SPRINGFIELD, Virginia – The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded a new $794.1 million Research Development Contract indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract on Jan. 25. The four companies eligible to compete for task orders are Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. and Solis Applied Science, LLC.

The RDC IDIQ will provide research and development services and support to NGA’s Research & Development directorate. It is a five-year contract with a two-year optional extension. The first task order for the IDIQ will be competed in February 2024.  

RDC activities will include the development, maturation, testing and integration of R&D concepts into functional prototypes, transition of developed capabilities into an operational capability, and provision of cloud environments for development activities. Supported RDC projects include research into foundational geospatial-intelligence, advanced phenomenologies and analytic technologies.