Solicitation
W50NH9-27-R-A006 (formally W50NH9-26-R-A019) Scalable Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Architecture Information Technology (IT) Contractor Manpower Equivalent (CME) Support (Scalable GEOINT)
Department of Defense · Department of the Army
AI summaryThe U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), through the Army contracting office at Belvoir, is asking for proposals for contractor information technology staff support (Contractor Manpower Equivalent, CME: contractor workers counted as full-time staff equivalents) for its Scalable Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Architecture. It is a Request for Proposal (RFP) with a 30-day transition-in, a 12-month base period, four 12-month options and one 6-month option, about 5.5 years in all if every option is used. It will be mainly time-and-materials (T&M: paid for labor hours at set rates plus materials) and decided on a best value trade-off. More in the summary
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The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), through the Army contracting office at Belvoir, is asking for proposals for contractor information technology staff support (Contractor Manpower Equivalent, CME: contractor workers counted as full-time staff equivalents) for its Scalable Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) Architecture. It is a Request for Proposal (RFP) with a 30-day transition-in, a 12-month base period, four 12-month options and one 6-month option, about 5.5 years in all if every option is used. It will be mainly time-and-materials (T&M: paid for labor hours at set rates plus materials) and decided on a best value trade-off.
How to submit: Follow the instructions in Section L of the RFP; the notice text does not name a portal or email for proposals. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
From the version posted Oct 14, 2026.
- Worth checking: Questions were due Oct 20, 2026. Check the amendments for the agency's answers.
- Worth checking: Long proposal validity period. The offer must stay open for at least 240 calendar days after the due date, which ties up pricing for a long time.
- Minor: Final RFP differs from the draft. Firms that reviewed the earlier draft should re-read the final files, which differ from those released in draft form.
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- Minor: Solicitation number changed. The number changed from W50NH9-26-R-A019 to W50NH9-27-R-A006 because of the fiscal year change, so search for either number.
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Full summary
What they want
- Provide information technology contractor manpower support for the INSCOM Scalable GEOINT Architecture
- Complete a 30-day transition-in, included in the base period
- Price only the contract line item numbers (CLINs: priced lines of the order) listed in the RFP
- Contract type
- Primarily time-and-materials (T&M)
- Period of performance
- 30-day transition-in (within the base period), 12-month base period, four 12-month option periods, and one 6-month option period
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Best value trade-off, as detailed in Sections L and M of the RFP
- Offers due
- November 13, 2026, 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- How to submit
- Follow the instructions in Section L of the RFP; the notice text does not name a portal or email for proposals
What to include when you submit
- Proposals must stay valid for no less than 240 calendar days from the proposal due date
- Do not include any CLINs other than those listed in the RFP
- Send questions by email in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, naming the RFP or attachment page and paragraph, to Richard Schmidt, Cassandra Spadina and Brent Vergauwen
Not in the notice text
- Sections L and M (proposal instructions and evaluation), the performance work statement and the CLIN list are in attachments that were not read
- Place of performance is not stated
- Set-aside status is not stated on SAM.gov
- Security clearance, citizenship and facility requirements are not stated in the text
- How and where to submit proposals
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: Follow the instructions in Section L of the RFP; the notice text does not name a portal or email for proposals. 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
- Oct 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- W6QK Inscom Belvoir, Fort Belvoir, VA
- Product/service code
- DA01 · IT and Telecom – Business Application/Application Development Support Services (labor)
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541519)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
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