SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) SOLUTIONS FOR EVOLVING SCENARIOS (SESS)
Overview
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Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
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Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force, AFRL - Rome Research Site, has issued a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FA8750-23-S-7005 titled "Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Solutions for Evolving Scenarios (SESS)". This open, two-step BAA seeks innovative research for Cyber and SIGINT real-time processing solutions to enhance tactical information collection, analysis, and reporting for the Intelligence Community. The total estimated funding is approximately $99.9 million, with individual awards typically ranging from $0.25M to $15M over 36 months. White papers are accepted as initial submissions, with formal proposals by invitation only. The BAA is open until September 25, 2028.
Scope of Work
This BAA aims to advance state-of-the-art capabilities by providing warfighters with real-time tools to assess and mitigate tactical threats. Key objectives include:
- Developing emerging Cyber and SIGINT real-time processing solutions.
- Improving tactical information collection, geolocation, extraction, identification, analysis, simulation, and reporting.
- Enhancing situational awareness for worldwide signals and network intelligence sources.
- Providing sensor data collection and processing with a network-centric approach.
- Supporting multi-platform/multi-intelligence efforts to protect and increase blue coalition warfighting capabilities.
- Research areas include Information Extraction, Signal Processing, and Automation Enhancements for SIGINT, focusing on techniques for electronic communication signals in dense co-channel environments.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Open, 2-Step Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
- BAA Number: FA8750-23-S-7005
- Estimated Total Funding: $99.9M
- Individual Award Range: $0.25M to $15M (typically up to 36 months)
- Anticipated Awards: Multiple awards (Procurement contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or Other Transactions (OTs)). OTs may lead to follow-on production.
- Set-Aside: None (Open to all qualified offerors). Foreign participation is generally closed, with exceptions.
- White Paper Deadline: Accepted until 2:00 PM EST on September 25, 2028.
- Suggested White Paper Submission Dates (for funding alignment): FY27 by August 14, 2026; FY28 by August 13, 2027.
- Published Date: December 12, 2025
Submission & Evaluation
- Submission: Initial submissions are white papers (3-5 pages). Formal proposals are by invitation only. Hard copy submissions are not required.
- Evaluation Criteria (White Papers): Scientific and Technical Merit, Related Experience, Openness/Maturity/Assurance of Solution, Reasonableness/Realism of Costs.
- S&T Protection: Proposals must include updated S&T Protection documentation (Senior and Key Person Profile, Security Program Questionnaire, Privacy Act Statement). A Security Risk Review will be conducted prior to award.
- Financial Resources: For FAR-based awards, proposals must include information on adequate financial resources.
- FASCSA Orders: Offerors must search SAM.gov for applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) orders for FAR-based awards.
Contacts
- Technical Point of Contact: Todd Howlett (todd.howlett@us.af.mil, 315-330-4592)
- Contracting Officer: Amber Buckley (Amber.Buckley@us.af.mil, 315-330-3605)