US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (that) announced 15 January about that, that took away 13 companies for the contract for the amount 200 million US dollars to provide commercial satellite data and analytics, marking a change in that, how an intelligence agency obtains critical information for national security.
According to the five-year contract, known as Luno B, these suppliers will compete for orders to provide commercial analysis of satellite imagery. With this purchase, NGA is reducing its traditional reliance on classified data, which are processed in protected premises.
The contract was signed after the purchase of Luno A for the amount 290 million US dollars, announced in September, and testifies to that, that the intelligence community is increasingly embracing commercial space technology.
13 selected suppliers: Airbus U.S. Space & Defense; BAE Systems; Booz Allen Hamilton; BlackSky; BlueHalo; CACI; Deloitte; Electromagnetic Systems; Maxar Intelligence; NV5 Geospatial; Planet Labs; Royce Geospatial; and Ursa Space Systems.
Ten of 13 suppliers were selected for Luno A. Luno B newcomers are defense contractor BAE Systems, consulting firm Deloitte and satellite imagery provider Planet Labs.
that, which provides geospatial intelligence to military and civilian agencies, that make decisions, will use commercial data to monitor global economic activity, environmental changes and military movements. This includes tracking shipping patterns, construction projects, natural disasters and foreign military capabilities.
Contract structure, відома як необмежена поставка (IDIQ), allows the government flexibility to place orders as needs arise, without committing to a certain amount in advance.
Source: https://spacenews.com/u-s-intelligence-agency-selects-13-companies-for-satellite-data-contract/