The Department of Defense (DoD), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), has a requirement for Geospatial-Intelligence Data Transformation Service (GDTS) IV.

The GDTS system was developed under the legacy Information Dissemination Service—Direct Delivery (IDS-D) contract and started operations in June 2010. The GDTS software (Application Service Provider (ASP) component) was maintained as part of the IDS-D delivery order under the Total Application Services for Enterprise Requirements (TASER) contract from 2011 through 2015. The GDTS system (Infrastructure Service Provider (ISP) component) was operating under the Information Technology/Information Services (IT/IS) contract as part of the overall IDS-D effort from 2011 to 2017. Since 2017, the ISP and ASP were placed on the same contract (GDTS-II). The GDTS software was developed as internal web services with the capability to be installed in a virtualized environment.

• The scope of this effort covers the baseline GDTS functionality for new and current data sources, and modernization efforts. The contractor shall provide all components required to meet GDTS functional and performance requirements for ASP and ISP functionality. The ASP component of the GDTS system consists of the operational streaming hardware and software, as well as the file-based cloud services in support of data ingest, conditioning, and dissemination as well as the contractor development/test environment. The ISP component of GDTS consists of site staff that can refresh, upgrade, integrate, and transition new capabilities into operations, which includes functional specialists such as system-engineering support, operational-issue investigation/resolution, enterprise-level site testing, media management, data migration, site-configuration support, and managing the critical 24x7x365 operations of GDTS. Modernization efforts will include, but are not limited to, additional GDTS services, consideration of Government-sponsored tools and platforms, Zero Trust, and migration of GDTS services into cloud and containerized environments.
• The contractor shall maintain the operational software baseline and incorporate new data sources as well as changes to existing data sources. The contractor shall provide support for all security Assessment and Authorization (A&A) efforts where applicable. The contractor is responsible for GDTS software testing and evaluation to include conformance to the applicable GEOINT standards cited in the StdV-1 using GEOINT Functional Manager Standards Assessment (GFMSA) methods and processes as well as intersegment and enterprise demos/tests. The contractor shall resolve operational issues with the system and provide new deliveries and software updates as required.
• The contractor shall continue to support the development, implementation, and integration of new and current GDTS capabilities and requirements to support the mesh catalog system on the emerging edge node architecture. This edge node architecture is intended to support GEOINT operations in a Denied, Disconnected, Intermittent, or Limited (D-DIL) scenario at primarily outside continental United States (OCONUS) locations. It is anticipated that GDTS Operations and Sustainment (O&S) support will be provided remotely, but mission requirements may necessitate an on-prem temporary or extended O&S support posture. Site surveys and other predeployment activities are also anticipated in support of this emerging requirement.
• The GDTS software must support multiple data sources and performance timelines and adapt to future changes related to ingest validation, remediation, transformation, and other data-conditioning efforts. In addition, GDTS must concurrently deliver data to NSG libraries, and other users while incorporating Scaled Agile principles to support the potential addition of other libraries/users and new data sources. Maintaining system/software availability and providing rapid updates to accommodate data changes is critical to the success of this program and the overall NSG mission.