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\nBAA Process and Topic Call Publication:
\n\nThe BIG-ST BAA, HM047623BAA0001, 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\nThe 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.
\n\nNo 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.
\n\nThe BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 4 (dated 07/30/2026), is posted and applies to Topic 6 and forward. See Attachments/Links.
\n\nClosed Topics:
\n\nTopic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed
\n\nTopic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.
\n\nTopic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.
\n\nTopic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.
\n\nTopic 6 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE 2) is closed.
\n\nCanceled Topics:
\n\nTopic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.
\n\nActive Topics:
\n\n10/01/2026 Update: Topic 7
\n\nTopic 7 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER) is open.
\n\nPlease review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links:
\n\nNew: BIGST-BAA_T7_LASER_20261001
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\n\n(1) Foundational GEOINT,
\n\n(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and
\n\n(3) Analytic Technologies.
\n\nBAA Process and Topic Call Publication:
\n\nThe BIG-ST BAA, HM047623BAA0001, 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\nThe 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.
\n\nNo 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.
\n\nThe BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 Revision 4 (dated 07/30/2026), is posted and applies to Topic 6 and forward. See Attachments/Links.
\n\nClosed Topics:
\n\nTopic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed
\n\nTopic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.
\n\nTopic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.
\n\nTopic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.
\n\nTopic 6 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE 2) is closed.
\n\nCanceled Topics:
\n\nTopic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.
\n\nActive Topics:
\n\n10/01/2026 Update: Topic 7
\n\nTopic 7 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER) is open.
\n\nPlease review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links:
\n\nNew: BIGST-BAA_T7_LASER_20261001
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