Opportunities / DEPT OF DEFENSE
NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
| Notice type | Solicitation |
|---|---|
| Solicitation # | HM047623BAA0001 |
| Department | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Sub-tier / office | NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) / ATTN: MS S84 - OCS |
| NAICS | 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
| PSC | AC13 |
| Set-aside | None |
| Posted | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Response deadline | Dec 15, 2026 (2026-12-14T23:59:00-05:00) |
| Place of performance | — |
| Primary contact | BIG-ST BAA · BIGSTBAA@nga.mil |
Description (excerpt)
The Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science and Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites proposers to submit innovative concepts to address hard GEOINT problems that align to one or more of the following technical domains: (1) Foundational GEOINT, (2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and (3) Analytic Technologies. BAA Process and Topic Call Publication: The BIG-ST BAA is a general announcement of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs. The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls that are published separately under the BIG-ST BAA general solicitation at various times during the open period of the general solicitation. Topic Calls will be published via updates of the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam.gov and Grants.gov (Opportunity ID:351404). Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates. No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links. Active Topics: Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024. See Attachments/Links. Important update: Topic 01 Revision 1 was published on 01/24/2024; the revision includes the Q&A; Corrected number formatting of Sections 3 & 4 Budget: section was updated Dates: schedule was updated Section 2 was updated Section 3.5 - Outside the Scope of this Topic was updated Section 4 - Performance Metrics was updated Section 8.2 - Uncleared Personnel Security Requirements was updated Appendix 2 – Questions & Answers (Q&A) was added Abstract and Proposal due dates are extended: Abstracts Due on 02/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.) Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ …