RFP Prospector - Critical Rare Earth Minerals and Battery Industrial Sectors

Agency:
State:	Virginia
Type of Government:	Federal
FSC Category:	B - Special Studies and Analyses - Not R&D
NAICS Category:	518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
Posted Date:	Sep 16, 2025
Due Date:	Sep 19, 2025
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Description

Active

Contract Opportunity

Notice ID

HM047625R0033

Related Notice

Prospector-May2025

Department/Ind. Agency

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA)

Office

ATTN: MS S84 - OCS

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Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
Updated Published Date: Sep 15, 2025 03:54 pm EDT
Original Published Date: Sep 05, 2025 01:48 pm EDT
Updated Date Offers Due: Sep 19, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Original Date Offers Due: Sep 19, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
Updated Inactive Date: Oct 04, 2025
Original Inactive Date: Oct 04, 2025
Initiative:
- None

Classification

Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: B529 - SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA
NAICS Code:
- 518210 - Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
Place of Performance:
Springfield , VA 22150

USA

Description View Changes

AMENDMENT 0002

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Prospector - Rare Earth Minerals and Battery Industrial Sectors

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) as the agency has a need to procure a subscription for worldwide access to an existing platform with data and analysis on critical rare earth minerals and battery industrial sectors to enable NGA to gain a more detailed, global view of trade. This will allow NGA to monitor key developments in precious mineral markets, and the precious mineral global supply chains.

This RFP is for the subject contract to be awarded in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13 procedures, and the specific information outlined within this RFP and its attachments. The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract that comprises of a 1-year base period (Base Year) and 4, 1-year option periods (OY1 – OY4). Please see Attachment-1SOW – Prospector for specifics.

Amendment 0002 has added:

1.) Updated SOW, dated 15 September 2025

Proposals are due no later than 12 noon on 19 SEP 2025.

Proposals SHALL acknowledge the RFP and all issued amendments (0001 and 0002).

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