Presolicitation Notice - CDAO - SDS ***DRAID BOA Holders ONLY***

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Rock Island Arsenal is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for Sensitive Decision Support (SDS) services to support the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) at the Department of Defense. The procurement seeks industry-leading information, intelligence, and decision support services focused on three primary lines of effort: Inform (intelligence research), Protect (program protection and security classification support), and Affect (strategic disclosure and warfighter integration). The contractor must enhance AI, autonomy, and advanced decision support capabilities across the DoD enterprise, with key personnel requirements including a Program Manager possessing at least five years of project management experience in IT engineering or big data, agile methodologies, and a TOP SECRET/SCI clearance. The primary work location will be Falls Church, VA, with potential alternate worksites in select California, Washington, and Massachusetts locations. Responses and questions are due by noon Central Time on Friday, June 27, 2025, and must be submitted to the designated Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist via government email addresses.

This procurement is conducted exclusively through the Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID) Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), restricting participation to current DRAID BOA holders only, with no additional set-aside designations applied. The solicitation does not identify any current incumbents or specific contractors, as this is an informational pre-solicitation notice that does not constitute a commitment to contract. No award values or budget ranges are specified in the available documentation. The initial contract period is structured for 12 months, with potential option periods extending up to 48 additional months, creating a possible total contract duration of 60 months. Key deliverables include quarterly and annual reports on strategic disclosure activities, intelligence assessments, program protection plans, and support for joint competition and warfighter integration strategies. The procurement falls under NAICS code 518210 for Computing Infrastructure Providers and PSC code R423 for Professional Intelligence Support services.