Foundation Sustainment Services

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is providing this Pre-Solicitation Notice of its intent to conduct an open competition for the Foundation Sustainment Services (FS2) requirement. NGA anticipates release of a Solicitation / Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around October 28, 2020 with the intent to award a single award indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract for this requirement. Reference Sources Sought Notices: HM0476-20-IPFS and HM047620R0031 The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541511, Custom Computer Programming Services. The Product Service Code is D399, IT and Telecom-Other IT and Telecommunications. BACKGROUND: The Foundation Sustainment Services (FS2) contract vehicle will establish the acquisition framework for delivering the full scope of information technology services and capabilities to support the Information Technology (IT) sustainment services for the Foundation GEOINT Integrated Program Office (IPF) and the FG capabilities / services in support of the NGA's Source Operations & Management Directorate's Foundation GEOINT Group (SF). SF's FG mission areas include: Aeronautical, Maritime, Topographic, Geopolitical Geography (to include Human Geography (HG), Political Geography, and Names, Places and Boundaries), Elevation, Geodesy (e.g. Global Positioning System (GPS), Soils, Surveys, and Gravity), and Controlled Imagery. The solicitation is posted to both the Unclassified Intelligence Community - Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) website (https://acq.westfields.net) and CLASSIFIED IC-ARC website (https://acq.nro.ic.gov). Due to classified documents within the Bidder's Library, some Bidder's Library documents will only be available on the CLASSIFIED IC-ARC website. To create a classified ARC account, you must first create an unclassified ARC account by visiting https://acq.westfields.net and clicking on the - Register link at the top right of the page. Be sure to include your classified email address as you will not be able to access you classified account without it. Once you have finished the registration process on the unclassified system and validated your account by clicking the link you were sent via email, you will need to wait 2 business days for your classified ARC account to be automatically created. Once you have waited 2 business days, you will be able to log into your classified account using the same email and password you used on the unclassified system. This will bring you to a page where you can click a button to send yourself a verification email to the classified email account you listed when creating your unclassified account. To log into the classified ARC, visit https://acq.nro.ic.gov/ from a TS network such as NMIS, NSAnet, CWE, AWAN, CWAN, JWICS, etc. If you do not have access to a TS network but possess a TS/SCI clearance, a reading room will be available. This Pre-Solicitation Notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the United States Government. Please be advised this is a Notice only. It does not obligate the Government to reimburse any cost associated with preparation and/or submission of a response, nor does this Notice guarantee the Government will issue a Solicitation / RFP or award your company a contract to provide these services.