Opportunity
SAM #NGA-HYDRA2-Extension
NGA HYDRA 2 sole-source contract extension for mission systems support
Buyer
NGA Office of Corporate Services (OCS)
Posted
November 10, 2026
Identifier
NGA-HYDRA2-Extension
NAICS
541511, 541512, 541519
NGA plans a sole-source, 24-month extension of its HYDRA 2 contract with CACI, Inc. to maintain mission-critical systems while it prepares a competitive follow-on acquisition. - Notice: Sole-source justification for a bridge-contract extension; this is not a request for proposals. - Agency: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Office of Contract Services. - Contractor: CACI, Inc.; the extension is described as a logical follow-on to a competitively awarded FSS order, intended to maintain continuity and avoid transition delays. - Estimated value: $16 million. - Services: Operate, maintain, secure, support, modernize, and enhance the Hydra environment, including mission systems, applications, infrastructure, and data flows. Supported missions include intelligence dissemination, safety of navigation, military and contingency operations, emergency response, command-and-control, situational awareness, ISR, and cybersecurity. - Performance: 12-month base period followed by two six-month options; NGA may end the extension earlier if the follow-on acquisition is awarded.
Description
Under the authority of FAR 8.401(b) and GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(1)(iii), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has issued a Sole Source Justification (SSJ) for the HYDRA II Bridge Contract, to extend the current contract for 24 months which includes a 12 month base period and two (2) - 6 month optional periods. (Period of Performance ends 30 October 2028). The HYDRA II program provides continued national security and safety of navigation to protect life and property, both in the continental United States and overseas. This extension action is necessary to complete the requirements for an acquisition to award a future contract designed to bundle services from other contracts and adjust to Agency direction. This notice is made IAW GSAR 538.7104-3(b)(3) and is not a request for proposals