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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is continuing its push to take advantage of unclassified commercial data sources, with plans to launch a competition for commercial GEOINT data services next month.\nVice Adm. Frank Whitworth, director of NGA, said the agency will release a request for proposals for the \u201cLuno A\u201d program in January. NGA plans to make awards to multiple vendors. The contracts will help NGA acquire commercial GEOINT object detections, and leverage industry analytics and automation.\n\u201cI wish I could tell you the amount, but let\u2019s just say it\u2019s significant,\u201d Whitworth said Tuesday during the Defense Department Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) conference in Portland, Ore.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices