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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). If a Topic Call is Classified, 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 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.
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Topic Calls will be published via updates of the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation site on Sam.gov and Grants.gov. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p><p><br></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See 'Related Documents'.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Active Topics:</u></p><p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p><p><br></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM)</u> published on 12/15/2023. See 'Related Documents'.</p><p>Questions Due on 01/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET</p><p>Abstracts Due on 01/23/2024 @ 5:00pm ET</p><p>Proposals Due on 03/04/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p><p>Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Dec 15, 2023 05:21:13 AM EST""Dec 15, 2023 05:21:13 AM EST""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2023-12-15-05-21-13"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]0351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":1,"opportunityId":351404}91"Y""Jan 24, 2024 08:50:56 AM EST""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Update timeline of Topic 01 and update General Solicitation, Appendix 1 & 2""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p><p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p><p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p><p><br></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See 'Related Documents'.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Active Topics:</u></p><p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p><p><br></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM)</u> published on 12/15/2023. See 'Related Documents'.</p><p><br></p><p><u>Important update:</u></p><p><u>Topic 01 Revision 1 will be published on 01/24/2024; the revision will include the Q&A.</u></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Abstract and Proposal due dates are extended:</strong></p><p>Abstracts Due on 02/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET</p><p>Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p><p>Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong>General Solicitation, Appendix 1 & 2 were updated on 01/16/2024.</strong> See 'Related Documents'. </p><p><u>Appendix 1 was updated to </u></p><p>-change the header, </p><p>-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count, and </p><p>-change the margins to 1 inch to match the instructions in the document.</p><p><u>Appendix 2 was updated to </u></p><p>-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count</p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Jan 24, 2024 08:48:49 AM EST""Jan 16, 2024 01:05:24 PM EST""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-01-24-08-48-49"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]1351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":2,"opportunityId":351404}102"Y""Mar 20, 2024 10:08:54 AM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Publish Revision 1 of Topic 1 which includes the Q&A.""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. See 'Related Documents'.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><u>Active Topics:</u></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM)</u><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024.</span> See 'Related Documents'.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><u>Important update:</u></p>\n<p><u>Topic 01 Revision 1 was published on 01/24/2024; the revision includes the Q&A:</u></p>\n<ul>\n <li>Corrected number formatting of Sections 3 & 4</li>\n <li>Budget: section was updated</li>\n <li>Dates: schedule was updated</li>\n <li>Section 2 was updated</li>\n <li>Section 3.5 - Outside the Scope of this Topic was updated</li>\n <li>Section 4 - Performance Metrics was updated</li>\n <li>Section 8.2 - Uncleared Personnel Security Requirements was updated</li>\n <li>Appendix 2 – Questions & Answers (Q&A) was added</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Abstract and Proposal due dates are extended:</strong></p>\n<p>Abstracts Due on 02/02/2024 @ 5:00pm ET</p>\n<p>Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p>\n<p>Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)</p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong>General Solicitation, Appendix 1 & 2 were updated on 01/16/2024.</strong> See 'Related Documents'. </p>\n<p><u>Appendix 1 was updated to </u></p>\n<p>-change the header, </p>\n<p>-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count, and </p>\n<p>-change the margins to 1 inch to match the instructions in the document.</p>\n<p><u>Appendix 2 was updated to </u></p>\n<p>-add instructions that list of acronyms is allowed outside of the page count</p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Jan 24, 2024 09:55:34 AM EST""Jan 24, 2024 08:50:56 AM EST""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-01-24-09-55-34"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]2351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":3,"opportunityId":351404}113"Y""Apr 16, 2024 03:05:56 AM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Posting of Topic 02 - MUSE""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. <strong>See 'Related Documents'</strong>.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><u>Active Topics:</u></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p>\n<p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM)</u><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024.</span> <strong>See 'Related Documents'.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Proposals Due on 03/22/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Contact Email for Topic 01: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 01 – GFM’)</p>\n<p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><u>Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE)</u><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> published on 03/20/2024. </span><strong>See 'Related Documents'.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>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: </p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) </p>\n<p>2. Geodesy</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong>Due Dates:</strong></p>\n<p>Questions: Due on 04/02/2024 @ 05:00pm ET</p>\n<p>Abstracts: Due on 04/23/2024 @ 5:00pm ET </p>\n<p>Proposals: Due on 06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Contact Email for Topic 02: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)</p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><br></p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Apr 16, 2024 02:58:31 AM EDT""Mar 20, 2024 10:08:54 AM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-04-16-02-58-31"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]3351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":4,"opportunityId":351404}124"Y""May 08, 2024 04:11:48 PM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Topic 02 MUSE - Revision 1 Updates:\r\n\r\nSee 'BIGST BAA_T02_MUSE_Rev1_20240416' under the 'Related Documents' tab (within the folder entitled 'Full Announcement - Topic Calls').