Saber III RFI
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- NGA_SABER-III_RFI
- Agency
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National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services
- PSC
- Not on record
- Place of performance
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is conducting market research for the Software Aqua Badge Engineering Resources III (SABER III) Blanket Purchase Agreement, which will provide software development capacity to support the GEOINT Services Enterprise Services Development Corps (DevCorps) Division. The procurement seeks contractors to augment government developer teams in designing, developing, modernizing, and sustaining mission-critical applications and services across inter-agency programs. Key requirements include providing software developers at Principal, Senior, Mid, and Junior levels who possess active Top Secret clearances with SCI eligibility, access to a Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) within 30 days of award, and capabilities in agile development methodologies, continuous integration/delivery, API development, and security accreditation support. Work will primarily be performed at NGA facilities in St. Louis and Arnold, Missouri, with potential work in Springfield, Virginia. Interested vendors must submit a 10-page white paper by 5:00 PM ET on March 14, 2025, detailing their commercial and government experience, technical capabilities, security plans, and acquisition recommendations.
This Request for Information indicates no set-aside designation has been determined, though NGA is considering potential small business set-asides similar to the previous SABER II contract structure. The agency has not identified any current incumbents in the available documentation, though references to SABER II suggest this is a follow-on procurement to an existing contract vehicle. The estimated contract value is characterized as a low-value effort under $30 million over the planned five-year performance period. Historical team sizes have ranged from 3-11 concurrent projects with 16-40 concurrent developers, and individual task orders under the BPA will not extend beyond 12 months from the end of the 60-month base ordering period. NGA anticipates making an award by the first quarter of 2026, with the NAICS code designated as 541511 for Custom Computer Programming Services.
Notice text
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Update #3 · Latest ·
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking sources interested in supporting NGA - GEOINT Services Enterprise Services Development Corps (DevCorps) Division (TEGD) with providing technical expertise and support required to fully implement, integrate and improve mission-critical Agency functions and key capabilities developed and implemented by the DevCorps Division for inter-Agency programs, applications and software. The Software Aqua Badge Engineering Resources III (SABER III) effort is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for software development capacity to support and augment government developer team(s) in support of various DevCorps activities across the Agency from design, development and modernization of applications and services to operations and sustainment (O&S) of existing or newly deployed applications. The planned period of performance is for up to 5 years.
This notice is a RFI only. NGA is not seeking quotes at this time. This RFI does not commit the Government to award a contract. No determination as to the viability of this requirement has been made at this point and there is currently no solicitation for this effort. Any solicitation resulting from this RFI will be announced separately. Please see attached RFI, draft Statement of Work (SOW), and draft Ordering Guide for more information.
This notice is cross-posted with GSA eBuy RFQ1745169.
Update 1 (03/06/2025): Q&As are posted along with revised RFI instructions (v1.1) under the attachments. The due date is extended to 03/14/2025.
Update 2 (06/09/2025): NGA is continuing work on an aquisition strategy for SABER III. At this time, no additional information has been made public, to include schedule or strategy. If you have a question, please first review the posted Q&A attachment from the RFI period for the Government's response to the most frequently asked questions about SABER III. NGA is not seeking any additional RFI responses or capability statements at this time. Please continue to monitor SAM.gov for updates.
Update #2 ·
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking sources interested in supporting NGA - GEOINT Services Enterprise Services Development Corps (DevCorps) Division (TEGD) with providing technical expertise and support required to fully implement, integrate and improve mission-critical Agency functions and key capabilities developed and implemented by the DevCorps Division for inter-Agency programs, applications and software. The Software Aqua Badge Engineering Resources III (SABER III) effort is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for software development capacity to support and augment government developer team(s) in support of various DevCorps activities across the Agency from design, development and modernization of applications and services to operations and sustainment (O&S) of existing or newly deployed applications. The planned period of performance is for up to 5 years.
This notice is a RFI only. NGA is not seeking quotes at this time. This RFI does not commit the Government to award a contract. No determination as to the viability of this requirement has been made at this point and there is currently no solicitation for this effort. Any solicitation resulting from this RFI will be announced separately. Please see attached RFI, draft Statement of Work (SOW), and draft Ordering Guide for more information.
This notice is cross-posted with GSA eBuy RFQ1745169.
Update 1 (03/06/2025): Q&As are posted along with revised RFI instructions (v1.1) under the attachments. The due date is extended to 03/14/2025.
Update #1 ·
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking sources interested in supporting NGA - GEOINT Services Enterprise Services Development Corps (DevCorps) Division (TEGD) with providing technical expertise and support required to fully implement, integrate and improve mission-critical Agency functions and key capabilities developed and implemented by the DevCorps Division for inter-Agency programs, applications and software. The Software Aqua Badge Engineering Resources III (SABER III) effort is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for software development capacity to support and augment government developer team(s) in support of various DevCorps activities across the Agency from design, development and modernization of applications and services to operations and sustainment (O&S) of existing or newly deployed applications. The planned period of performance is for up to 5 years.
This notice is a RFI only. NGA is not seeking quotes at this time. This RFI does not commit the Government to award a contract. No determination as to the viability of this requirement has been made at this point and there is currently no solicitation for this effort. Any solicitation resulting from this RFI will be announced separately. Please see attached RFI, draft Statement of Work (SOW), and draft Ordering Guide for more information.
This notice is cross-posted with GSA eBuy RFQ1745169.
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