NGA - Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
Dept of Defense · NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA)
- Response deadline
- Dec 13, 2026, 7:00 PM EST
- Posted
- Dec 19, 2024
- Solicitation
- HM047623BAA0001
- Set-aside
- None listed
- Place of performance
- USA
- Contracting office
- ATTN: MS S84 - OCS · SPRINGFIELD · VA
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026
Description
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/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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
What similar awards have paid
Real federal awards already on the books in a similar lane — so you can size the opportunity, not guess. This is public history, not a bid price, cost estimate, or prediction that you will win.
Typical award size
$1.06M
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $197,521 and $6.40M
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.1 award$3.01B
- 2CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY40 awards$1.88B
- 3FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC1 award$1.73B
- 4BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC1 award$1.32B
- 5THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC5 awards$965.62M
- 6LEIDOS, INC.1 award$924.32M
- 7LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC13 awards$823.78M
- 8BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC2 awards$472.06M
Recent examples
A few of the newest similar awards in our index.
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTESep 30, 2025Department of Homeland Security$601,162Source
- CONSOLIDATED SAFETY SERVICES INCORPORATEDSep 30, 2025Environmental Protection Agency$407,009Source
- VERINA CONSULTING GROUP LLCSep 30, 2025Environmental Protection Agency$310,294Source
- CORNELL TECHNICAL SERVICES LLCSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$91,445Source
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$28.90MSource
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$16.56MSource
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID d69b8784362a4030a21cd0b7101eceb5.