\r\n\r\nThe following information was updated: \r\nBudget Section was updated; \r\nAppendix 1 - Q&A was added.""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. <strong>See 'Related Documents'</strong>.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><u>Active Topics:</u></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p>\n<p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM)</u><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> initially published on 12/15/2023. Revision 1 published on 01/24/2024.</span> <strong>See 'Related Documents'.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Proposals were due on 03/22/2024 and are currently under review. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><u>Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE)</u><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> published on 03/20/2024 and </span><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">updated with Revision 1 on 04/16/2024.</span><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> </span><strong>See 'Related Documents'.</strong></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>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:</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)</p>\n<p>2. Geodesy</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">Revision 1 Updates:</strong></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">See 'BIGST BAA_T02_MUSE_Rev1_20240416' under the 'Related Documents' tab (within the folder entitled 'Full Announcement - Topic Calls').</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">The following information was updated: Budget Section was updated; Appendix 1 - Q&A was added.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Due Dates:</strong></p>\n<p>Abstracts: Due on 04/23/2024 @ 5:00pm ET </p>\n<p>Proposals: Due on 06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Contact Email for Topic 02: Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)</p>\n<p>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><br></p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Apr 16, 2024 03:05:56 AM EDT""Apr 16, 2024 03:05:56 AM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-04-16-03-05-56"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]4351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":5,"opportunityId":351404}135"Y""May 22, 2024 09:39:34 AM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Posting of Topic 03 VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is active.""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. <strong>See 'Related Documents'</strong>.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><u>Active Topics:</u></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p>\n<p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.</p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is active.</span></p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) </u></strong></p>\n<p>Published on: 12/15/2023 and updated with Revision 1 on 01/24/2024. See 'Related Documents'.</p>\n<p>Proposals were due on 03/22/2024 and are currently under review.</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) </u></strong></p>\n<p>Published on: 03/20/2024 and updated with Revision 1 on 04/16/2024. <u>See 'Related Documents\".</u></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>This Topic Call seeks to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge to key science and technology areas of need</p>\n<p>to the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and advance the state of practice in two subject areas:</p>\n<p>1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)</p>\n<p>2. Geodesy</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Proposals Due: </strong>06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <strong><u>via Grants.gov</u></strong> (Note: Proposers who did not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Contact Email for Topic 02:</strong> Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic 03: Very Long Baseline Interferometry with Global Navigational Satellite Systems Capabilities (VLBI+G) Radio Telescope Signal Chain Development </u></strong></p>\n<p>Published on: 05/08/2024. <strong style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\"><u>See SAM.gov.</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Intent of this topic call is to award an <strong><u>Other Transaction (OT) Agreement</u>. </strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Questions Due: </strong> 05/15/2024 @ 5:00pm EST</p>\n<p><em>Q&A Posting via SAM.gov update to Topic Call: 05/22/2024</em></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Abstracts Due: </strong> 05/31/2024 @ 5:00pm EST</p>\n<p><em>Abstract Feedback (via email): 06/14/2024</em></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Proposals Due:</strong> 07/09/2024 @ 5:00pm EST <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Estimated Period of Performance Start: 09/09/2024</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Contact Email for Topic 03: </strong>Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 03 – VLBI+G’)</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""May 08, 2024 04:11:48 PM EDT""May 08, 2024 04:11:48 PM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-05-08-16-11-48"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]5351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":6,"opportunityId":351404}146"Y""Dec 20, 2024 03:29:37 PM EST""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Topic 3 information updated.""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001, is posted and applies to Topic 1 and forward. <strong>See 'Related Documents'</strong>.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><u>Active Topics:</u></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is active.</p>\n<p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is active.</p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is active.</span></p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic 01: 'Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model' (GFM) </u></strong></p>\n<p>Published on: 12/15/2023 and updated with Revision 1 on 01/24/2024. See 'Related Documents'.</p>\n<p>Proposals were due on 03/22/2024 and are currently under review.</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic 02: Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) </u></strong></p>\n<p>Published on: 03/20/2024 and updated with Revision 1 on 04/16/2024. <u>See 'Related Documents\".</u></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Intent of this Topic Call is the award of academic grants only.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>This Topic Call seeks to increase the breadth and depth of knowledge to key science and technology areas of need</p>\n<p>to the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and advance the state of practice in two subject areas:</p>\n<p>1. