Strategic Capabilities Office Broad Agency Announcement

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 is inactivated effective October 22, 2024. The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) posted BAA HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 to www.sam.gov on September 20, 2024. HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 replaces HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001. Submissions will not be accepted under HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001. All submissions made prior to October 22, 2024 under HQ0034-SCO-24-BAA-0001 must be resubmitted under HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001. Interested parties are encouraged to visit the SCO posting for BAA HY0233-SCO-24-BAA-0001 found at: https://sam.gov/opp/b396e35cf92742639ff8f739d40a3454/view

Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is an organization within the Office of the Secretary of Defense which seeks to identify, analyze, and prototype disruptive applications of new systems, unconventional uses of existing systems, and implement emerging technologies to create operational strategic effects. SCO is a rapid prototyping organization focused on delivering capabilities in 3-5 years to address high priority operational and strategic challenges.

The purpose of this BAA, issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016, is to solicit research submissions for funding consideration in the five areas of technical interest established herein. Procurement contracts, as well as OT agreements for research or prototypes under the authorities of 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 4021-4022, respectively, may result from this BAA.

Amendment 1 posts Questions and Answers and provides edits to the BAA to clarify the submission process.