NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
NGA is soliciting topic-specific proposals for innovative R&D concepts that address GEOINT technical problems under the BIG-ST BAA, with awards made only in response to separately posted Topic Calls.
⚑ Federal contract solicitation, not a grant. · No submissions accepted to the general solicitation; only responses to separately issued Topic Calls are reviewed. · Active topic(s) only; closed and canceled topics are not available. · Likely subject to DoD/NGA contract terms and clauses; check Topic Call for any additional limits.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 58 good | peripheral portfolio topic: national_security_defense; social/behavioral work is minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
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. Interested parties must have an account to log into the 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) / ATTN: MS S84 - OCS.
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Department of Defense (BAA-style) conventions SEE A DOD EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Department of Defense (BAA-style)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.