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)</p>\n<p>2. Geodesy</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Proposals Due: </strong>06/07/2024 @ 5:00pm ET <strong><u>via Grants.gov</u></strong> (Note: <span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">Proposers who did not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Contact Email for Topic 02:</strong> Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 02 – MUSE’)</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p><strong><u>Topic 03: Very Long Baseline Interferometry with Global Navigational Satellite Systems Capabilities (VLBI+G) Radio Telescope Signal Chain Development </u></strong></p>\n<p>Published on: 05/08/2024 a<span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\">nd </span><strong style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\">updated with Revision 1 on 05/22/2024.</strong><span style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\"> </span><em style=\"color: rgb(33, 33, 33);\">Q&A's are posted within Revision 1 as Appendix 1.</em> <strong style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);\"><u>See SAM.gov.</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Intent of this topic call is to award an <strong><u>Other Transaction (OT) Agreement</u>. </strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Abstracts Due: </strong> 05/31/2024 @ 5:00pm EST</p>\n<p><em>Abstract Feedback (via email): 06/14/2024</em></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Proposals Due:</strong> 07/09/2024 @ 5:00pm EST <em>(Note: Proposers who do not submit an abstract are ineligible to submit a proposal.)</em></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>Estimated Period of Performance Start: 09/09/2024</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>Contact Email for Topic 03: </strong>Unclassified: BIGSTBAA@nga.mil (Email Subject: ‘TOPIC 03 – VLBI+G’)</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Dec 20, 2024 03:22:26 PM EST""May 22, 2024 09:39:34 AM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-12-20-15-22-26"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]6351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":7,"opportunityId":351404}157"Y""May 23, 2025 10:48:54 AM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Please review the following new/updated documents under 'Related Documents'\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n· UPDATED: BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation_REV1_20241220\r\n\r\n· New: Research and Technology Protection_BIG-ST BAA_20241220\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 1 (dated 12/20/2024).""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p><p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p><p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p><p><br></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, <u>HM047623BAA0001 </u><strong><u>Revision 1</u></strong><u> (dated 12/20/2024),</u> is posted and applies to Topic 4 and forward. </p><p><strong>See 'Related Documents'</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Closed Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed</p><p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.</p><p>Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Active Topics:</u></strong></p><p>There are currently no active topics.</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>Please review the following new/updated documents under <strong>'Related Documents'</strong></p><p><br></p><p>· UPDATED: BIGST_BAA_GeneralSolicitation_REV1_20241220</p><p>· New: Research and Technology Protection_BIG-ST BAA_20241220</p><p><br></p><p>A summary of changes can be found within the BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation Revision 1 (dated 12/20/2024).</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Dec 20, 2024 03:29:37 PM EST""Dec 20, 2024 03:29:37 PM EST""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2024-12-20-15-29-37"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]7351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":8,"opportunityId":351404}168"Y""Feb 25, 2026 10:23:04 AM EST""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Jan 13, 2027 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Please review new/updated documents under 'Related Documents.'""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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:</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT,</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and</strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and/or proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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. Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the general solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to Topic Calls. </strong>Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, HM047623BAA0001 </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Revision 2</strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\"> (dated 04/04/2025) is posted. </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Revision 3</strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\"> (dated 04/25/2025) is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward.</span> <strong>See 'Related Documents'</strong>.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>Closed Topics:</u></strong></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed</p>\n<p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.</p>\n<p>Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\"><u>Canceled Topics: </u></strong></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled. </span></p>\n<p><strong> </strong></p>\n<p><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\"><u>Active Topics: </u></strong></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is open.</span></p>\n<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Interested parties must have an account to log into the </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Classified IC-ARC </strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">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. