NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
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The Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science and Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) invites submissions of novel concepts addressing challenging geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) issues within three main technical domains: foundational GEOINT, advanced phenomenologies, and analytic technologies. This BAA operates as a general solicitation that outlines NGA’s research interests and proposal evaluation criteria, with specific requests for abstracts and proposals issued through separately published Topic Calls during the open period. These Topic Calls are available via the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on platforms like Sam.gov and Grants.gov, with classified call information accessible through the Classified IC-Acquisition Research Center for authorized users. Several topics under the BIG-ST BAA have been closed or canceled, including those focused on foundational GEOINT models, university science expertise, signal chain development, and artificial intelligence for GEOINT media analysis. Currently, only Topic 6, Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2), remains open exclusively to grant applicants, with all abstract submissions for this topic now closed following multiple revisions and deadline extensions. The overall solicitation number HM047623BAA0001 (Revision 3) governs these activities, with a final response deadline set for December 15, 2026. The NGA office managing this solicitation is located in Springfield, VA, with designated points of contact available to support interested parties throughout the process.
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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 7 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 2 (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:
Topic 7 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER) is open.
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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