
ST. LOUIS—The U.S. agency that has spent its 60 years developing exquisite satellite systems to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for government needs said on Thursday it will shortly begin a new procurement effort designed to quickly assess and take advantage of commercial capabilities to meet needs and inform requirements. The Broad Agency Announcement Framework for Strategic Commercial Enhancements “is a flexible approach to an acquisition process that will allow us to evaluate, deliver and even integrate new and emerging…