Notice of Intent to Sole Source-CANYONLANDS
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- HM047625_CANYONLANDS
- Agency
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National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- AJ11 General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Basic Research
- Place of performance
- Springfield, Virginia 22150, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) has published a Notice of Intent to Sole Source a new contract titled CANYONLANDS to ECS Federal, LLC, located in Fairfax, Virginia. This special notice, posted on July 9, 2025, with a due date of July 24, 2025, represents NGA's intention to award a contract without competitive bidding. The sole source action is authorized under 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1, which permit non-competitive procurement when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements. Based on market research, NGA has determined that ECS Federal is the only vendor capable of delivering the requisite services and solutions to meet the agency's mission needs.
The CANYONLANDS contract will transition research and development efforts from an existing Army Research Lab contract called RUNWAY (Contract Number W911QX23C0027) to NGA administration. The initiative focuses on addressing critical challenges in the operationalization of Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence efforts, specifically the development and integration of GEOINT AI for both on-premises and cloud-based environments. The contract will be a 12-month base period engagement continuing work originally initiated by ECS under the RUNWAY program. While this notice explicitly states it is not a request for competitive proposals, responsible sources may nonetheless identify their interest and capabilities regarding the requirement, and the Government will consider such responses in making its final competition determination. The objective is to ensure continuity of critical AI research and development activities while transitioning administrative oversight from the Army to NGA.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to issue a sole source contract to ECS Federal, LLC (“ECS”) located at 2750 Prosperity Ave, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031. This action establishes a new stand-alone contract, referred to as CANYONLANDS, at NGA in order to transition NGA-funded Research Topic Areas (RTAs) from an Army Research Lab (ARL) contract, referred to as RUNWAY. RUNWAY was created to resolve the most critical challenges facing the utility and operationalization of DoD’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts, including the development and integration of GEOINT AI for both on-premises and cloud-based environments. RUNWAY was awarded to ECS and administered by ARL under Contract Number W911QX23C0027. CANYONLANDS will continue this work initiated by ECS on the RUNWAY contract, but will instead be administered by NGA.
The anticipated period of performance consists of a base period of 12 months.
The proposed contract action falls under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), and as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, “the head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures only when—the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency.” Based on the market research, ECS Federal, LLC appears to be the only vendor capable of delivering the requisite services and solutions to meet mission needs.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.2 AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, responsible sources may identify their interest and capabilities with respect to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice.
17 November 2025:
The redacted J&A is available related to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source via the CLASSIFIED Intelligence-Community-Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) website: https://acq-ui.ace.proj.nrp.ic.gov.
Interested parties must have a classified ARC account to access the classified ARC website. To obtain a classified ARC account, interested parties must add their classified email address to their profile in the unclassified ARC website and within 24-48 hours, the classified ARC account will be active.
To access the unclassified ARC website, interested parties must create an account at https://acq-ui.westfields.net ACE IT Helpdesk can be reached at (703) 230-6300 or acehelpdesk@westfields.net for issues with PKI certifications or logging in to the ARC website.
Update #1 ·
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) intends to issue a sole source contract to ECS Federal, LLC (“ECS”) located at 2750 Prosperity Ave, Suite 600, Fairfax, VA 22031. This action establishes a new stand-alone contract, referred to as CANYONLANDS, at NGA in order to transition NGA-funded Research Topic Areas (RTAs) from an Army Research Lab (ARL) contract, referred to as RUNWAY. RUNWAY was created to resolve the most critical challenges facing the utility and operationalization of DoD’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) efforts, including the development and integration of GEOINT AI for both on-premises and cloud-based environments. RUNWAY was awarded to ECS and administered by ARL under Contract Number W911QX23C0027. CANYONLANDS will continue this work initiated by ECS on the RUNWAY contract, but will instead be administered by NGA.
The anticipated period of performance consists of a base period of 12 months.
The proposed contract action falls under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), and as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, “the head of an agency may use procedures other than competitive procedures only when—the property or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency.” Based on the market research, ECS Federal, LLC appears to be the only vendor capable of delivering the requisite services and solutions to meet mission needs.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 5.2 AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, responsible sources may identify their interest and capabilities with respect to this requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not be responsible for costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice.
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