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Under this 10-year contract containing multiple Task Orders, the role supports the DOMEX Data Discovery Platform (D3P) Modernization program as well as NDOC's mission to centralize and standardize Tasking, Collection, Processing, Exploitation and Dissemination (TCPED) of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) across the DoD and IC enterprise. 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