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

Open Solicitation Posted Dec 15, 2023

This opportunity was awarded. See its 5 award notices in the notice history.

Solicitation number: HM047623BAA0001
Agency: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Department of Defense
Responses due: Dec 14, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC: AC13 National Defense R&D Services; Department Of Defense - Military; Experimental Development
Place of performance: United States
Points of contact: Big-St Baa bigstbaa@nga.mil

Nathalie Nlate nathalie.nlate@nga.mil

Viphalac Chanthaphone viphalac.chanthaphone@nga.mil (571) 557-3040

Daniela Garavito daniela.garavito@nga.mil (571) 558-4662

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Aug 18, 2026.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Aug 18, 2026

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency seeks innovative research proposals across three technical domains—Foundational GEOINT, Advanced Phenomenologies, and Analytic Technologies—through its Boosting Innovative GEOINT-Science & Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement, with the general solicitation remaining open through December 14, 2026, and individual Topic Calls published separately with varying deadlines.

The procurement is unrestricted and open to all qualified offerors. Work is performed at contractor locations within the United States. The solicitation covers Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Budget Activities 6.1 through 6.4 and Technology Readiness Levels 1–7. Awards may take the form of procurement contracts (fixed price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, time-and-materials, labor-hour), Other Transaction Agreements for prototypes and follow-on production, grants, or cooperative agreements, with specific award vehicles and amounts determined at the Topic Call level based on proposal scope and merit.

Proposers must submit abstracts prior to full proposals; abstract submission is mandatory for proposal eligibility. The evaluation process consists of eight steps: compliance review, scientific and technical review with confidence ratings, resource analysis, funding decision, security evaluation, cost/price evaluation, administrative and national policy requirements review, and final award decision. Evaluation emphasizes scientific and technical merit, mission alignment, and resource adequacy.

All awardees must comply with comprehensive research and technology protection requirements, including submission of Common Disclosure Forms for covered individuals on fundamental research awards, Program Protection Implementation Plans identifying critical technology elements and countermeasures, and Research Security Training certification. Proposals involving classified work require personnel with appropriate security clearances (Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI as specified in individual Topic Calls); unclassified work with Controlled Unclassified Information requires favorable HSPD-12 adjudication. Contractors must implement NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity controls, maintain FedRAMP Moderate baseline compliance for cloud service providers, establish insider threat programs, and report cyber incidents within 72 hours. Classified work at non-NGA facilities must occur in accredited Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities or approved secure spaces with executed agreements. Foreign participation is allowable where specified in individual Topic Calls with full Foreign Ownership, Control, and Influence disclosure and mitigation. The NAICS code is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the PSC code is AC13.

Notice text

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Update #22 · Latest · Aug 18, 2026

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 6 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 (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:

8/18/2026 Update: Topic 7 is on HOLD pending Government requirement reviews. No other updates are made.

Topic 7 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER) is open (currently on HOLD).

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.

Update #21 · Jul 31, 2026

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

Update #20 · Apr 1, 2026

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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.

Canceled Topics:

Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.

Topic 6 Update (3/16/2026): The Questions and Answers (Q&A) session is closed. The Q&A document is embedded in the revised Topic 6 document titled "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v2.pdf." The revised Topic 6 can be found in Grants.gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS.

Topic 6 Update (3/24/2026): Topic 6 "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v3.pdf" and Appendix 5 "APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3' have been revised and can be found in Grants.gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS. The Abstract submission date has been extended to 31 March 2026 (10AM ET). Additionally, APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3 has been uploaded as an Attachment to this General Solicitation.

Topic 6 Update (4/01/2026): Topic 6 "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v4.pdf" has been revised and can be found in Grants.gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS. Abstract Submissions are CLOSED and are no longer being accepted.

Update #19 · Mar 24, 2026

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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.

Canceled Topics:

Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.

Topic 6 Update (3/24/2026): Topic 6 "BIGST_BAA_T06_MUSE_2v3.pdf" and Appendix 5 "APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3' have been revised and can be found in Grants.gov under RELATED DOCUMENTS. The Abstract submission date has been extended to 31 March 2026 (10AM ET). Additionally, APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3 has been uploaded as an Attachment to this General Solicitation.

Update #18 · Mar 16, 2026

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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.

Canceled Topics:

Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.

Update #17 · Feb 26, 2026

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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.

Canceled Topics:

Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.

Update #16 · Feb 25, 2026

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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.

Canceled Topics:

Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.

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.

Update #15 · Nov 20, 2025

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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 3 (dated 04/25/2025), 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 canceled.

