On April 2, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) posted a sources sought notice for the Open Geospatial Web Service Standards (OGWSS) Innovation Program. Responses are due by 12:00 p.m. Eastern on April 28.
The overall purpose of this contract is to ensure international geospatial standards are fully tested and vetted against NGA and partner agency requirements prior to their recommendation as a mandated standard in the IC/DoD IT Standards Registry (ICSR/DISR). This ensures these standards are fully evaluated and ready for inclusion as requirements within NGA and partner agency acquisition programs.
The contract’s scope includes support to advance the development of voluntary, consensus-based international geospatial standards. These standards will facilitate adoption of worldwide interoperability and data exchange among different geospatial products and services into mandated standards in the IC/DoD IT Standards Registry (ICSR/DISR). The efforts under this contract shall provide guidance and direction on standard implementations supporting operational capabilities of NGA and its partner agencies.
The contractor shall provide the following services:
- Environment for international collaboration
- Standards-based reference architecture design and documentation
- Innovation and research services
- Operation and enhancement of geospatial standards online compliance facilities and compliance evaluation
- Education and outreach
Review the OGWSS-II sources sought notice.
Source: SAM
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