GEOINT Collection neXt (GCX) Synopsis

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is providing this Pre- Solicitation Notice of its intent to conduct a Full and Open Competition for the GEOINT Collection NeXT (GCX) requirement.  NGA anticipates release of a solicitation/ Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around 25 May 2024 with the intent to award a single contract for this requirement. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541511.

BACKGROUND: The GEOINT Collection NeXt (GCX) contract is designed to ensure the continued sustainment of the legacy GEOINT Information Management Services (GIMS) baseline, while also supporting modernization and evolution of GIMS capabilities. GIMS, along with its related sub-components, provides critical capabilities to enable efficient and timely GEOINT management across multiple provider types for NGA and the Intelligence Community (IC) and is the primary component of the baseline managed under the GCX Contract.

It is contemplated that the solicitation will be posted to the CLASSFIED Intelligence Community – Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) website https://acq.nro.ic.gov. To create a classified ARC account, you must first create an unclassified ARC account by visiting https://acq.westfields.net and clicking on the “Register” link at the top right of the page. Be sure to include your classified email address as you will not be able to access your classified account without it. Once you have finished the registration process on the unclassified system and validate your account by clicking the link you were sent via email, you will need to wait two business days for your classified ARC account to be automatically created.

Once you have waited two business days, you will be able to log into your classified account using the same email and password you used on the unclassified system. This will bring you to a page where you can click a button to send yourself a verification email to the classified email account you listed when creating your unclassified account.

This Pre-Solicitation Notice shall not be constructed as a commitment by the United States Government. Please be advised this is a Notice only. It does not obligate the Government to reimburse any cost associated with preparation and/ or submission of a response, nor does this Notice guarantee the Government will issue a Solicitation/ RFP or award your company a contract to provide these services.