Astrea Pre-solicitation Notice
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has issued a Pre-Solicitation Notice for the Astrea requirement, indicating intent to conduct a Full and Open Competition. This effort is a follow-on to the Spectrum contract, focusing on developing a database for characterizing effective reflectivity, emissivity, and radiance. The anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) release date is on or around April 21, 2026.
Scope of Work
The Astrea contract will produce a database providing a system of data, parameters, and models. This system will allow for the characterization of effective reflectivity, emissivity, and radiance as a function of arbitrary source, sensor, and target geometry, while also estimating associated errors.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Full and Open Competition (Pre-solicitation)
- NAICS Code: 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology))
- Product Service Code: AJ12 (General Science And Technology R&D Services; General Science And Technology; Applied Research)
- Anticipated RFP Release: On or around April 21, 2026
- Published Date: April 3, 2026
- Set-Aside: None specified
Accessing Solicitation
The solicitation is contemplated to be posted to the CLASSIFIED Intelligence Community-Acquisition Research Center (IC-ARC) website (https://acq.nro.ic.gov). Interested parties must create an unclassified ARC account at https://acq.westfields.net, including a classified email address, and wait two business days for automatic classified account creation. Verification via the classified email will be required to access the classified system.
Additional Notes
This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only and does not constitute a commitment by the U.S. Government. It does not obligate the Government to reimburse costs for response preparation, nor does it guarantee the issuance of an RFP or contract award.