Acquisition Research Center

Acquisition Research Center

NRO's Acquisition Research Center (ARC) enables businesses interested in doing business with the NRO. The ARC is maintained by the NRO Acquisition Center of Excellence (ACE), which provides resources, such as a reading room and points of contact

The ARC is your portal for business opportunities for acquisitions across the Intelligence Community. It provides search capabilities to identify companies doing business with the NRO and allows you to market your corporate capabilities directly for potential subcontracting opportunities.

Acquisition Center of Excellence

  • The ACE operates, executes, and maintains the ARC
  • Biannually the ACE hosts an industry overview in Chantilly, Virginia to answer questions on doing business with the NRO and opportunity to meet government and industry associates
  • One-on-one sessions are available to brief corporate capabilities with NRO
  • The ACE offers a classified reading room and points of contact identified by function

Resources to get you started

Once you register for SAM and an unclassified ARC account, you will have the ability to apply for a classified ARC account. Below are resources to help:

LINKS TO: ACE TRAINING VIDEOS | ARC REGISTRATION BRIEF | ARC USER MANUAL | ARC FAQS


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