NATO Request for Information: Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Processing Capabilities

The NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) seeks to identify qualified vendors and gather input on potential solutions to support the upcoming acquisition for Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) processing capabilities. NCIA is using the attached Request for Information (RFI) to solicit feedback from capable and interested industry partners This RFI is issued for planning purposes only and is not a request for bids.

It is part of NCIA’s effort to ensure it has a clear understanding of the marketplace, available capabilities, and potential acquisition strategies. NCIA does not intend to award a contract based on responses to this RFI. Respondents are solely responsible for all costs incurred in responding to this RFI. NCIA will consider and analyze all information received from this RFI and may use these findings to develop a future solicitation.

NCIA will consider all responses as confidential commercial information and will protect it as such. NCIA reserves the right, at any time, to cancel this informal market survey, partially or in its entirety. No legal liability on the part of NCIA for payment of any sort shall arise and in no event will a cause of action lie with any prospective participant for the recovery of any costs incurred in connection with the preparation of documentation or participation in response hereto.

All effort initiated or undertaken by prospective informal market survey participants shall be done considering and accepting this fact. Do NOT submit your RFI response to the US Department of Commerce. Submission instructions and additional details can be found in the RFI. The NCIA reference for this RFI is RFI-CO-424330-OSINT, and all correspondence concerning this matter should reference this number. The response deadline is 5:00 pm Central European Time (CET) on 13 February 2026. Your participation in this RFI is greatly appreciated.