NATO Request for Information: Global Geospatial Data Sources in Support of Operations
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFI-191786-GEOOPS
- Agency
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Bureau of Industry and Security
Department of Commerce
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541370 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
- Place of performance
- Belgium
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) issued a Request for Information on September 17, 2026, to identify vendors and gather marketplace input on global geospatial data sources in support of military operations, with responses due by 12:00 hours Central European Time on September 22, 2026. Participation is restricted to companies from NATO member countries. This RFI is for planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or bid request.
The NCIA's Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Centre seeks to inform future acquisition strategy for the CoreGIS Application Service, a Commercial-off-the-Shelf system built on Esri ArcGIS that provides NATO operational commands and member nations with standardized geospatial data, services, and products. Respondents must address three areas: availability of operational geospatial vector data including seamless soil data at 30-meter resolution, transportation networks with military attributes (load classification, bridge specifications, rail infrastructure), and land cover or forest characteristics; innovative alternative data sources delivering comparable outcomes; and risks with mitigation strategies. For each data category, vendors must provide source lineage, technical specifications, production lead time, mission relevance, coverage diagrams, CoreGIS compatibility, quality assurance procedures, metadata, attribute schemas, and pricing for two licensing scenarios (NATO Enterprise only and NATO Enterprise plus NATO Nations and non-NATO entities for North Atlantic Council-approved activities). Responses must not exceed 15 pages excluding cover pages and company literature, submitted in PDF or Word format to RFI-191786-GEOOPS@ncia.nato.int. All submissions are treated as confidential commercial information. The reference number is RFI-191786-GEOOPS.
Notice text
The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified vendors and gather input on potential solutions to support the upcoming acquisition for Global Geospatial Data Sources in Support of Operations.
This RFI is issued for planning purposes only and is NOT a request for bids. It is part of NCIA’s effort to ensure it has a clear understanding of the marketplace, available capabilities, and potential acquisition strategies.
The Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Centre within NCIA provides full life cycle support of all assigned JISR services within NATO. In this context, the Geospatial, Meteorology and Oceanography (GeoMetOc) Branch within JISR is responsible for the Core Geographic Information System (CoreGIS) Application Service that provides both ACO customers as well as NATO Nations with a suite of geospatial data, services and products that ensure all phases of military operations are conducted on the same geospatial reference. The CoreGIS Application Service is Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) based and uses the Esri ArcGIS software product suite in a NATO-specific configuration.
Geospatial data typically consists of any raster (e.g. maps or imagery) and vector (e.g. transportation, infrastructure, land cover, etc.) data that is relevant for NATO to fulfil its mission. This project is specifically looking at available sources of wide area or potentially global coverage of mission specific geospatial data in support of NATO’s Operations
NCIA requests to receive responses no later than 12:00 hours Central European Time (CET) on 22 September 2026.
Do NOT submit your RFI response to the Department of Commerce. Submission instructions and additional details can be found in the RFI (attached).
The NCIA reference for this RFI-191786-GEOOPS, and all correspondence concerning this matter should reference this number.
NCIA thanks you in advance for your time and input, and looks forward to engaging with you as it shapes this potential acquisition.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFI-191786-GEOOPS.pdf |
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