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">The following documents have been updated/added in </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">'Related Documents'</strong></p>\n<ul>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV2_20250402.pdf</span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20250402.pdf</span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV3_20250425.pdf</span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: APPENDIX 1 Abstract Template.docx </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: APPENDIX 2 Proposal Template.docx </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops.docx </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: NGAI 8400.4.pdf </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">On the </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Classified IC-ARC, </strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">the following documents have been updated/added in Contractor Bidders Library:</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">“20250404-BIG-ST Updated” folder:</span></p>\n<ul>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV2_20250402.pdf</span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_Provisions_Clauses_20250402.pdf</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">\"20250425-BIG-ST Updated\" folder:</span></p>\n<ul>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST_BAA_HM047623BAA0001_GeneralSolicitation_REV3_20250425.pd </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: APPENDIX 1 Abstract Template.docx </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: APPENDIX 2 Proposal Template.docx </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: APPENDIX 5 Grants Coops.docx </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: NGAI 8400.4.pdf </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Additionally, on the </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Classified IC-ARC, </strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">a separate section has been created for Topic 5 BIGISLAND. Within this section, Topic Call documents have been uploaded to the \"T5 Documents\" tab. Please review the following documents: </span></p>\n<ul>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Updated: BIGST-BAA_Topic 05_BIGISLAND_REV1_25Apr2025.pdf </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: T5_CDRL_A001_Topic_Call_Meeting.pdf </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: T5_CDRL_A002_Written_Reports.pdf </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: T5_CDRL_A003_Written_Project_Plans.pdf </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: T5_CDRL_A004_Source_code_of_developed_algorithms.pdf </span></li>\n <li><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">New: T5_CDRL_A005_Demonstration_of_capability.pdf </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">To access the notice and all associated RFP documents, follow the below instructions: </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">After logging in to </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Classified IC-ARC</strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">: </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Go to </span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">\"NGA\" </strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">--> Go to \"</span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">E</strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">ff</span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">orts\" </strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">--> Under Acronyms search \"</span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">BIG-ST</strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">\" --> Go to section titled \"</span><strong style=\"background-color: yellow;\">Topic 5 BIGISLAND.</strong><span style=\"background-color: yellow;\">\" For additional support with account access, please contact the ACE Helpdesk at secure 855-4ACE or unclassified 703-230-6300.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2027-01-13-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""May 23, 2025 10:53:58 AM EDT""May 23, 2025 10:48:54 AM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""BIGSTBAA@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2025-05-23-10-53-58"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]8351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":9,"opportunityId":351404}179"Y""Feb 26, 2026 04:52:30 PM EST""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Dec 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Update Description and POC info""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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: </strong></p><p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT, </strong></p><p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and </strong></p><p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p><p><strong>The requests for abstracts and proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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). Interested parties should periodically check these websites for updates.</p><p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls.</strong> Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p><p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, <u>HM047623BAA0001 </u><strong><u>Revision 3</u></strong><u> (dated 04/25/2025),</u> is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward. <strong>See Attachments/Links.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Closed Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed</p><p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.</p><p>Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.</p><p>Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Canceled Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Active Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.</p><p><br></p><p>Interested parties must have an account to log into the <strong><u>Classified IC-ARC</u> </strong>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.</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2026-12-15-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Feb 25, 2026 10:31:50 AM EST""Feb 25, 2026 10:23:04 AM EST""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""OCS Grants""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""ocsgrants@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2026-02-25-10-31-50"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit an abstract and proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]9351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":10,"opportunityId":351404}1810"Y""Mar 16, 2026 11:16:04 AM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Dec 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Updated description.""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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: </strong></p><p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT, </strong></p><p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and </strong></p><p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p><p><strong>The requests for abstracts and proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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). If a Topic Call is Classified, interested parties must have an account to log into the <strong><u>Classified IC-ARC</u> </strong>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls.</strong> Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p><p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, <u>HM047623BAA0001 </u><strong><u>Revision 3</u></strong><u> (dated 04/25/2025),</u> is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward. <strong>See Attachments/Links.