Opportunities / DEPT OF DEFENSE
BAA for Advancement of Technologies for Use by Special Operations Forces
| Notice type | Special Notice |
|---|---|
| Solicitation # | USSOCOM-BAAST-2020 |
| Department | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Sub-tier / office | US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) / HQ USSOCOM |
| NAICS | 54171 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences |
| PSC | AC13 |
| Set-aside | None |
| Posted | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Response deadline | Oct 29, 2029 (2029-10-29T15:00:00-04:00) |
| Place of performance | — |
| Primary contact | Mr. Jerryl McCoy, Contracting Officer · jerryl.d.mccoy.civ@socom.mil |
Description (excerpt)
JULY 28, 2025, UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO UPDATE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, CHANGING TO JERRYL MCCOY AND ISSUE AMENDMENT 7 TO THE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON AUGUST 1, 2025. AMENDMENT 7 INCLUDES EXTENSIVE CHANGES TO THE BAA. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE AMENDMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY. OCTOBER 31, 2024, UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO UPDATE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, CHANGING TO MICHAEL LONGDON, AND ISSUE AMENDMENT 6, TO THE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 30, 2024. THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED: 3.0 CLOSING DATE, 4.0 TECHNOLOGY AREAS OF INTEREST, 5.0 SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION AND 6.0 WHITE PAPER REVIEW CRITERIA. NOVEMBER 16, 2023 UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO: (1) DELETE CONTRACTING/AGREEMENTS OFFICER THUY NYUGEN FROM SECTION 2.0; (2) MAKE NUMEROUS REVISIONS TO SECTION 4 “TECHNICAL AREAS OF INTEREST”; (3) REVISE SECTION 5.7 “NOTIONAL EVALUATION PERIOD” CHANGING CURRENT SUBMISSION DATE THROUGH 5 JANUARY 2024 AND CURRENT EVALUATION PERIOD TO REFLECT 2 FEBRUARY 2024 TO 7 MARCH 2024. OCTOBER 30, 2023 UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO: (1) The BAA statutory authority to: FAR 6.102(d)(2), FAR 35.016, 10 U.S.C. 4001, 10 U.S.C. 4021, 10. U.S.C. 4023, 10 U.S.C. 4022, and 10 U.S.C. 4022(f) and (2) the Agreements Officer from Ramona Delamarter to Ronald Reed and Thuy Nguyen. MARCH 20, 2023 UPDATE: THE 2020 THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO CORRECT THE ATTACHMENT FILE NAME FROM FY20 ST BAA_FNL 15FEB22_AMEND_3.pdf to FY20 ST BAA_FNL 22FEB23_AMEND_3.pdf. FEBRUARY 22, 2023 UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO (1) UPDATE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, CHANGING FROM THUY NGUYEN TO RAMONA DELAMARTER, (2) UPDATE THE SECONDARY CONTRACTING POC FROM JUANITA REMINGTON TO TERRY ANN LEWIS, AND (3) ISSUE AMENDMENT 3, DATED 15 FEB 2023, TO THE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED: 3.0 CLOSING DATE AND 5.0 SUPPLEMENTAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION. OCTOBER 19 2022 UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO UPDATE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER CHANGING FROM RONALD REED TO THUY NGUYEN, ISSUE AMENDMENT 2, DATED 18 OCT 2022, TO THE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, AND CHANGE THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT EMAIL TO BAAST@SOCOM.MIL JUNE 25 2021 UPDATE: THE 2020 SOCOM BAAST IS AMENDED TO REPLACE THE CLASSIFIED POC. MR. JIM GRIFFIN IS DELETED AS CLASSIFIED POC. DR. CONRAD LOVELL IS THE NEW CLASSIFIED POC. MAY 5 …