NGA BIG BAA Topic 4 Follow-On Future Persistent Analytic Systems Research

This follow-on contract was negotiated and awarded under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1), and implemented by FAR 6.302-1, when "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." The contract continues research and development efforts begun under contract HM0476-18-C-0013 that was competitively awarded under the NGA BIG BAA solicitation, HM0476-16-BAA-0001, Topic 4, Future Persistent Analytic Systems Research. This follow-on contract will extend the Activity-Based Change Detection (ABCD) prototype analytic created under contract HM0476-18-C-0013 to a variety of new track data sources and provide support to the deployment and tuning of ABCD models into NGA's commercial cloud services footprint. A DD-254 accompanys the resulting contract award. The Statement of Work for the anticipated contract is classified at the SECRET level. Performance of the research work requires TS/SCI clearance due to the classification of the data types and environment used to develop and test the ABCD. The total period of performance for this requirements is two years, with performance occurring primarily at the contractor's facility.