Broad Agency Announcement Amendment 7

28 July 2025

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY, AND LOGISTICS

DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SOF AT&L‐ST)

BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT

USSOCOM‐BAAST‐2020, Amendment 7
FOR

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT

1.0 Introduction:

United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (SOF AT&L), Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T), transformed the BAA infrastructure to better align with the USSOCOM Commander’s strategic priorities and vision. As such, the S&T Directorate will continue to evolve its investment strategy by focusing on SOF modernization. These will include broader disruptive technology 1 that meet the demands of the strategic vision and Future Operating Environment (FOE). USSOCOM will continue making some investments in Special Operations Forces (SOF) enhancements in the programs of record.

2.0 General:

2.1 Agency: United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) 2.2 Program Office: Science and Technology Directorate (SOF AT&L‐ST)

2.3 BAA Number: USSOCOM‐BAAST‐2020

2.4 BAA Title: SOF AT&L‐ST

2.5 Points of Contact (POCs):

Contracting Officer: [email protected]
Attention: Jerryl McCoy
Technical POC: [email protected]
Attention: BAAST Team
3.0 Closing Date: Unless amended, this opportunity will remain as an open‐ended announcement from the date of posting through 31 December 2030. Quad Charts and White Papers may be submitted at any time during this 5‐year period subject to the submission process described in paragraph 5.7 of this BAA. USSOCOM, SOF AT&L‐ST reserves the right to review submissions (White Papers/Quad Charts) at any point throughout this open‐ended Broad Agency Announcement.
The Government may amend or update the technical capability areas and request a separate call for Quad Charts and White Papers at any time during the active period for this announcement.

Advanced technologies tend to be significant “game improvers,” disruptive technologies tend to be “game changers”.

UNCLASSIFIED

4.0 Technology Areas of Interest:

SOF operates across the continuum of crisis and conflict, spanning all domains, including space and cyber. It will be at the forefront of U.S. efforts to confront emerging realities where opponents may possess overmatching capabilities. The new “normal” for SOF will be to operate in communication contested environments, under threat of targeting by high‐end military capabilities, including Weapons of Mass Destruction, where ubiquitous surveillance is routine, and