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NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA): Topic # 07 Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER)

DEPT OF DEFENSE, Virginia · NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) · ATTN: MS S84 - OCS
Responses dueFri, Dec 1111:59 PM ET · Virginia time65 days left
PostedThu, Oct 1No amendments since
Solicitation no.HM047627XXXXSAM.gov
Set-asideNoneOpen to all firms

What the agency is buying

by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governs

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is seeking innovative concepts for its Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology (BIG-ST) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This BAA will result in various award types, and proposals will be evaluated based on criteria outlined in individual Topic Calls.

Scope

  • Innovative concepts for Geospatial-Intelligence (GEOINT) problems.
  • Research and development in TRL 1-7 for technical domains.

Areas of interest (2)

  • Topic # 07 – Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER)
  • X. Abstract (Company Name)”
BAA — white paper first (FAR 35.016)Open to allDays to respond: 65

How to get the bid documents

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  2. Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
  3. Submit by unknown before 11:59 PM ET on Dec 11
Documents · 27 items, 28 filesDownload all (zip)
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    LASER_CDRL_A001_Kick-off.pdf371 KB · 9 pages
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    LASER_CDRL_A003_Software Deliverables.pdf394 KB · 9 pages
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    LASER_CDRL_A004_Technical Plans.pdf389 KB · 9 pages
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    LASER_CDRL_A002_Technical_Reports.pdf407 KB · 10 pages
  • DOCX
    RTP_SEC_AttchC-8_Security_Test_Plan_TemplateV2.0.docx1.8 MB
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-2-PWS_SOW SCI Security Language vSep 2025.docx45 KB
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-3-PWS_SOW Secret Security Language vSep 2025.docx42 KB
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-5-PWS_SOW Unclass only no CUI Security Language vSep 2025.docx36 KB
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-6-PWS_SOW Unclass w CUI Security Language vSep 2025.docx38 KB
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-4-PWS_SOW Top Secret Security Language vSep 2025.docx43 KB
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-7_PPIP_Template.docx58 KB
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    BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20231115.pdf712 KB · 49 pages
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    BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV2_20250402.pdf616 KB · 57 pages
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    Research and Technology Plan_20260730.pdf313 KB · 17 pages
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    Provisions and Clauses_HM047623BAA0001_20260622.pdf234 KB · 39 pages
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    RTP_SEC_AttchC-1-PWS_SOW SCI Security Language vSep 2025 w Special_corrected.docx44 KB
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    BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA00001_GeneralSolicitation_REV4_20260730.pdf810 KB · 57 pages
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    BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA00001_GeneralSolicitation_REV3_20250425.pdf679 KB · 57 pages
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    APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version2.pdf400 KB · 14 pages
  • 1 earlier version
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      APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops_version3.pdf401 KB · 14 pages
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    Research and Technology Protection_BIG-ST BAA_20241220.docx88 KB
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    BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation_REV1_20241220.docx510 KB
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    NGAI 8400.4.pdf170 KB · 20 pages
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    BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20250402.pdf258 KB · 49 pages
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    APPENDIX 2 Proposal Template.docx147 KB
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    APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops.docx53 KB
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    APPENDIX 1 Abstract Template.docx36 KB
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    BIGST-BAA_T7_LASER_20261001.docx6.4 MB
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Details

Place of performance
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia
Buyer type
Federal
Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation no.
HM047627XXXX
NAICS
NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)): 123 open RFPs
PSC
PSC AC13: 18 open RFPs
Period of performance
Per award from notice
BAA open until
Dec 11, 2026 from notice
Contract type
BAA (multiple awards) from notice
Evaluation
White-paper review, then invited proposals (FAR 35.016) from notice
Local presence
Not required
Amendments
None since Oct 1
Contact
Viphalac Chanthaphone
Office
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) · ATTN: MS S84 - OCS
Email
viphalac.c.chanthaphone@nga.mil
Phone
5715573040

Not stated in the notice: estimated value. Check the bid documents.

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Key dates

Thu, Oct 1Posted
Not statedQuestions due
Fri, Dec 11 · 11:59 PM ETResponses due · 65 days left

Change log

verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET

No amendments since posting on Thu, Oct 1; verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET.

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Notice as published

NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA): Topic # 07 Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance (LASER)

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, 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. 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

  1. is closed.

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

Earlier updates (1)

10/01/2026 Update: Topic 7 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_20261001

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