Platform for Optimized and Secure Space High Performance Computing

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is interested in receiving research and development proposals for the Platform for Optimized and Secure Space High Performance Computing (POSSH) Program. This announcement declares the NRO's intent to competitively fund research and development leading to the POSSH capability. The draft RFP can be found on the NRO’s Acquisition Resource Center (ARC) website located at https://acq.westfields.net and at https://acq.nro.ic.gov, on or around 30 March 2021. Offerors that do not already have an ARC account must register for one. This is a one-time registration. Instructions for registering for the ARC can be found at https://acq.westfields.net under Help Resources. There is a User’s Guide and a video explaining how to register for an account. Offerors first create an account on the unclassified ARC. If the Offeror possesses a security clearance, his or her user account will automatically be transferred to the classified ARC within 1 to 2 business days. The classified ARC utilizes the same user log-in. Once an Offeror has obtained an ARC account and has logged on to either the unclassified or classified site, the Offeror should select Current Efforts from the menu ribbon on the top of the Home Page. The Current Efforts view displays a grid listing of all ACE-supported full and open competitive source selections. Under the Effort Name column, select “Platform for Optimized and Secure Space High Performance Computing”. No other announcement will be made.