Solicitation
NGA HRM-II RFP
Department of Defense · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
AI summaryOnly firms that already hold an active Top Secret facility clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI, a higher-level intelligence clearance) at the time they send a proposal can be considered. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants on-site human resources support for its Human Development Directorate, which serves about 8,500 people: personnel data processing, hiring support, training and development, workforce planning, benefits and retirement processing. Work is in Springfield, Virginia, for a 1-year base starting March 2, 2027 plus four 12-month options, under full and open competition (no set-aside) with a best-value tradeoff; proposals are due November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern (moved from October 26, 2026 (passed)). More in the summary
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 14, 2026. It moves the due date from Oct 26, 2026 to Nov 18, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of another version of this notice: check what changed on SAM.gov. This summary may miss requirements: 12 of 24 attachments weren't read (Attachment_14_HRMII_Compliance_Checklist.xlsx, Attachment_12_HRMII_Proposal_Pricing_Template.xlsx and 10 more). Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
Only firms that already hold an active Top Secret facility clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI, a higher-level intelligence clearance) at the time they send a proposal can be considered. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) wants on-site human resources support for its Human Development Directorate, which serves about 8,500 people: personnel data processing, hiring support, training and development, workforce planning, benefits and retirement processing. Work is in Springfield, Virginia, for a 1-year base starting March 2, 2027 plus four 12-month options, under full and open competition (no set-aside) with a best-value tradeoff; proposals are due November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern (moved from October 26, 2026 (passed)).
Who can bid (7)
- Active Top Secret facility clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) under your CAGE code at the time of proposal submission, in line with the contract security specification (DD Form 254, Attachment 13); firms without it are ineligible and removed.
- Proposed key personnel must be verified by NGA through a database query as meeting the Top Secret/SCI personnel clearance requirement (Sub-Factor 3.2).
- Facility clearance and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) review passed (Sub-Factor 3.1).
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- Active SAM registration that includes NAICS code 541612 at the time of proposal submission.
- Current NIST SP 800-171 Department of Defense cybersecurity assessment in SPRS for each CAGE code in the proposal (not more than 3 years old).
- Small Business Participation Plan that commits to at least 25% of total contract value going to small businesses (a small business prime's own work counts).
- No unresolved or unmitigable organizational conflict of interest (OCI), reviewed separately as an eligibility matter.
How to submit: Per the notice text, through the Classified Acquisition Research Center (ARC) at https://acq-ui.ace.proj.nro.ic.gov/, which needs an account on a TS//SCI network; email proposals are not accepted. The newest instructions (Attachment 16 Rev3, section 4.7(G)) were not fully readable.. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (12)
From the version posted Oct 14, 2026.
- Serious: Top Secret facility clearance with SCI needed when proposals are sent. A business without an active Top Secret/SCI facility clearance cannot win; this is a hard gate, and it cannot be obtained after submission.
- Serious: Cleared key personnel are checked in a government database. If NGA cannot verify the clearances of proposed key personnel, the Security factor fails and the offer gets no further consideration.
- Serious: Proposals go through a classified system. Per the notice text, proposals are accepted only through the Classified ARC, which needs access on a TS//SCI network; plan time to set up or restore access, and confirm with the contracting officer whether the newest instructions changed this.
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- Worth checking: Small Business Participation Plan can knock out an offer. The plan is pass/fail: not committing to the 25% goal or not naming small business partners gets a rating of Unacceptable and removes the offer from award consideration.
- Worth checking: Cybersecurity score in SPRS. A Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) score below 110 requires an estimated date for reaching 110 in the proposal.
- Worth checking: Pass/fail compliance review before evaluation. Missing any compliance item in the instructions gets the proposal removed without being scored.
- Worth checking: Award may be made without discussions. The first proposal needs the best price and approach, since there may be no chance to revise it.
- Worth checking: Unbalanced or unrealistic pricing is disqualifying. Prices judged unbalanced are not considered for award, and unrealistic prices make the offer un-awardable.
- Minor: Proposal due date moved to November 18, 2026. Amendment 0003 extended the due date from October 26, 2026 (shown on the original solicitation form) to November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern; question answers are promised in Amendment 0004.
- Minor: Proposals must stay valid for 200 days. Prices and terms must hold for 200 days after the due date.
