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 | Dec 20, 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 Revision 1 (dated 12/20/2024), is posted and applies to Topic 4 and forward. See Attachments/Links. Closed Topics: Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed. Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed. Active Topics: There are currently no active topics. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links: Updated: BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation_REV1_20241220 New: Research and Technology Protection_BIG-ST BAA_20241220 Updated: Provisions_Clauses_BIGST BAA_HM047623BAA0001_20241220 A summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 1 (dated 12/20/2024).