only contain UNCLASSIFIED information and be marked “UNCLASSIFIED” on all pages in both the header and footer. No classified information may be included in your response.

Neither proprietary or classified concepts, nor classified information should be included in the submittal. Input on the information contained in the responses may be solicited and reviewed by

NGA non-Government consultants or experts who are bound by appropriate non-disclosure agreements.

3.1 ADMINISTRATIVE

Information to include the following as a minimum:

3.1.1. Name, mailing address, overnight delivery address (if different from mailing address), phone number, fax number, company website, and e-mail of designated point(s) of contact.

3.1.2. BUSINESS TYPE.

Based upon North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 513210, the responder is to provide answers to the attached questionnaire and the following questions:

To be considered for a Small Business set-aside, at least 50 % of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the responder. (FAR 52.219-14, Limitation of Subcontracting)

RESPONSE

Are you a Small Business? (FAR 19.102), If so, which type: ☐ YES ☐ NO

Small Disadvantaged business concern? (FAR 19.304) ☐ YES ☐ NO

Service Disabled small business? (FAR 19.14) ☐ YES ☐ NO

8(a) Small Disadvantaged participants? (FAR 19.8) ☐ YES ☐ NO

HUBZone small business? (FAR 19.13) ☐ YES ☐ NO

Woman-Owned Small Business? (FAR 19.15) ☐ YES ☐ NO

Involved in a mentor and/or protégé program? (DFARS 219.71) ☐ YES ☐ NO

3.1.3 Recommendation for alternative NAICS Code? Provide rationale for any NAICS Code applicable to the planned acquisition other than the NAICS code identified above.

3.1.4 Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number: _________________

3.1.5 Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code: ______________________________ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch?chart=2012 http://www.naics.com/naicsfiles/Size_Standards_Table2013.pdf http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_1.html http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_3.html http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_14.html#wp1093836 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_8.html#wp1092796 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_13.html#wp1094801 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2019_15.html#wp1094868 http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars/html/current/219_71.htm

3.1.6 Defense facility security clearance? What type? What level? _______________________

3.1.7

Do you hold a GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) applicable to the NAICS code (s) identified above? If yes, provide contract number(s). ____________________________________________

3.1.8 Are you registered in SAM? __________________________________________________

3.1.9 Are you interested in: Prime contract? Teaming to include Joint Venture? Subcontractor opportunities? _________________________________________________________________

3.1.10 Include additional details that are not already requested based on the constraints of the information request.

3.2 EXPERIENCE – NOT APPLICABLE

3.3 CAPABILITIES – NOT APPLICABLE

3.4 RECOMMENDATIONS

The responder is invited to provide information and recommendations for fashioning this proposed acquisition. Recommendation areas may include the type of contract, anticipated contract terms & conditions, incentives, variations in delivery schedule, price and/or cost proposal support, and data requirements, contract pricing, and any other areas that the responder believes is relevant for the Government to achieve its stated objectives. The responder may opine regarding what portion of the work could be set-aside for small businesses if all the required work cannot be provided by a small business. Details to support any recommendations for partial small business set-asides should be included.

4.0 RESPONSES

4.1 Interested parties are directed to respond to this RFI with a white paper.

4.2 White paper shall be in Microsoft Word for Office or compatible format and shall not exceed 10 pages. A page is defined as each face of an 8½” x 11” sheet with information contained within a one-inch margin on all sides. Font type shall be Times Roman 12 point.

4.3 Responses containing the white paper are due no later than 5:00 pm ET on 11 October

2024. Responses shall be limited to and submitted via e-mail only as a message attachment to

Jeffrey.h.teague@nga.mil and charice.l.manor@nga.mil with the message subject line “RFI

Response -Timely Imagery Content Dissemination”.

4.3 Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY

MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

4.4 Additional questions specifically from the Program Office requesting the RFI. Please add additional questions here (not limited to just a,b,c, can add as many as required):

mailto:Jeffrey.h.teague@nga.mil mailto:charice.l.manor@nga.mil

a. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would automatically stream Open

Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-compliant data for a selected area on a compatible

GIS visualization user interface.

b. Provide a brief explanation on how your system ingests Open Data Store (ODS) data to include NGA foundation data and commercial data via an automated pipeline.

c. Provide a brief explanation on how your system will establish an automated data ingest workflow.

d. Provide a brief explanation on how your system allows authorized users to implement workflows to update the metadata in order to catalogue one or more types of imagery data.

e. Provide a brief explanation on how your system is compatible with commercial

Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) electro-optical infrared EO/IR sensors.

f. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would be deployed to any cloud instance.

g. Provide a brief explanation on your strategy to optimize cloud performance and storage costs.

h. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow users to import 2-dimensional layer data into a mobile geospatial visualization device.

i. Provide a brief explanation of how your solution will enable disconnected users to view their selected data using 3-clicks or fewer.

j. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow users to import 3-dimensional layer data into a mobile geospatial visualization device.

k. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to import 2-dimensional raster layer data into a mobile geospatial visualization device.

l. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to import 3-dimensional raster layer data into a mobile geospatial visualization

m. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to import 2-dimensional vector layer data into a mobile geospatial visualization

n. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to import 3-dimensional vector layer data into a mobile geospatial visualization

o. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can provide a means for auto-detection/recognition of an import device when the system becomes active, without the need for configuration during operations

p. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to discover geospatial data.

q. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to implement workflows to disseminate one or more types of intelligence products.

r. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to export GeoPackage data.

s. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to export Keyhole Markup Language (KML)-compliant data.

t. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to export SQLite data.

u. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users export Tile data.

v. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to export Web Coverage Service (WCS)-compliant data.

w. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would be extensible via web method Application Program Interfaces (API).

x. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to generate one or more WebMap Tile Services (WMTS).

y. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can ingest open source data via an automated pipeline.

z. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can integrate Compressed Arc-

Digitized Raster Graphics (CADRG) data sets for dissemination to authorized users.

aa. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can integrate commercial imagery data sets for dissemination to authorized users.

bb. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can integrate Controlled Image

Base (CIB) data sets for dissemination to authorized users.

cc. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can integrate Digital Terrain and

Elevation Data (DTED) data sets for dissemination to authorized users.

dd. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can integrate existing APIs between Open Data Store (ODS) and GEOINT Services (GS).

ee. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can maintain Open Geospatial

Consortium (OGC)-compliant data via invocation of web service Application

Program Interfaces (API).

ff. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to configure workflows to deliver map data sets.

gg. Provide a brief explanation on how your system monitors Open Data Store (ODS) data for new intelligence products.

hh. Provide a brief explanation on how your system provides automatic system updates during network-connected operations.

ii. Provide a brief explanation on how your system will notify authorized users when new Open Data Store (ODS) data is available.

jj. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can provide Open Geospatial

Consortium (OGC)-compliant data to a geospatial server-enabled external drive.

kk. Provide a brief explanation on how your system provides an Open Geospatial

Consortium (OGC)-compliant data web service Application Program Interfaces

(API) endpoint.

ll. Provide a brief explanation on how your system would allow authorized users to select imagery from catalog data.

mm. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can provide Digital

Terrain Elevation Data (DTED).

nn. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can store Open Geospatial

Consortium (OGC)-compliant data on an external drive.

oo. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can provide streaming web services to deliver content directly into Geospatial Information Systems (GIS).

pp. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can provide streaming and disconnected delivery of a wide variety of geospatial data for Department of

Defense and Intelligence Community personnel.

qq. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream 2-dimensional globe data into a geospatial visualization web application.

rr. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream 2-dimensional raster layer data into a geospatial visualization web application.

ss. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream 2-dimensional vector layer data into a geospatial visualization web

tt. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream 3-dimensional globe data into a geospatial visualization web application.

uu. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream 3-dimensional raster layer data into a geospatial visualization web

vv. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream 3-dimensional vector layer data into a geospatial visualization web

ww. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream elevation data.

xx. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream foundation geospatial data.

yy. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream high resolution imagery data.

zz. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream hundreds of petabytes of OGC-Compliant data over low bandwidth Mb/s

Connection aaa. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream Keyhole Markup Language (KML)-compliant data.

bbb. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream Multi-Phenomenology Imagery-compliant data.

ccc. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)-compliant data.

ddd. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to define a spatial and temporal range in order to stream Open Geospatial

Consortium (OGC)-compliant data.

eee. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream Wide Area Motion Imagery (WAMI) data in a low bandwidth environment.

fff. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream video data.

ggg. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to stream Wide-Area Motion Imagery (WAMI)-compliant data.

hhh. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to configure workflows to deliver tiled imagery.

iii. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to set user-defined catalog update alerts.

jjj. Provide a brief explanation on how your system can allow authorized users to view imagery catalog data kkk. Identify and briefly explain any other delivery mechanisms you would recommend to accomplish this effort. If this does not apply, indicate N/A.

5.0 MEETINGS AND DISCUSSIONS

The Government representatives may or may not choose to meet with potential RFI service providers. Such meetings and discussions would only be intended to get further clarification of potential capability, especially any development and certification risks.

6.0 QUESTIONS

Questions and the whitepaper regarding this RFI should be submitted in writing by e-mail to

Jeffrey.h.teague@nga.mil and charice.l.manor@nga.mil.

7.0 SUMMARY

This RFI is only intended for the Government to identify sources that can provide the needed services to fulfill the Government’s statement of objectives. The information provided in this

RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the Government. The Government has not made a commitment to procure any of the RFI requirements discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.