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On August 30, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) released a sources sought notice for Automated Raster Modernization (ARM). Responses are due by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on September 16.
NGA issues this Sources Sought to find capable vendors to perform the work required under the Automated Raster Modernization (ARM) Statement of Work (attached). The ARM contract requires software development teams to provide NGA with the technical expertise and support required to maintain and enhance the ARM systems: GeoDec and Accord. The vendor will provide development, enhancement, deployment, operational sustainment and maintenance of the ARM systems. The period of performance for this effort is for one base year and one option year.
As identified in the recent NSG Directive 1501 process, Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphic (CADRG) and Enhanced Compressed Raster Graphics (ECRG) will continue to be created and disseminated until no system requires the data. As such, this long-standing product will continue to be a highly visible, mission requirement for years to come. Additionally, CADRG and ECRG will continue to be the primary foundation map background format for NGA digital maps for the foreseeable future, due to the widespread implementation of these formats in DoD systems, and the formats’ use of the Arc Raster Chart (ARC) projection system, which allows seamlessly moving map displays at any scale. NGA has proudly supported this effort since its inception in the mid 1990’s and will continue its efforts to modernize the source and software used to create these important and widely disseminated products.
The Automated Raster Modernization (ARM) initiative was started in 2017 as a replacement for the legacy Common Mapping Production System (CMPS) and today the system consists of two modules, GeoDec (Georeferencing and Decollaring) and Accord (Automated Cataloging and Compression of Raster Data). Both modules are Cloud based Web solutions using primarily open source software tools.
GeoDec can semi-automatically and/or manually geo-reference and de-collar source PDF or TIFF’s to produce several Georeferenced Maps and Charts (GRMC) outputs including GeoTiff and GeoPDF. GeoDec also provides the input to Accord; a final GeoTiff with an accompanying JSN metadata file.
The purpose of this contract is to acquire a software development(s) team or teams to provide NGA with the technical expertise and support required to maintain and enhance the ARM system: GeoDec and Accord. This effort is a continuation of the ARM effort (awarded under the original title “GEOINT Services Development – Data Transformation, Enterprise Print”). The selected contractor will provide development, enhancement, deployment, operational sustainment and maintenance.
Review the NGA ARM sources sought.
Source: SAM
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