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Saber III RFI

ID: NGA_SABER-III_RFI • Type: Sources Sought

Description

Posted: March 6, 2025, 4:11 p.m. EST

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.

Posted: Feb. 24, 2025, 3:06 p.m. EST
Background
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a Combat Support Agency of the Department of Defense and a member of the United States Intelligence Community. NGA's mission is to provide timely, relevant, and accurate Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security objectives.

The Software Aqua Badge Engineering Resources III (SABER III) effort is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) aimed at providing software development capacity to support various activities within the NGA's GEOINT Services Enterprise Services Development Corps (DevCorps) Division. This initiative seeks to enhance mission-critical Agency functions and capabilities through technical expertise and support for inter-Agency programs, applications, and software.

Work Details
The SABER III Contractor-provided software developers will be responsible for developing, modifying, integrating, testing, deploying, and maintaining government-owned software and applications according to NGA's published software standards.

Key tasks include:
1. Providing software development support for current and emerging GEOINT analytic capabilities.
2. Supporting GEOINT collection needs through software development.
3. Enhancing GEOINT foundation data systems with new software solutions.
4. Developing automation tools for security compliance and testing.

The contractor must leverage Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), Government Off-the-Shelf (GOTS), Free and Open Source (FOSS), and NGA’s DevOps toolkit to fulfill these tasks effectively.

Period of Performance
The planned period of performance for this contract is up to 5 years.

Place of Performance
All work will primarily be performed within the United States, specifically at NGA facilities in St. Louis, MO, with potential work at NGA facilities in Springfield, VA.

Overview

Response Deadline
March 14, 2025, 5:00 p.m. EDT (original: March 11, 2025, 5:00 p.m. EDT) Past Due
Posted
Feb. 24, 2025, 3:06 p.m. EST (updated: March 6, 2025, 4:11 p.m. EST)
Set Aside
None
PSC
None
Place of Performance
Saint Louis, MO United States
Source
SAM

Current SBA Size Standard
$34 Million
Pricing
Multiple Types Common
Est. Level of Competition
Low
Odds of Award
16%
Vehicle Type
Blanket Purchase Agreement
On 2/24/25 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency issued Sources Sought NGA_SABER-III_RFI for Saber III RFI due 3/14/25. The opportunity was issued full & open with NAICS 541511.
Primary Contact
Name
Yue M. Eng   Profile
Phone
(571) 557-8595

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Additional Details

Source Agency Hierarchy
DEPT OF DEFENSE > NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) > ATTN: MS S84 - OCS
FPDS Organization Code
97AB-HM0476
Source Organization Code
500038581
Last Updated
March 29, 2025
Last Updated By
yue.m.eng@nga.mil
Archive Date
March 29, 2025