The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is planning to award up to 10 task orders under the Luno A and B programs within the current fiscal year, Breaking Defense reported.
Luno A and Luno B have a combined ceiling of $490 million, with a five-year base ordering period for each indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. NGA selected 10 companies to compete for the $290 million Luno A IDIQ, which focuses on artificial intelligence-enabled analysis of satellite imagery from commercial operators. For the $200 million Luno B IDIQ, the agency chose 13 companies to compete for commercial AI products and services task orders.
Together, the contract vehicles aim to support national security missions and enable NGA to analyze global economic, environmental, geopolitical and illicit activities through the delivery of unclassified satellite imagery and AI-powered data analytics.
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Ursa Space Systems Secures Luno A Task Order
So far, the NGA has only awarded task orders under Luno A. Speaking at the recent GEOINT Symposium, NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, a four-time Wash100 award recipient, announced that Ursa Space Systems won the third Luno A task order, worth $13.8 million, for its Global Oil Awareness Tracker designed to “provide unclassified commercial geoanalytics of petroleum-based production and storage facilities.” The first and second delivery orders were respectively awarded to Maxar Technologies for monitoring NGA clients’ target sites and to Electromagnetic Systems Inc. for providing detailed terrain maps of various areas.
According to Devin Brande, the agency’s director of commercial operations, two more Luno A task orders could be awarded soon, noting the NGA’s goal of awarding the bulk of task orders for both programs by early 2026 to provide more time for ensuring the new capabilities are properly integrated into government enterprise systems and transitioning them into production and use.
