Solicitation
NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
Dept of Defense · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Nga) · Sol. HM047623BAA0001
Due in 70 days
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The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) runs a standing Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research and development on hard geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) problems. You cannot bid on the general announcement itself; you respond only when NGA publishes a specific Topic Call. Topic 7 (lidar analysis) is open but currently on hold.
Watch out for
- No direct submissions to the general announcement. You can only respond to open Topic Calls, and the only active one (Topic 7) is on hold, so there may be nothing to bid on right now.
No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls.
- Classified work possible. Some Topic Calls are classified and sit on a classified system, which a small business without clearances and access may not be able to use.
- Real requirements are in attachments. The general solicitation, topic documents and Research and Technology Plan (8 attachments) hold the details and are not in the notice text.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Innovative research concepts in three areas: Foundational GEOINT, Advanced Phenomenologies, and Analytic Technologies
- Responses to individual Topic Calls published under the BAA
- Topic 7: Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER), currently on HOLD
- Contract type
- Broad Agency Announcement (research and development); awards come through separate Topic Calls
- Place of performance
- USA
- Contract vehicle
- BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation HM047623BAA0001, Revision 4 (07/30/2026)
- Offers due
- Notice response deadline is 2026-12-14T23:59:00-05:00; abstract and proposal due dates are set in each Topic Call
- How to submit
- Via open Topic Calls posted on SAM.gov, Grants.gov and/or the Classified IC-Acquisition Research Center
What to include when you submit
- Check the Topic Call for abstract and proposal due dates
- Classified Topic Calls require an account on the Classified IC-ARC
- Review the Revision 4 General Solicitation, Provisions and Clauses, and Research and Technology Plan attachments
You must have
- For Classified Topic Calls, you need an account on the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice and RFP documents
interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice
Not in the notice text
- Funding amounts and award sizes
- Evaluation criteria (in the General Solicitation attachment)
- Period of performance for any resulting awards
- When Topic 7 will come off hold and its due dates
- Which small business or eligibility rules apply to each topic
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 15, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
- Posted
- Aug 19, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- HM047623BAA0001
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Nga)
- Office
- Attn: Ms S84 - Ocs
- NAICS
- 541715
- Product/service code
- AC13
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research
- Contracting contact
- Viphalac Chanthaphoneviphalac.chanthaphone@nga.mil
- Versions
- 24 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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 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 to the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam.gov, Grants.gov, and/or the Classified IC-Acquisition Research Center (https://acq-ui.ace.proj.nro.ic.gov). For Classified Topic Calls, interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. For additional support with account access, please contact the Classified ACE Help Desk at 855-4ACE. 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 open Topic Calls. Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 4 (dated 07/30/2026), is posted and applies to Topic 6 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. Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed. Topic 6 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE 2) is closed. Canceled Topics: Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled. Active Topics: 8/18/2026 Update: Topic 7 is on HOLD pending Government requirement reviews. No other updates are made. Topic 7 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER) is open (currently on HOLD). Please review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links: New: BIGST-BAA_T7_LASER_20260730 New: LASER_CDRL_A001_Kick-off New: LASER_CDRL_A002_Technical_Reports New: LASER_CDRL_A003_Software Deliverables New: LASER_CDRL_A004_Technical Plans Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV4_20260730 Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20260622 Updated: Research and Technology Plan_20260730 ** Please note: there are 8 Attachments to the RTP Plan** A summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 4 dated 07/30/2026. Changes are highlighted in YELLOW.
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