Strategic Capabilities Office Broad Agency Announcement

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is seeking innovative submissions in five primary technical areas: Autonomous Systems, Deep Learning, Cyber, Cross-Domain Kill Chains, and Non-traditional Defense Technologies. The purpose of this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to solicit research submissions for funding consideration. Proposals will be evaluated based on their technical merit, feasibility, and potential contribution to SCO's program priorities. • Autonomous Systems: The use of autonomous systems in military operations provides several advantages, including allowing warfighters to avoid performing overly tedious or hazardous tasks and improved decision making for time-critical operations. • Deep Learning: The ability to analyze large datasets quickly using deep learning algorithms could potentially provide significant military capabilities in the areas of indications and warnings (I&W) and automatic target recognition (ATR). • Cyber: As U.S. adversaries have invested heavily in developing offensive cyber capabilities, the DoD has implemented a cyber-defense strategy designed to deter adversaries by ensuring that the military can detect, respond and remain resilient under cyber-attack. • Cross-Domain Kill Chains: Finding new ways to connect sensors with weapons to complete kill chains across the air, surface, and undersea domains is critical to countering near peer adversaries. • Non-traditional Defense Technologies: This category is intended to allow for submission of technology concepts that, while not originally developed for defense/military purposes, might be repurposed to create or enhance military capabilities.