GEOINT Learning Program (GLP)

(U) The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) will be hosting a Pre-Solicitation meeting for the GEOINT Learning Program (GLP) procurement effort in Springfield, VA at NGA Campus East (NCE) in Springfield, VA. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, 20 August 2013 from 9:30AM to 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time. The open forum will provide an overview of the GLP requirement, the acquisition strategy and a Question/Answer period. Pre-Registration is required for attendance. (U) The GLP RFP HM0177-13-R-0013 Draft Sections L&M dated 9 Aug 13, the Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 5 August 2013, and the Draft Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan dated 5 August 2013 have been posted on the NGA's Classified Intelligence Community - Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) Website at URL: http://arc.nro.ic.gov/ for questions and feedback. The National Geospatial-Intelligence College (NGC) within NGA is seeking Industry's comments and questions pertaining to the draft versions of these documents. All questions and comments are due no later than 16 August 2013, 12:00 Noon EST. Questions or comments to the draft version of these documents will not be accepted after the cut-off time and date mentioned. This Pre-Solicitation notice is intended to direct interested parties to NGA's Classified Intelligence Community - Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) Website at URL: http://arc.nro.ic.gov/. (U)For more information and details, please go to the Classified Intelligence Community - Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) Website at URL: http://arc.nro.ic.gov/. (U) Instructions for accessing the Classified ARC: *The site is on the Classified IC-ARC accessible via http://arc.nro.ic.gov/, select "GLP" from the Open Source Listing. Please find the situation below that fits you and see the associated information. (a) I Have Access to the Classified network, and I Have an Account on the system's ARC website. * Go to http://arc.nro.ic.gov/, log in using your Classified IC-ARC username and password, click on the Current Efforts, and select GLP from the Open Source Listing. (b) I Have Access to the Classified network, But I Do Not and Have Never Had an INDIVIDUAL Account on that system's ARC website. * If you have never had an individual account on the Classified IC- ARC, go to http://arc.nro.ic.gov/, click on -Create New Account? to make an account for yourself, and then follow the site access directions given in number one above. You should use this new account that you create from this point onward whenever accessing the Classified ARC for any purpose. (c) I Have Access to the Classified ARC and At One Time, I Had an INDIVIDUAL Account on that system's ARC Website, but I No Longer Have That Account Information. * If you once had an account on the Classified ARC, please try using the -Forgot Your Password? link on the ARC homepage to reset your password. If your classified email address has changed since your last login, please email (preferred) the web development team at ashelpdesk@ace.svc.nro.ic.gov, or call 703-230-6300 or secure 855-4223 or for help in resetting your password. (d) I Have the Appropriate Clearances, But I Do NOT Have Access to CWAN. * For TS//SI/TK cleared contractors without access to CWAN, the Acquisition web page information can be viewed by scheduling an appointment at any of the three ACE Regional Centers. Contact information for scheduling an appointment and passing clearances can be found on the Internet (World Wide Web) at https://arc.westfields.net/ by clicking on CONTACTS -> VIEW CONTACTS for ACE FACILITIES . Prior to scheduling an appointment, your clearance information must be on file at the facility you plan to visit. Please have your cognizant security office pass your TS clearance with required SI/TK accesses, via a standard visit certification message to the Facility Security Officer of the facility you plan to visit. (e) I DO NOT Have the Appropriate Clearances to Access CWAN. * Obtaining the correct clearances is a difficult task. You either need to have a unique skill that our organization needs and it cannot find elsewhere, or you need to team with a company that has the correct clearances. Unfortunately, there is no easy answer. Make sure that your company is entered in our Contractor Registry. This is made visible on the Internet, but also on our classified network for cleared contractors to see. It allows contractors with clearances to view your company's information, and it might be that a cleared company would then contact you for teaming purposes. To register your company with the Contractor Registry, go to https://arc.westfields.net/, and click on the -Register Company? link. (f) ARC Technical Questions:ashelpdesk@ace.svc.nro.ic.gov. 6. (U) Contracting Office Address: Attn: OCSU Mail Stop S84-OCSU 7500 GEOINT Drive Springfield, Virginia 22150 United States