This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicits pilot project chiplet designs for secure, state-of-the-art microelectronics. It's a two-step process: Step 1 requires white papers by July 23, 2026, 5:00 PM ET. Questions are due by July 15, 2026. Step 2 involves full proposals for selected offerors. The focus is on developing reusable chiplet architectures for high-demand mission areas like RFEW, munitions, security, and autonomy. Development is expected at the unclassified or controlled unclassified information level. Awards may be FAR-based contracts or Other Transactions (OTs). No reimbursement for proposal costs. Evaluation criteria include technical merit, feasibility, alignment with requirements, testing of secure enclave capabilities, interoperability, transition potential, and cost. White papers will be categorized as 'Selectable' or 'Not Selectable'.
White papers will be accepted until 23 July 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time ET. white papers will be accepted until 23 jul2026 at 5:00pm eastern time et.
White papers will be evaluated based on technical merit, feasibility, and alignment with government requirements, including breadth and depth of secure enclave testing, technical maturity, soundness and interoperability, transition potential and program alignment, applicability to broad USG challenges, and facilitation of SOTA adoption. Cost/price will also be evaluated. he government will evaluate white papers based on a holistic assessment of the proposed efforts technical merit, feasibility, and alignment with government requirements.
Offerors must submit a white paper that demonstrates technical merit, addresses BA A objectives, and presents a reasonable ROM cost estimate. he white paper demonstrates strong technical merit, addresses the baa objectives effectively, and presents a reasonable rom compatible with the usgs budget constraints.
White papers may be deemed 'Not Selectable' if they contain significant technical flaws, lack alignment with objectives, present a disproportionate cost estimate, or assert data rights restrictions that undermine the transition strategy. he white paper may containsignificant technical flaws, lack alignment with the requested microelectronics objectives, presents a rom cost estimate that is grossly disproportionate to the proposed effort or isincompatible with the governments programmatic budget limits for this baa call, or assertdata rights restrictions that fundamentally undermine the governments transition strategy.