Foundation Sustainment Support, Software and Integration (FS3i)

This Pre-solicitation Notice announces the Foundation Sustainment Support, Software and Integration (FS3i) opportunity, a single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract being procured by the Department of Defense National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA). The FS3i will establish an acquisition framework for delivering information technology capabilities to support NGA's Foundation GEOINT Group and Source Information Group IT operations, encompassing system integration, software development, help desk support, security services, and transition-in activities across multiple task orders. Key contract requirements include demonstration of compliance with small business participation goals of 31% for the IDIQ with socioeconomic targets including 5% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, 5% Small Disadvantaged Business, 5% Women-Owned Small Business, and 3% HUBZone; mandatory TS/SCI clearance with polygraph capability and existing NGA-accredited SCIF with NGANet/SECNet/SBU access on day one; and compliance with NGA Software Way standards, NGA CORE capabilities, and modern cloud-based development practices including DevSecOps methodologies. Proposal evaluation will be based on five volumes including Technical/Management (40-page limit excluding key personnel resumes), Past Performance, Intellectual Property, and Security assessments. Questions regarding the draft RFP were accepted until January 23, 2026, with responses posted on the Unclassified ARC website, and an industry day event was held February 2-3, 2026, at Patriot Ridge in Springfield, Virginia, with the final RFP scheduled for June 2026 and proposal submission targeted for August 2026.

This opportunity carries no set-aside designation and includes task orders for Common Services and Air (aeronautical) Task Orders with 60-90 day transition periods, with potential follow-on task orders addressing Sea (maritime), Science, Land, and Dissemination functions. The current FS2 contract (HM047621D0009) serves as the incumbent predecessor, with various Version Description Documents and Performance Work Statement Addenda for aeronautical systems including the Aeronautical Application Suite, Aeronautical Obstruction Environment, WebDVOF, and other production environments documented in the bidder's library. The contract ceiling is established at $721,000,000 for the ordering period, representing a substantial 7-year follow-on investment in NGA's Foundation GEOINT modernization and sustainment. The FS3i framework is designed to deliver information technology capabilities supporting the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy (MC&G) mission with emphasis on faster development and deployment of technologies, enhanced artificial intelligence and machine learning integration, increased cost efficiencies, and improved system performance monitoring through advanced dashboards and metrics. The acquisition schedule reflects a comprehensive process with draft RFP release on January 5, 2026, industry day participation in February 2026, and targeted contract award in December 2026, providing successful offerors with a multi-year vehicle for sustained engagement with NGA's critical geospatial intelligence production capabilities.