SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE (SIGINT) SOLUTIONS FOR EVOLVING SCENARIOS (SESS)

The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking innovative research to advance real‑time cyber and signals‑intelligence (SIGINT) processing capabilities. The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) invites 3‑to‑5‑page white papers that, if selected, will lead to invitation‑only full technical and cost proposals. Funding is capped at approximately $99.9 million across FY 24‑28, with individual awards typically ranging from $0.25 M to $15 M and lasting up to 36 months. The effort focuses on three technology pillars: information extraction, signal processing, and automation enhancements, all aimed at delivering situational awareness and rapid decision‑making tools for the intelligence community. • Develop real‑time SIGINT and cyber data‑processing solutions (geolocation, extraction, analysis, simulation, reporting). • Target open‑architecture, multi‑platform, network‑centric approaches rather than point‑solutions. • Proposals may be funded via FAR‑based contracts, grants/co‑operative agreements, or Other Transactions (OT) and must comply with strict FOCI, security‑risk, and human‑subjects regulations.