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STATE OF THE ART (SOTA) MICROELECTRONICS (ME) ADOPTION BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FULL TEXT GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT BAA NUMBER: 26-S-1358 June 2026 This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation is issued in accordance with the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) subpart 35.102. GENERAL INFORMATION FEDERAL AGENCY: SAF/AQC BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT TITLE: SOTA Microelectronics Adoption PRODUCT SERVICE CODE: AC62 R&D – Defense System: Electronics/Communication Equipment (Applied Research/Exploratory Development) NAICS: 541713 Nanotechnology research and development laboratories or services, all fields of science ANNOUNCEMENT TYPE: General Announcement. This BAA is a general announcement of SAF/AQC's research interest, including criteria for selection of proposals and soliciting the participation of all Offerors capable of supporting research, in the application of SOTA microelectronics technologies. No White Papers or proposals should be submitted against this BAA General Announcement. Instead, requests for White Papers and/or proposals will be transmitted via separate Topic Calls that are published via https://sam.gov (hereinafter “SAM.gov”) under this BAA at various times during the open period of this BAA. For Classified Topic Calls, interested parties must have an account to log into the Classified IC-ARC to see the notice and all associated Topic Call documents. The Topic Calls will further define the U.S. Government (USG) needs and request abstracts or full proposals. Topic Calls may consist of Closed Topic Calls and/or Open Topic Calls, and Topic Calls may be either one-step or two-step as described in the “Applications and Submission Information” section of this general announcement. Each Topic Call may result in the award of a procurement contract or an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). Topic Calls may be issued by any Department of War (DOW) organization or non-DOW federal agency. Topic Calls may include user stories and relevant mission areas defined by the organizations issuing the Topic Calls. Each Topic Call can be designed to meet the needs of the USG organization or non-DOW federal agency issuing the Topic Call. Topic Calls will include (at a minimum): Instructions to interested parties including the agency's interest either for an individual program requirement or for broadly defined user stories and mission areas covering a full range of the agency's requirements; Projected Period of Performance (PoP) as well as expectations for White Papers/Proposal submissions; Specific selection criteria, their relative importance, and the method of evaluation for each Topic Call; and Data rights being sought to meet minimum needs (if any) Interested parties are responsible for maintaining awareness of these Topic Calls and any associated timelines for submissions. Interested parties should periodically check SAM.gov and the Classified IC-ARC for updates. Topic Calls may be issued within one year from the public…
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