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NGA To Solicit For Research and Technology Needs With New BAA

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 5th, 2023

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NGA To Solicit For Research and Technology Needs With New BAA

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) later this fall plans to issue a new broad agency announcement (BAA) to solicit research and technology proposals to meet government needs within the agency’s primary technical domains. The three-year BAA is expected to be released by Nov. 1 and will fund basic and applied research, advanced technology development, and advanced component development and prototypes, NGA says in its draft Boosting Innovative GEOINT—Science and Technology BAA issued on Tuesday. Feedback on the draft BIG-ST BAA…

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