New Open Geospatial Standards (OGS) contract gives federal agencies a faster path to OGC membership and collaborative innovation, while creating new opportunities for OGC’s global member community to help solve mission-critical geospatial challenges.

ARLINGTON, VA — [August 04, 2026] — U.S. federal agencies now have a faster, simpler way to participate in OGC membership and sponsor collaborative geospatial innovation with OGC’s global member community, thanks to a new five-year Open Geospatial Standards (OGS) contract awarded by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC).

Awarded on July 16, 2026, the five-year, single-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract succeeds the contract vehicle the organizations operated from 2021 through 2026. With a ceiling value of $19.9 million and an ordering period through June 30, 2031, it enables NGA and other eligible U.S. federal agencies to fund OGC membership and sponsor collaborative initiatives—including Testbeds, Pilots, and other programs—that bring together leading organizations from government, industry, academia, and research to develop interoperable solutions for emerging mission challenges. By reducing procurement barriers, the contract helps agencies move more quickly from identifying a challenge to working alongside the organizations with the expertise to solve it.

For OGC members, the contract expands opportunities to participate in federally sponsored collaborative initiatives. Through Testbeds, Pilots, and related programs, members can work alongside government sponsors and industry partners to develop and validate interoperable solutions while helping shape the next generation of geospatial standards.

The first task order under OGS establishes discounted OGC membership pricing for eligible federal agencies, providing a straightforward path to join or renew membership without a separate procurement action. Future task orders may sponsor collaborative initiatives focused on advancing open geospatial standards and interoperability in areas such as AI-ready data, digital twins, satellite tasking, interoperable 3D systems, resilient infrastructure, and other emerging mission priorities.

Through Testbeds, Pilots, and related initiatives, participating organizations work alongside government sponsors to design, prototype, test, and validate interoperable solutions to shared challenges. Most project funding supports the organizations performing the technical work, creating a collaborative model that delivers practical results while advancing open standards.

“For more than 30 years, OGC has brought together organizations from government, industry, academia, and research to solve problems no one can solve alone,” said Christy Monaco, Chief Operating Officer of OGC. “This contract makes it easier for federal agencies to engage that community—whether through OGC membership or by sponsoring collaborative initiatives that develop interoperable solutions for real mission challenges.”

The OGS contract reflects a procurement model that helps agencies move more quickly than establishing a new contract for each individual effort. By providing an established contracting vehicle for membership and collaborative innovation, agencies can launch initiatives faster while benefiting from the expertise, innovation, and global perspective of OGC’s international member community.

Contract at a Glance

  • Contract: HM047626D0007 (Single-Award IDIQ)
  • Task Order 1: HM047626F0258 (OGC Membership)
  • Award Date: July 16, 2026
  • Ceiling Value: $19.9 million
  • Ordering Period: Through June 30, 2031

About OGC

For more than 30 years, OGC has brought together government, industry, academia, and the research community to solve shared geospatial challenges through open standards, collaborative innovation, and community engagement. Today, OGC’s global community of more than 500 member organizations works together to make location information more interoperable, accessible, and impactful through open, voluntary consensus standards and collaborative initiatives.

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