- Minor: Work is on-site at NGA locations. Cleared staff must work on-site, with Springfield, Virginia on SAM.gov and Arnold and St. Louis, Missouri also listed on the security form.
- Minor: Factor numbers in the evaluation text do not match the table. One paragraph calls Small Business Participation Plan Factor 3 and Security Factor 4, while the table lists Security as Factor 3 and Small Business Participation Plan as Factor 4; both are pass/fail either way.
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 12 of 24 not read. Show which files.
- Attchment 17 RFP_Supplemental Section 5 - Evaluation Factors for Award.docx (read)
- HM047626R0018_0003.pdf (read)
- HM047626R0018-0002_20261008.pdf (read)
- HM047626R0018-0001_20260928.pdf (read)
- HRM II_RFP_HM047626R0018.pdf (read)
- Attachment_1_HRMII_PWS_20260810.pdf (read)
- Attachment-16 RFP_Supp Sec 4 Instructions Con Notices to Offeror Rev3_20261014.docx (read)
- Attachment-16 RFP_Supplemental Section 4 Instructions Con Notices to Offeror_20260923.docx (read)
- Attachment-16 RFP_Supplemental Sec 4 Instructions Con Notices to Offeror Rev1_20260928.docx (read)
- Attachment-16 RFP_Supp Sec 4 Instructions Con Notices to Offeror Rev2_20261008.docx (read)
- Attachment_15_NGA_License_Agreement.pdf (read)
- Attachment_13_HRMII_DD254.pdf (read)
- Attachment_14_HRMII_Compliance_Checklist.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_12_HRMII_Proposal_Pricing_Template.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_11_Planned_Small_Business_Participation.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_10_Personnel_Security_Clearance_Template.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_9_SF328_FOCI.pdf: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_8_Facility_Security_Clearance_Template.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_7_Master_Past_Performance_Reference_List_Template.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_5_HRMII_Key_Personnel_Resume_Template.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_4_Staffing_Matrix_Template.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_2_HRMII_Workload_Estimate.xlsx: not read (the AI doesn't read this file type yet): open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_6_HRMII_Past_Performance_Questionnaire.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
- Attachment_3_OCI_Disclosure_and_Analysis_Form.docx: not summarized: open it on SAM.gov
Full summary
What they want
- Process personnel data and actions in NGA's PeopleSoft human resources system (personnel action requests, service histories, pay discrepancies, separations, retirement paperwork) within set timelines such as 5 business days per document
- Support talent acquisition: recruiting, resume screening and pre-hire assessments
- Support training and development for the National Geospatial-Intelligence College
- Support strategic workforce planning, employee support services, performance records and benefits processing
- Propose and carry out AI-enabled improvements using Government-approved AI tools, such as automated resume screening, enhanced reporting and employee self-service
- Deliver weekly and monthly activity reports and other reports listed in the contract data requirements list (CDRL)
- Provide a transition-in plan, program management and cleared, on-site staff, with optional special projects
- Meet performance standards in the performance work statement (PWS), where errors can bring corrective action plans and invoice withholding (for example 5% for pay-affecting errors)
- Contract type
- Performance-based commercial services contract (FAR Part 12 with Part 15 tradeoff procedures), one award: firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) labor lines, plus time-and-materials (T&M) lines with not-to-exceed (NTE) caps for other direct costs and optional special projects
- Period of performance
- 1 base year (March 2, 2027 to March 1, 2028) plus four 12-month option years (through March 1, 2032), plus a possible 6-month extension of services (FAR 52.217-8)
- Place of performance
- Springfield, VA, USA (NGA, 7500 GEOINT Drive) per SAM.gov; the security form (DD 254) also lists NGA sites in Arnold, MO and St. Louis, MO
- Estimated value
- No total value is stated. NTE caps on T&M lines in the base year: other direct costs $1,500,000 and optional special projects $164,000 (Option Year 4: $1,592,045.33 and $174,063.62). The FFP labor line has no stated amount.
- How they'll choose
- Best-value tradeoff (price and non-price factors weighed against each other). Security and Small Business Participation Plan are pass/fail gates; all non-price factors combined are more important than price. The Government intends to award without discussions but may hold them.
- Offers due
- November 18, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern
- How to submit
- Per the notice text, through the Classified Acquisition Research Center (ARC) at https://acq-ui.ace.proj.nro.ic.gov/, which needs an account on a TS//SCI network; email proposals are not accepted. The newest instructions (Attachment 16 Rev3, section 4.7(G)) were not fully readable.