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 Classified IC-ARCto see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. For additional support with account access, please contact the Classified ACE Help Desk at 855-4ACE.

To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions after logging in to Classified IC-ARC:

Go to "NGA" --> Go to "Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search "BIG-ST" --> Go to section titled "Topic 5 BIGISLAND."

Updated Description (as of 11/20/2025): Topic Call 5 BIGISLAND has been updated on the Classified IC-ARC. Please review the following document in the "Topic 5 BIGISLAND" section, "T5 Documents" tab, "20251120-Topic5-BIGISLAND" folder:

Updated: BIGST_BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV4_20Nov2025.docx

Update #14 · Aug 5, 2025

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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 canceled.

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 Classified IC-ARCto see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. For additional support with account access, please contact the Classified ACE Help Desk at 855-4ACE.

To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions after logging in to Classified IC-ARC:

Go to "NGA" --> Go to "Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search "BIG-ST" --> Go to section titled "Topic 5 BIGISLAND."

Updated Description (as of 08/05/2025): Topic Call 5 BIGISLAND has been updated on the Classified IC-ARC. Please review the following document in the "Topic 5 BIGISLAND" section, "T5 Documents" tab, "20250805-Topic5-BIGISLAND" folder:

Updated: BIGST_BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV3_05Aug2025.docx

Update #13 · May 9, 2025

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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 canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is open.

Updated Description (as of 05/09/2025): Interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARCto see the notice, and all associated RFP documents. For additional support with account access, please contact the Classified ACE Help Desk at 855-4ACE.

To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions after logging in to Classified IC-ARC:

Go to "NGA" --> Go to "Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search "BIG-ST" --> Go to section titled "Topic 5 BIGISLAND."

The Topic 5 Q&A has been posted on the Classified IC-ARC, and the following documents have been updated/added in the "Topic 5 BIGISLAND" section, "T5 Documents" tab, "20250509-Topic5-BIGISLAND" folder:

Updated: (S_NF) Topic 05_Attachment A_Performance Metrics_REV1_09May2025.docx
Updated: BIGST_BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV2_09May2025.docx
New: (S_NF) QA_Topic5_20250509.xlsx

Update #12 · Apr 25, 2025

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

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 canceled.

Active Topics:

Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is open.

Updated Description (as of 4/11/2025): Interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARCto 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.

Updated Description (as of 4/25/2025): The following documents have been updated/added in Attachment/Links on SAM.gov:

Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV3_20250425.pdf
New: APPENDIX 1 Abstract Template.docx
New: APPENDIX 2 Proposal Template.docx
New: APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops.docx
New: NGAI 8400.4.pdf

On the Classified IC-ARC, the following documents have been updated/added in Contrator Bidders Library in the "20250425-BIG-ST Updated" folder:

Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV3_20250425.pdf
New: APPENDIX 1 Abstract Template.docx
New: APPENDIX 2 Proposal Template.docx
New: APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops.docx
New: NGAI 8400.4.pdf

Additionally, on the Classified IC-ARC, a separate section has been created for Topic 5 BIGISLAND. Within this section, Topic Call documents have been moved from the Contractor Bidders Library "20250402-Topic5-BIGISLAND" folder to the "T5 Documents" tab. Please review the following documents:

Updated: BIGST-BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV1_25Apr2025.pdf
New: T5_CDRL_A001_Topic_Call_Meeting.pdf
New: T5_CDRL_A002_Written_Reports.pdf
New: T5_CDRL_A003_Written_Project_Plans.pdf
New: T5_CDRL_A004_Source_code_of_developed_algorithms.pdf
New: T5_CDRL_A005_Demonstration_of_capability.pdf

To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions:

After logging in to Classified IC-ARC:

Go to "NGA" --> Go to "Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search "BIG-ST" --> Go to section titled "Topic 5 BIGISLAND" For additional support with account access, please contact the ACE Helpdesk at secure 855-4ACE or unclassified 703-230-6300.

Update #11 · Apr 11, 2025

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.

After logging in to Classified IC-ARC:

Go to "NGA" --> Go to "Efforts" --> Under Acronyms search "BIG-ST" --> Go to "Contractor Bidders Library"

For additional support with account access please contact the ACE Helpdesk at secure 855-4ACE or unclassified 703-230-6300.
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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.

Update #10 · Apr 4, 2025

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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.
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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.

Update #9 · Dec 20, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

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 of the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam.gov and Grants.gov (Opportunity ID:351404). 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 1 (dated 12/20/2024), is posted and applies to Topic 4 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.

Active Topics:

There are currently no active topics.

