Request for Information - Message Operations and Information Exchange Support

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1.0 DESCRIPTION & PURPOSE 1.1 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking information on how an interested vendor could provide and administer an organizational message (OM) application that supports the exchange, discovery, drafting, coordination, release, receipt, storage, and dissemination of intelligence reporting information for internal and external users and customers. The OM capability should provide access to NGA-authored reporting and supports broader intelligence discovery and information exchange across connected mission partners. 1.2 The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain information on current industry capabilities, commercial practices, and available solutions to support the operations, maintenance, sustainment, modernization, and cybersecurity support of NGA’s organizational messaging environment. Specifically, NGA seeks information to assess industry’s ability to provide Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) messaging software, associated licensing and support, geographically separated operational capability, storage modernization, system automation, transition support, and ongoing operational and technical support within a Government-provided hosting environment. This RFI will also assist NGA in understanding commercial approaches, technical considerations, contract structure, and potential risks associated with sustaining and modernizing this capability. 1.3 THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. NGA is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. 2.0 BACKGROUND NGA has a mission-critical need to produce and disseminate Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) information throughout the Department of War (DoW) and Intelligence Community (IC). 2.1 ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS: See the attached Statement of Work (SOW). 2.2 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (POP): Base Period: 15 September 2027 – 14 September 2028 Option Year 1: 15 September 2028 – 14 September 2029 Option Year 2: 15 September 2029 – 14 December 2030 Option Year 3: 15 September 2030 – 14 September 2031 Option Year 4: 15 September 2031 – 14 September 2032 2.3 LOCATION(S): NGA Springfield & NGA Arnold 2.4 CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITATIONS: The following are anticipated to apply to this acquisition: The solution must be compatible with NGA’s Government-provided hosting environment and enterprise architecture. The solution must support operations in two geographically separated data centers. The contractor must coordinate with NGA and NGA’s Infrastructure Service Provider (ISP) on infrastructure and operational dependencies. The solution must comply with applicable security, cybersecurity, and accreditation requirements. Performance may require work in classified or controlled environments by appropriately authorized personnel. Responses should address operations, maintenance, sustainment, licensing, and support requirements consistent with O&M-funded efforts. Any proposed modernization or automation must minimize disruption to ongoing mission operations. The contractor may be required to use Government-approved tools, processes, and environments for cybersecurity, change management, and contingency support. Additional technical details may be provided only to authorized parties at a later stage of the acquisition process. 2.5 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: The following security requirements are anticipated to apply to this…

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