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Closed Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed</p><p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.</p><p>Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.</p><p>Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Canceled Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Active Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2026-12-15-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Feb 26, 2026 04:52:30 PM EST""Feb 26, 2026 04:52:30 PM EST""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""OCS Grants""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""ocsgrants@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2026-02-26-16-52-30"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit an abstract and proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]10351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":11,"opportunityId":351404}1911"Y""Mar 25, 2026 01:11:59 PM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Dec 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""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.""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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: </strong></p>\n<p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT, </strong></p>\n<p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and </strong></p>\n<p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p>\n<p><strong>The requests for abstracts and proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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). If a Topic Call is Classified, interested parties must have an account to log into the <strong><u>Classified IC-ARC</u> </strong>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.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls.</strong> Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p>\n<p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, <u>HM047623BAA0001 </u><strong><u>Revision 3</u></strong><u> (dated 04/25/2025),</u> is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward. <strong>See Attachments/Links.</strong></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>Closed Topics:</u></strong></p>\n<p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed</p>\n<p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.</p>\n<p>Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.</p>\n<p>Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>Canceled Topics:</u></strong></p>\n<p>Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.</p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><strong><u>Active Topics:</u></strong></p>\n<p>Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.</p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"ql-cursor\"></span>Topic 6 Update (3/16/2026)</strong>: 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.</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2026-12-15-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Mar 24, 2026 08:40:36 PM EDT""Mar 16, 2026 11:16:04 AM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""OCS Grants""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""ocsgrants@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2026-03-24-20-40-36"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit an abstract and proposal for NGA’s consideration. See Section 3: Eligibility Information, of Broad Agency Announcement HM047623BAA0001 for detailed information."[{"id":"ST","description":"Science and Technology and other Research and Development"}]11351404"D""Discretionary"{"id":416048,"revision":12,"cfdaNumber":"12.630","programTitle":"Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering","opportunityId":351404}{"revision":12,"opportunityId":351404}2012"Y""Apr 01, 2026 02:12:43 PM EDT""U""DOD-NGIA""none""Dec 15, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST"false"Dec 08, 2023 04:48:04 PM EST""Revised Synopsis""Dec 15, 2023 12:00:00 AM EST""none""Dec 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST""<p><strong>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: </strong></p><p><strong>(1) Foundational GEOINT, </strong></p><p><strong>(2) Advanced Phenomenologies, and </strong></p><p><strong>(3) Analytic Technologies.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>BAA Process and Topic Call Publication:</u></strong></p><p>The BIG-ST BAA is a <u>general announcement</u> of NGA’s research interest, including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs.</p><p><strong>The requests for abstracts and proposals are transmitted via Topic Calls </strong>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). If a Topic Call is Classified, interested parties must have an account to log into the <strong><u>Classified IC-ARC</u> </strong>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.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>No submissions shall be accepted to the General Solicitation; abstracts and proposals will only be reviewed in response to open Topic Calls.</strong> Please refer to the Topic Calls for Abstract and Proposal due dates. </p><p>The BIG-ST BAA General Solicitation, <u>HM047623BAA0001 </u><strong><u>Revision 3</u></strong><u> (dated 04/25/2025),</u> is posted and applies to Topic 5 and forward. <strong>See Attachments/Links.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Closed Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 1 - Geospatial-Intelligence Foundational Model (GFM) is closed</p><p>Topic 2 - Magnifying University Science Expertise (MUSE) is closed.</p><p>Topic 3 - VLBI+G Signal Chain Development (VLBI+G) is closed.</p><p>Topic 5 - Better Ingested GEOINT - Identifying Artificial Intelligence and Manually Manipulated Media (BIGISLAND) is closed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Canceled Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 4 - Production of Radio Frequency (RF) Surveys from Commercial On-orbit Passive RF (RF-COP) is canceled.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Active Topics:</u></strong></p><p>Topic 6 – Magnifying University Science Expertise 2 (MUSE 2) is open. Topic is open to Grant Applicants only. Go to Grants.gov for details.</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>Topic 6 Update (3/24/2026):</strong> 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.</p>"{"code":"NGIA","seed":"DOD-NGIA","agencyCode":"DOD-NGIA","agencyName":"National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ","topAgencyCode":"DOD"}351404[{"id":"25","description":"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"}]"2026-12-15-00-00-00""2023-12-15-00-00-00""Mar 25, 2026 01:11:59 PM EDT""Mar 25, 2026 01:11:59 PM EDT""2026-12-14-00-00-00""Unclassified E-Mail""OCS Grants""Patricia Mercer-Bey\nGrant Specialist""ocsgrants@nga.mil""571-557-2381""2026-03-25-13-11-59"[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"},{"id":"G","description":"Grant"},{"id":"O","description":"Other"},{"id":"PC","description":"Procurement Contract"}]"Unclassified E-Mail""All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit an abstract and proposal for NGA’s consideration. 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