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Please review the following new/updated documents under Attachment/Links:

Updated: BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation_REV1_20241220
New: Research and Technology Protection_BIG-ST BAA_20241220
Updated: Provisions_Clauses_BIGST BAA_HM047623BAA0001_20241220

A summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 1 (dated 12/20/2024).

Update #8 · May 22, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.

Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is active.
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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM)

Published on: 12/15/2023 and updated with Revision 1 on 01/24/2024. See Attachments/Links.
Proposals were due on 03/22/2024 and are currently under review.
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Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE)

Published on: 03/20/2024 and updated with Revision 1 on 04/16/2024. See Grants.gov.

Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.

This Topic Call seeks to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge to key science and technology areas of need
to the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and advance the state of practice in two subject areas:
1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
2. Geodesy

Proposals Due: 06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET via Grants.gov (Note: Proposers who did not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 02: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)
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Topic 03: Very Long Baseline Interferometry with Global Navigational Satellite Systems Capabilities (VLBI+G) Radio Telescope Signal Chain Development

Published on: 05/08/2024 and updated with Revision 1 on 05/22/2024. Q&A's are posted within Revision 1 as Appendix 1. See Attachments/Links.

Intent of this topic call is to award an Other Transaction (OT) Agreement.

Abstracts Due: 05/31/2024 @ 5:00pm EST
Abstract Feedback (via email): 06/14/2024

Proposals Due: 07/09/2024 @ 5:00pm EST (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Estimated Period of Performance Start: 09/09/2024

Contact Email for Topic 03: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 03 – VLBI+G’)
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Update #7 · May 8, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.

Published on: 03/20/2024 and updated with Revision 1 on 04/16/2024. See Grants.gov.

Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.

Proposals Due: 06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET via Grants.gov (Note: Proposers who did not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Published on: 05/08/2024. See Attachments/Links.

Intent of this topic call is to award an Other Transaction (OT) Agreement.

Questions Due: 05/15/2024 @ 5:00pm EST
Q&A Posting via SAM.gov update to Topic Call: 05/22/2024

Abstracts Due: 05/31/2024 @ 5:00pm EST
Abstract Feedback (via email): 06/14/2024

Proposals Due: 07/09/2024 @ 5:00pm EST (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Estimated Period of Performance Start: 09/09/2024

Update #6 · Apr 16, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.

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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024. See Attachments/Links.

Proposals were due on 03/22/2024 and are currently under review.

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Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) published on 03/20/2024 and updated with Revision 1 on 04/16/2024.. See Grants.gov.

Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.

This Topic Call seeks to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge to key science and technology areas of need to the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and advance the state of practice in two subject areas:

1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

2. Geodesy

Revision 1 Updates:

The following information was updated: Budget Section was updated; Appendix 1 - Q&A was added.

See Grants.gov --> 'Related Documents' tab --> folder entitled 'Full Announcement - Topic Calls' --> file entitled 'BIGST BAA_T02_MUSE_Rev1_20240416'.

Due Dates:

Abstracts: Due on 04/23/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Proposals: Due on 06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 02: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)

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Update #5 · Mar 20, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.

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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024. See Attachments/Links.

Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)

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Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) published on 03/20/2024. See Grants.gov.

Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.

This Topic Call seeks to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge to key science and technology areas of need to the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and advance the state of practice in two subject areas:

1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

2. Geodesy

Due Dates:

Questions: Due on 04/02/2024 @ 05:00pm ET

Abstracts: Due on 04/23/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Proposals: Due on 06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 02: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)

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Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

Update #4 · Jan 24, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024. See Attachments/Links.

Important update:

Topic 01 Revision 1 was published on 01/24/2024; the revision includes the Q&A;

Corrected number formatting of Sections 3 & 4
Budget: section was updated
Dates: schedule was updated
Section 2 was updated
Section 3.5 - Outside the Scope of this Topic was updated
Section 4 - Performance Metrics was updated
Section 8.2 - Uncleared Personnel Security Requirements was updated
Appendix 2 – Questions & Answers (Q&A) was added

Abstract and Proposal due dates are extended:

Abstracts Due on 02/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)

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General Solicitation, Appendix 1 & 2 were updated. See Attachments/Links:

Appendix 1 was updated to
-change the header,
-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count, and
-change the margins to 1 inch to match the instructions in the document.

-01/24/2024: Appendix 1 headline was updated (because the old template included an incorrect reference to the BIG-R BAA)

Appendix 2 was updated to
-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count

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Update #3 · Jan 24, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024. See Attachments/Links.

