Network Appliance Raid/Filer units

This contract awards a Purchase Order to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for the recapitalization of existing Integrated Exploitation Capability (IEC) RAID Filers, and the acquisition of complete Network Appliance RAID units along with various site-specific components. The purpose is to support the IEC, which serves as the primary imagery analysis exploitation tool used by NGA, providing an integrated suite of software tools for imagery and geospatial analysts. These RAID units will be procured from Network Appliance Corporation and are designed to meet specific hardware configurations that have been developed, tested, and certified for field deployment by the NGA Technical Operations (NTO). The solicitation, identified under number HM0476160015 and posted in April 2016, falls under NAICS code 334118, indicating it pertains to computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing. The contracting authority is the Department of Defense, specifically the office located in Springfield, Virginia. Key points of contact include Dominique M Bataille as Contract Specialist and Maj Adam Vance as the Contracting Officer. This procurement is critical to maintaining and enhancing the infrastructure of the IEC system, ensuring the agency’s continued capability in high-quality imagery exploitation and geospatial analysis.