NRO Anticipates Release of RFP for Advanced Commercial Electro-Optic Capabilities in Autumn

The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is set to issue its next request for proposals (RFP) for Innovative Commercial Electro-Optical (EO) capabilities this autumn, according to Chris Scolese, director of the NRO. The acquisition will be open to US companies and US-based subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies. The RFP will be issued through NRO’s Strategic Commercial Enhancements Broad Agency Announcement, which gives the agency a flexible means to quickly host a competition and put vendors under contract as new commercial technology becomes available. The NRO has previously awarded satellite EO imagery contracts to Maxar Technologies, BlackSky Technology and Planet Labs under the separate Electro-Optical Commercial Layer contract.