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NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

(U) Advanced Professional Training for the Office of

STATEMENT OF WORK (DRAFT)

Office of Geomatics

June 15, 2020 1. (U) Background

(U) Over the course of decades the Office of Geomatics and its predecessor organizations have lost much of its experience and over time our tradecraft knowledge has become diluted to a level

UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED of notable criticality. The Office is responsible per 10 U.S. Code § 2281. Global Positioning System to produce and maintain a global coordinate and supported timing system usable to the Department of Defense (DoD). This responsibility manifests in the development and maintenance of three models known as the Earth Gravitational Model, the Earth terrestrial reference frame, and the World Magnetic Model. Together, these three models allow the DoD to conduct global positioning , targeting and timing. These models are not just used by the DOD but by everyday persons every time they use their smartphones to make a financial transaction, navigate to a new restaurant or text friends and family. So, it is clear that the Office of Geomatics Mission is critical to Safety of Navigation, the U.S. economy, and global communication.

(U) The Geomatics Mission Imperative is designed to recover, as quickly as possible, the expertise and of a cadre of Office of Geomatics scientists who will be considered national and world leaders in three major Geomatics disciplines (, , , and potentially Space Geodetics) necessary for model development and maintenance. This effort must be sustainable and become institutionalized so that the National Geospatial-lntelligence Agency (NGA) never falls into critical dis-repair again. Our NSG and ASG partners rely on the NGA to lead and functionally manage these model developments and maintenance.

2. (U) Period of performance

The period of performance for this contract will be up to 12 months from date of award, and potentially followed by (4) 12-month option periods.

3. (U) Special Requirements

(U) The contractor shall have significant education and expertise (Ph.D. or equivalent in a relevant technical field and 20+ years of experience in gravity and GNSS techniques) in geodesy, satellite geodesy, and photogrammetry. The contractor shall possess a working knowledge of NGA’s geodesy program. The contractor shall also possess a thorough understanding of the areas listed below, including experience in developing software for relevant subject areas.

3.1. (U) Modern methods for realizing global geodetic coordinate systems 3.2. (U) Technique for monitoring the stability of spatial reference frames 3.3. (U) Transformation of coordinates from one global frame to another global frame 3.4. (U) Transformation of coordinates from global-to-local and local-to-local frames 3.5. (U) Modeling gravity errors within a gravity model, both worldwide and locally produced 3.6. (U) New techniques and software for forward modeling within gravity models 3.7. (U) Creation of error models for global gravity models 3.8. (U) Estimation of mean gravity from satellite data 3.9. (U) Combination techniques for combining satellite and terrestrial data within a gravitational model

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3.10. U) New approaches for harmonic analysis

4. (U) Statement of Work

(U) The contractor shall deliver labor hours on a Firm Fixed Price schedule to support NGA in the following task areas:

4.1 To provide students with the opportunity of advanced professional training including Credit- earning in University upper level coursework that covers 3 major Geomatics disciplines (Geodesy, Photogrammetry, and Satellite Geodesy). There would be a requirement for Graduate degrees and/or Recognized Certificates with the availability of academic advisors. Enrollment will be provided for up to 10 analysts per term, and will be selected from the following academic disciplines:

– including, but not limited to: Fundamentals of Global Positioning System (GPS) design and operation, GPS observables, error analysis, Analytical and Digital Photogrammetry, analytical camera calibration, GPS controlled aerotriangulation, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and orthophotography.  Geodetic Science – including, but not limited to: Geodetic and astronomic coordinates, ellipsoidal geometry, geodetic datums, terrestrial and celestial reference systems, polar motion, crustal motion geodesy, reference frame realization and station trajectory analysis, plate motion, earthquake deformation cycle, numerical methods, the gravity field, applications of artificial satellites in geodesy, station positions and the gravity field of the earth.  – including, but not limited to: Principles in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), theory and algorithms of GIS, custom GIS applications, fundamental principles and methods, and geographic applications of .

6. (U) Reports and Meetings

6.1 (U) Monthly Teleconferences

(U) The Contractor shall attend a monthly audio teleconference with NGA. The agenda will be determined by NGA, in consultation with the Contractor. Additionally teleconferences may occur as requested by the Government to address issues with the course development and contract performance.

7.0 (U) Place of Performance

(U) Academic courses delivered shall be available on-line

8.0 (U) Security

(U) Contractor personnel performing classified work for this effort shall have, at minimum, of an active SECRET clearance when performing duties within collateral environments and for access to NGA and company collateral systems. Contractors are subject to a

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Counterintelligence Polygraph as requested by the Government. NGA will sponsor security clearances, NGA Badge, Common Access Cards (CAC), and other required items (Example: hangtag) for required program personnel.

(U) Contractors shall abide by the DD Form 254 - Contract Security Classification Specification, and applicable security policies and regulations.

(U) The Contractor shall follow all applicable NGA, Intelligence Community (IC), and DOD information security, operational security, and cybersecurity policies and guidance when accessing and transmitting data over networks during performance of contractual requirements.

(U) The Contractor shall portion mark all material in accordance with the information. (U) The Contractor shall inform the Government when their employees no longer support the contract the same day (see DD254 - Government Furnished Property and Information). If the contract personnel will no longer be supporting NGA via a NGA contract the items specified on the DD254 shall be turned into the NGA New Campus East (NCE) Workforce Support Center, NGA Site Security Office, or the COR. If contract personnel are unable to turn these items into the NCE Workforce Support Center, NGA Site Security Office, or COR then it is the contractor's security office responsibility to collect the items from the individual to include completing any debriefing paperwork needed and notify and seek further direction from the COR or Industrial Security. If the Contractor debriefs the employee, the Contractor shall send a copy of the debriefing statement, plus any Government items (NGA Badge, CAC, Courier Card, parking hangtags, etc.) within 4 business days (timeline may be extended with authorized documented exceptions by NGA Security) to a NGA Site Security Office or the NCE Workforce Support Center.

(U) Any collateral work performed at contract sites must be performed in an appropriate area that has been authorized by Defense Security Service (DSS) for that level or above safeguarding capability. Those area(s) must be approved by the Contracting Officer (CO) and confirmed by NGA Security, by check of Industrial Facility Security Database (ISFD) that space is approved for collateral (appropriate level) safeguarding before any collateral work is performed in that space.

(U) All government furnished information released to the contractor or created in the performance of this contract will be destroyed by the contractor or returned to NGA upon termination of the contract; or when no longer required in the performance of the contract.

(U) The Contractor shall comply with the NGA, DOD, and IC policy and regulations (to include, but not limited to, the Consolidated NGA Security Classification Guide (CoNGA) to properly mark (to include portion marking) classified, unclassified and CUI information to include (but not limited to):

Documents, imagery, imagery support data, training material, and value-added processing, and imagery services;

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Markings will be in accordance with the lowest security classification possible to ensure the confidentiality and integrity for greatest release to partners in accordance with NGA and mission partner marking guides for classified information; Information handling will be in accordance with applicable security policy and regulations; and NGA compliance documents

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