- Page limits
- Price narrative: 4 pages, not counting the cover page. Other page limits were not readable.
What they'll judge offers on
- Factor 1, Technical/Management Approach (significantly more important than Factor 2; sub-factors in descending order): 1.1 Technical Approach to Mission Performance, 1.2 AI-Enabled Innovation and Resource Optimization, 1.3 Staffing Plan/Key Personnel, 1.4 Transition-In Plan
- Factor 2, Past Performance
- Factor 3, Security (pass/fail): 3.1 Facility Clearance and Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence, 3.2 Personnel Security Clearance with Top Secret/SCI access, 3.3 Security Plan, 3.4 Cybersecurity Hygiene, 3.5 Supply Chain Risk
- Factor 4, Small Business Participation Plan (pass/fail; goal of 25% of total contract value)
- Factor 5, Price: total proposed evaluated price, including all option periods and the 6-month extension of services
What to include when you submit
- Follow the Section 4 instructions; the Government first runs a pass/fail compliance review against its compliance checklist (Attachment 14), and a proposal that fails any compliance item is removed from the competition.
- Price volume (Volume 6): complete the Government's pricing template (Attachment 12) in full without changing the blue cells or formulas, and add a price narrative on how the FFP price was built (labor hours at 1,860 hours per full-time equivalent, fully burdened labor rates, labor categories), covering the prime and all subcontractors.
- Technical volume (Volume 2): include an AI-enabled service delivery plan; the Government will evaluate only two of the five use cases you select.
- Security volume: show the facility clearance and foreign ownership information (Attachments 8 and 9, SF 328), personnel clearances (Attachment 10) for proposed key personnel, a security plan covering pre-screening, security training, protection of classified information, supply chain threats and incident procedures, and, for any score below 110 in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), an estimated date for reaching 110.
- Small Business Participation Plan: commit to at least 25% of total contract value for small businesses, name the small business partners, give dollars and percentages of total contract value, and list all subcontractors with address, CAGE code and business type (any 8(a) or HUBZone subcontractor needs an active SBA certification at proposal submission).
- Use the Government's templates for the OCI disclosure, staffing matrix, key personnel resumes, past performance questionnaire and reference list (Attachments 3 to 7).
- Make the proposal valid for 200 days from the date proposals are due.
- Acknowledge each solicitation amendment (SF 30) with your offer; the amendment form warns that late acknowledgement may result in rejection.
Not in the notice text
- Parts of the documents were left out of this brief: the middle of the proposal instructions (Attachment 16 Rev3: volume structure, page limits, past performance and key personnel instructions, section 4.7(F) and (G) submission details), most of the 86-page performance work statement, the middle of the evaluation factors (including Factor 2 Past Performance criteria and Sub-Factor 1.2 details), most of the clause list, and the attachment templates and workbooks (Attachments 2 to 12, 14).
- How many past performance references are required and how Factor 2 is scored.
- Page limits for the technical, past performance, security and small business volumes.
- Whether the newest instructions (Attachment 16 Rev3, section 4.7(G)) still require proposals through the Classified ARC; the notice text says so, but Amendment 0003 revised the submission section.
- Amendment 0003 revised the Volume 2 Technical/Management sub-factor instructions (section 4.10(C)), which were not readable; the sub-factors listed here come from Attachment 17.
- No total contract value or Government estimate is stated, and the FFP labor price is not given; the workload estimate (Attachment 2) and key personnel list were not read.
- Answers to industry questions will be in Solicitation Amendment 0004, which is not among the documents.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Per the notice text, through the Classified Acquisition Research Center (ARC) at https://acq-ui.ace.proj.nro.ic.gov/, which needs an account on a TS//SCI network; email proposals are not accepted. The newest instructions (Attachment 16 Rev3, section 4.7(G)) were not fully readable. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Sep 23, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- Attn: Ms S84 - Ocs, Springfield, VA
- Product/service code
- R431 · Support – Professional: Human Resources
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541612)
- Versions
4 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 14, 2026 · Amendment 0003Due Nov 18, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 8, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Oct 26, 2026
- Sep 28, 2026 · Amendment 0001Due Oct 26, 2026
- Sep 23, 2026 · Solicitation (this version)Due Oct 26, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
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