Notice ID: CFOAC2H-2024-03
- PURPOSE
2.1 This notice serves as (1) announcement of a pre-solicitation conference to involve potential offerors early in the acquisition process in accordance with FAR Part 10 “Market Research”; and (2) a request for information (RFI) notice to the contractor community pursuant to FAR 15.201 “Exchange with industry before receipt of proposals.”
2.2 This announcement/RFI should not be construed as a request for proposal (RFP) or a commitment of any type by the U.S. Government. This announcement/RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes to help shape the acquisition and solicitation. It does not constitute a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation in the future. All costs associated with participating in the pre-solicitation conference and/or responding to the RFI will be solely at the participant/responding party’s expense.
- BACKGROUND
3.1 DIA’s S&T mission is to develop and deliver leading edge scientific and technical capabilities; lead and prioritize S&T enterprise programs that enhance analysis, collection, operations, and acquisition activities; and conduct specialized technical collection and exploitation activities in order to prevent strategic surprise. S&T works with the intelligence community, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), and other federal agencies to identify capability gaps; review requirements; develop both plans of action and programs of record to meet these gaps and requirements; develops and applies new capabilities based upon maturing and/or mature technologies; operationally assesses these new capabilities and either employs or transitions them…
