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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Office of Contract Services West (OCSW) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), HM1575-20-R-0011, for operations, sustainment, and future develo... The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Office of Contract Services West (OCSW) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), HM1575-20-R-0011, for operations, sustainment, and future development of the GEOINT Access and Information Sharing (GEOAxIS) Next application services by the end of August 2020. This announcement serves as the notice of proposed contract action under FAR Subpart 5.2. The Government intends to conduct a full and open best value source selection under FAR Part 15 with no socio-economic set-asides. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code is 541519 with a size standard of $30M. The Government plans to award a single Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ contract with a ten year ordering period. The concurrent award of Task Order 0001, Task Order 0002, and Task Order 0003 will each include a base year and nine (9) option years for RDT&E and O&M requirements for the Cybersecurity Office. Task Order 0004 will also be awarded concurrently if necessary. The IDIQ will provide for task orders to be released on a fixed-price or cost reimbursable basis. Individual task orders will define the contract type(s) and may include options. A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP), HM1575-20-R-0011, was posted to the UNCLASSIFIED Intelligence Community Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) website (https://acq.westfields.net) on 4 June 2020. In addition, the Government established a Contractor Bidder's Library (CBL) on the CLASSIFIED IC-ARC websites. Potential offerors should monitor the UNCLASSIFIED IC-ARC website for the official release of the GEOAxIS_Next RFP package. The GEOAxIS_Next RFP package will be posted to the CLASSIFIED IC-ARC website and will not be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov/). It is incumbent upon the interested parties to review the IC-ARC websites frequently for any updates and amendments to any and all documents. The vendor must be approved and registered in System for Award Management (SAM) before award can be made. Instructions to access the IC-ARC websites are provided below: 1) For people with TS//SCI clearances and access to a TS//SCI system: For accessing the CLASSIFIED ARC, you must first create an account on the UNCLASSIFIED ARC at https://acq.westfields.net/. Approximately two (2) working days after creating your UNCLASSIFIED ARC account, a CLASSIFIED ARC account will automatically be created for you. After waiting the two (2) days, on a TS//SCI system, go to https://acq.nro.ic.gov. Try to log onto the CLASSIFIED ARC using your use name and password that you created on the UNCLASSIFIED ARC. Note: This will not log you onto the CLASSIFED ARC, but it will generate an email that will be sent to your classified email (which you were required to enter when you created your unclassified account) that contain a time-sensitive token that will allow you to access the CLASSIFIED ARC. You will need to link your PKI certifications. 2) For people with TS//SCI clearances and no access to a TS//SCI system: Follow the steps from above for creating you unclassified account. After two (2) working days, call the ACE Front Desk (703-230-6100) and request an appointment to get access to the ACE Reading Room. Let the Front Desk know that this is your first attempt to access the ARC to ensure Help Desk support is available. At your appointed time, go to the ACE (14660 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151). 3) ACE Helpdesk support can be reached at (703) 230-6300 if you have any issues with PKI certifications or logging onto the ARC on a contractor classified system or at the Reading Room at the ACE.