By On July 25, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) released the request for proposals (RFP) for CONUS Aeronautical Data Procurement (CADP). Questions are due by 9:00 a.m. Central on July 31, and proposals are due by 9:00 a.m. Central on August 11.
NGA delivers Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT), Aeronautical, and Maritime Safety of Navigation (SoN) information that provides a decisive advantage to policymakers, warfighters, intelligence professionals, humanitarian efforts, and first responders. NGA supports the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), which supports our Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Intelligence Community (IC). NGA is a unique combination of intelligence agency and Combat Support Agency (CSA) and leads the world in timely, relevant, accurate, and actionable GEOINT.
The GEOINT community operates in a dynamic mission environment. NGA must leverage all available and emerging national, DoD, commercial, and international partners and suppliers to match the pace and needs of this dynamic environment, both now and in the future.
An important subset of GEOINT called Foundation GEOINT (FG) describes/models the physical and political characteristics of the Earth. The FG Program, which includes Aeronautical, Maritime, Geography, and Geomatics components, facilitates the integration of geospatial data, information, and services for intelligence and combat customers. It focuses on global digital data coverage with refined data maintenance to provide mission-essential content, where, when, and how it is needed before it is requested.
The CADP contract will provide instrument flight procedure (IFP) content, and all required foundation or additional data necessary, for all airports under the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a digital format. This Statement of Work (SoW) describes the scope of the data and services requested and the required timeline of deliverables based on the 28-day Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC) cycle production schedule.
Mission requirements require the output of digital products and data sets that are a combination of NGA-produced aeronautical data, and data from an external supplier of aeronautical data. Terminal instrument procedure data for the DoD is produced in accordance with (IAW) industry and DoD regulatory guidance, the applicable product specifications, guidance provided by the NGA program officers, and the appropriate production schedules.
Currently, NGA produces aeronautical navigation data products IAW the DAFIF® 8.1 specification documents. NGA is developing the capability to produce an aeronautical navigation data product based on the ARINC 424-23 XML specification, the exact date for production of a certified product is currently in the research and discovery phase. Subsequently, the Contractor will be required to produce a product IAW the DAFIF® 8.1 specification now, and possibly the ARINC 424-23 XML specification, and subsequent versions of this specification, at a future date under this contract.
Detailed refinement of processes and procedures required between NGA and the Contractor aligned to fulfilling this SOW as outlined throughout will be coordinated upon award of the contract. Procedures developed will be through an iterative and collaborative process. It is anticipated that most of this refinement will take place during the base performance year of the contract to satisfy quality control and regulatory requirements.
Source: SAM
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