DIA Issues Presolicitation for $800M DORE3 Contract

The Defense Intelligence Agency has released a presolicitation notice and draft request for proposals for the potential $800 million Data Science, Operations, Requirements, Exploitation and Enhanced Engineering, or DORE3, contract.

What Is the Scope of the DORE3 Contract?

According to the notice published Thursday on SAM.gov, the DIA’s Virginia Contracting Activity is seeking contractor support for 11 functional areas:

Collection concept development
Collection planning and operations support
Data sciences support
Technical exploitation support
Internet of Things, social media & open-source support
Application/web/collaboration support
Program/project support
Rapid-Response subject matter expertise support
Academic/industry outreach and innovation
Rapid engineering and prototyping support
Contract project management and common tasks

How Will the Contract Be Structured?

The requirement is planned as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with multiple task order types, including firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and time-and-materials arrangements. The agency expects to release the final solicitation around May 14 and plans to conduct the procurement on a full and open basis.