SAM #QUESTIONNAIRE-NCIA-OSINT

NCIA seeks industry input on an integrated OSINT capability for NATO analysts

NCIA is gathering market feedback on a planned integrated capability for collecting and exploiting open-source intelligence (OSINT). - Opportunity type: Pre-competitive market research, not a solicitation or contract award. The notice is issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, for the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), Acquisition. - Capability sought: An integrated OSINT capability for securely collecting, processing, analyzing, and sharing publicly and commercially available information (PAI/CAI). - Intended users: Approximately 400 generalist analysts, 300 fusion analysts, and 120 trained OSINT analysts, with tiered access to managed attribution, PAI/CAI alerts, and specialist tools. - Functional scope: Secure unclassified OSINT website; collaboration, reporting, query, alerting, and tasking tools; data-source and service integration; and analytics such as summarization, translation, transcription, OCR, deepfake recognition, named-entity recognition, network analysis, and geolocation. Cybersecurity, administration, logging, and training are also in scope. - Delivery model: NCIA is seeking one prime contractor to integrate best-of-breed capabilities from multiple subvendors. - Industry participation: Companies from NATO member countries may provide input through the questionnaire and workshop. Written feedback is due 4 November 2026; the OSINT Data Exploitation and Visualization workshop is scheduled for 17–19 November 2026 in Izmir, Türkiye. - Anticipated procurement timeline: NCIA expects to issue an invitation for bids by Q1 2027, with delivery of the capability from Q1 2028. Contract duration and option periods are not specified. - Commercial details: No OEMs, specific products, quantities for purchase, contract value, or binding technical specifications are identified; the analyst counts describe intended users, not order quantities.

Description

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) is conducting pre-competitive market engagement to gather input on potential solutions to support the upcoming acquisition for an Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Capability. To that end, NCIA is issuing the attached Questionnaire to inform a dedicated workshop at NATO Edge and solicit feedback from industry partners.

This Questionnaire is issued for planning purposes only and is not a request for bids. It is part of NCIA’s effort to engage early to inform and ensure it has a clear understanding of the marketplace, available capabilities, and potential acquisition strategies.

NCIA values your insight and invites you to review and comment on our draft high level problem statement to provide recommendations for improving performance outcomes, competition, and efficiency; and identifying any risks or concerns that should be considered during planning.

Feedback can be provided in writing in accordance with submission instructions and/or by attending a dedicated industry engagement – OSINT Data Exploitation and Visualization Workshop at NATO Edge, taking place on 17-19 November in Izmir (Türkiye), where NCIA will respond to clarifying questions and invite comments from participants.

Submit responses via the on-line questionnaire no later than 12:00 hours Central European Time (CET) on 04 November 2026. Submission instructions and additional details can be found in the attachment.

NCIA thanks you in advance for your time and input, and looks forward to engaging with you as it shapes this potential acquisition.  

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