# NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)

Notice d1a487f23f5c4959ab5e742fb994edba (solicitation HM047623BAA0001) from DEPT OF DEFENSE, ATTN: MS S84 - OCS, posted 2025-04-11, responses due 2026-12-15T04:59:00.000Z. Status: open.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Notice ID | d1a487f23f5c4959ab5e742fb994edba |
| Solicitation number | HM047623BAA0001 |
| Type | Solicitation |
| Agency | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Sub-tier | NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) |
| Office | ATTN: MS S84 - OCS |
| Posted | 2025-04-11T17:54:57.000Z |
| Response deadline (UTC) | 2026-12-15T04:59:00.000Z |
| Set-aside | - |
| NAICS | 541715 |
| PSC | AC13 |
| Place of performance | USA |
| Award | - |

## Description

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 to the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam.gov, Grants.gov (Opportunity ID:351404), and/or the Acquisition Research Center (https://acq.westfields.net). 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 2 (dated 04/02/2025), is posted and applies to Topic 5 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. Canceled Topics: Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is cancelled. Active Topics: Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is open. Updated Description (as of 4/11/2025): Interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. Instructions for obtaining an Acquisition Research Center (ARC) account can be found in the BIG-ST BAA HM047623BAA0001 General Solicitation under section 4.5.8.3. After logging in to Classified IC-ARC: Go to "NGA" --> Go to "Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search "BIG-ST" --> Go to "Contractor Bidders Library" For additional support with account access please contact the ACE Helpdesk at secure 855-4ACE or unclassified 703-230-6300. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links: Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV2_20250402 Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20250402 A summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 2 dated 04/02/2025. Changes are highlighted in YELLOW.

## Sources

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