Important update:

Topic 01 Revision 1 was published on 01/24/2024; the revision includes the Q&A;

Corrected number formatting of Sections 3 & 4
Budget: section was updated
Dates: schedule was updated
Section 2 was updated
Section 3.5 - Outside the Scope of this Topic was updated
Section 4 - Performance Metrics was updated
Section 8.2 - Uncleared Personnel Security Requirements was updated
Appendix 2 – Questions & Answers (Q&A) was added

Abstract and Proposal due dates are extended:

Abstracts Due on 02/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)

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General Solicitation, Appendix 1 & 2 were updated on 01/16/2024. See Attachments/Links:

Appendix 2 was updated to
-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count

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Update #2 · Jan 16, 2024

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) published on 12/15/2023. See Attachments/Links.

Important update:

Topic 01 Revision 1 will be published on 01/24/2024; the revision will include the Q&A.

Abstract and Proposal due dates are extended:

Abstracts Due on 02/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)

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General Solicitation, Appendix 1 & 2 were updated on 01/16/2024. See Attachments/Links:

Appendix 2 was updated to
-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count

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Update #1 · Dec 15, 2023

(1) Foundational GEOINT,

(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and

(3) Analytic Technologies.

BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:

The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See Attachments/Links.

Active Topics:

Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.

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Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) published on 12/15/2023. See Attachments/Links.

Questions Due on 01/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Abstracts Due on 01/23/2024 @ 5:00pm ET

Proposals Due on 03/04/2024 @ 5:00pm ET (Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)

Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)

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Files

File	Type	Posted
LASER_CDRL_A004_Technical Plans.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
LASER_CDRL_A003_Software Deliverables.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
BIGST-BAA_T7_LASER_20260730.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
Research and Technology Plan_20260730.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-8_Security_Test_Plan_TemplateV2.0.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-5-PWS_SOW Unclass only no CUI Security Language vSep 2025.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
Provisions and Clauses_HM047623BAA0001_20260622.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA00001_GeneralSolicitation_REV4_20260730.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
LASER_CDRL_A002_Technical_Reports.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
LASER_CDRL_A001_Kick-off.pdf	PDF	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-7_PPIP_Template.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-4-PWS_SOW Top Secret Security Language vSep 2025.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-6-PWS_SOW Unclass w CUI Security Language vSep 2025.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-3-PWS_SOW Secret Security Language vSep 2025.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-2-PWS_SOW SCI Security Language vSep 2025.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
RTP_SEC_AttchC-1-PWS_SOW SCI Security Language vSep 2025 w Special_corrected.docx	DOCX document	Jul 31, 2026
APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3.pdf	PDF	Mar 24, 2026
APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version2.pdf	PDF	Feb 25, 2026
BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV2_20250402.pdf	PDF	Aug 5, 2025
BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20231115.pdf	PDF	Aug 5, 2025
NGAI 8400.4.pdf	PDF	Apr 25, 2025
APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops.docx	DOCX document	Apr 25, 2025
APPENDIX 2 Proposal Template.docx	DOCX document	Apr 25, 2025
APPENDIX 1 Abstract Template.docx	DOCX document	Apr 25, 2025
BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA00001_GeneralSolicitation_REV3_20250425.pdf	PDF	Apr 25, 2025
BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20250402.pdf	PDF	Apr 4, 2025
BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV2_20250402.pdf	PDF	Apr 4, 2025
Provisions_Clauses_BIGST BAA_HM047623BAA0001_20241220.pdf	PDF	Dec 20, 2024
BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation_REV1_20241220.docx	DOCX document	Dec 20, 2024
Research and Technology Protection_BIG-ST BAA_20241220.docx	DOCX document	Dec 20, 2024
BIGST-BAA_Topic_3_VLBIG_Rev1_20240522.docx	DOCX document	May 22, 2024
BIGST-BAA_Topic_3_VLBIG_20240508.docx	DOCX document	May 8, 2024
BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation.docx	DOCX document	Jan 24, 2024
BIGST_BAA_Topic 01_GFM_Rev1_20240124.docx	DOCX document	Jan 24, 2024
BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation.docx	DOCX document	Jan 16, 2024
BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation.docx	DOCX document	Dec 15, 2023
BIGST_BAA_Topic 01_GFM.docx	DOCX document	Dec 15, 2023
Provisions_Clauses_BIGST BAA_HM047623BAA0001.pdf	PDF	Dec 15, 2023

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Notice history

Notice	Type	Posted
NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA) Latest	Award Notice	Sep 16, 2026
NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)	Award Notice	Sep 16, 2026
NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)	Award Notice	Mar 30, 2026
This notice Latest solicitation	Solicitation	Dec 15, 2023

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