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

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{"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: \n\n (1) Foundational GEOINT, \n\n (2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and \n\n (3) Analytic Technologies. \n\n \n\n BAA Process and Topic Call Publication: \n\n 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. \n\n 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. \n\n 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. \n\n The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 3 (dated 04/25/2025), is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward. See Attachments/Links. \n\n Closed Topics: \n\n Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed \n\n Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed. \n\n Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed. \n\n Canceled Topics: \n\n Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled. \n\n Active Topics: \n\n Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is open. \n\n 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. \n\n To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions after logging in to Classified IC-ARC : \n\n Go to " NGA" --> Go to " Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search " BIG-ST " --> Go to section titled " Topic 5 BIGISLAND. " \n\n Updated Description (as of 11/20/2025) : Topic Call 5 BIGISLAND has been updated o n the Classified IC-ARC. Please review the following document in the "Topic 5 BIGISLAND" section, "T5 Documents" tab, "20251120-Topic5-BIGISLAND" folder: \n\n \n\t Updated: BIGST_BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV4_20Nov2025.docx \n \n"} Solicitation Number: HM047623BAA0001 Type: Solicitation Base Type: Solicitation NAICS: 541715 Classification Code: AC13 Response Deadline: 2026-12-14T23:59:00-05:00 Office Address: SPRINGFIELD, VA POC: BIG-ST BAA, BIGSTBAA@nga.mil {"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: \n\n (1) Foundational GEOINT, \n\n (2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and \n\n (3) Analytic Technologies. \n\n \n\n BAA Process and Topic Call Publication: \n\n 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. \n\n 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. \n\n 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. \n\n The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 3 (dated 04/25/2025), is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward. See Attachments/Links. \n\n Closed Topics: \n\n Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed \n\n Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed. \n\n Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed. \n\n Canceled Topics: \n\n Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled. \n\n Active Topics: \n\n Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is open. \n\n 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. \n\n To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions after logging in to Classified IC-ARC : \n\n Go to " NGA" --> Go to " Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search " BIG-ST " --> Go to section titled " Topic 5 BIGISLAND. " \n\n Updated Description (as of 11/20/2025) : Topic Call 5 BIGISLAND has been updated o n the Classified IC-ARC. Please review the following document in the "Topic 5 BIGISLAND" section, "T5 Documents" tab, "20251120-Topic5-BIGISLAND" folder: \n\n \n\t Updated: BIGST_BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV4_20Nov2025.docx \n \n"}