Astrea
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- Solicitation number
- Astrea-RFI
- Agency
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National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in support of the Advanced GEOINT Services Program Office has issued a Request for Information (RFI) titled "Astrea" to gather industry information on capabilities related to surface optical properties and bulk properties measurement of materials. The agency is specifically seeking contractors who can provide services focused on measuring these properties, developing models that use measurements to create signatures of interest, and curating material databases created by other organizations, explicitly excluding software development, maintenance of existing software, or exploitation activities. This pre-solicitation notice was posted on May 23, 2025, with responses due by July 7, 2025. The RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal or guarantee that a future RFP will be issued. No evaluation criteria are specified as this is an information-gathering exercise rather than a competitive procurement process.
This opportunity does not utilize any set-aside designations and is open to all qualified contractors. No current incumbents or potential contractors are identified in the notice, nor are any award values, budget ranges, or contract quantities specified since this is purely an RFI rather than an actual solicitation. The government has emphasized that it will not pay for any costs associated with responding to this RFI, and all response expenses must be borne by the interested parties. The attached government file provides registration instructions for the Acquisition Resource Center (ARC) system, indicating that successful respondents may need to access classified systems for future work. No specific timeline for services or delivery schedules are mentioned, as the agency is currently in the market research phase to understand industry capabilities before potentially developing formal procurement requirements.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
***UPDATE 18 JUNE 2025***
The Astrea requirement has been posted to the classified ARC space. For instructions on how to access the documents and establish an ARC account, please see the attached "ARC Registration" document. RFI response date has been moved to 12:00 Eastern on 7 July 2025.
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***UPDATE 5 JUNE 2025***
The Astrea RFI is being moved to the Classified Acquisition Research Center (ARC). This RFI and all future acquisiton documentation will be released on the ARC site. Further instructions and a new RFI response date will be posted soon.
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1.1 (U) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in support of the Advanced GEOINT Services Program Office is seeking information on how interested contractors could provide the services described below in paragraph 2.1.
(U) The focus is on the measurement of surface optical properties and bulk properties of materials, the development of models that use the measurements to create signatures of interest, and the curation of material databases created by other organizations not software development, maintenance of existing software or exploitation
1.2 (U) The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gain information on current Industry practices that would meet NGA’s requirements.
1.3 (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (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. Respondents 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.
Update #2 ·
***UPDATE 5 JUNE 2025***
The Astrea RFI is being moved to the Classified Acquisition Research Center (ARC). This RFI and all future acquisiton documentation will be released on the ARC site. Further instructions and a new RFI response date will be posted soon.
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1.1 (U) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in support of the Advanced GEOINT Services Program Office is seeking information on how interested contractors could provide the services described below in paragraph 2.1.
(U) The focus is on the measurement of surface optical properties and bulk properties of materials, the development of models that use the measurements to create signatures of interest, and the curation of material databases created by other organizations not software development, maintenance of existing software or exploitation
1.2 (U) The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gain information on current Industry practices that would meet NGA’s requirements.
1.3 (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (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. Respondents 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.
Update #1 ·
1.1 (U) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in support of the Advanced GEOINT Services Program Office is seeking information on how interested contractors could provide the services described below in paragraph 2.1.
(U) The focus is on the measurement of surface optical properties and bulk properties of materials, the development of models that use the measurements to create signatures of interest, and the curation of material databases created by other organizations not software development, maintenance of existing software or exploitation
1.2 (U) The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gain information on current Industry practices that would meet NGA’s requirements.
1.3 (U) THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (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. Respondents 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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| ARC_Registration_Instructions.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Astrea RFP Release | Solicitation | |
| Astrea Pre-solicitation Notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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