The pre-release of the following Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) topics has been EXTENDED until March 9, 2021:

Space Development Agency (SDA), HQ085021S0001

• SBIR Topic HQ085021S0001-01: Free-Space Optical Communication (FSOC) Technology for Optical Intersatellite Links (OISLs), published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/7e60b2b1a9014888925a1d4b4fecd0df/view
• SBIR Topic HQ085021S0001-02: L-Band Multiband/Interleaved Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) Antenna, published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/6b1fd1d4efca4e3aad5d7ad4699ac4eb/view
• SBIR Topic HQ085021S0001-03: Advanced Space Mesh Networking, published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/338239928d54409ea01ee400325b2e5e/view
• STTR Topic HQ085021S0001-04: Advanced Space Mesh Networking, published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/002cf1a4efcb472dbb5f87c9e23aab26/view
• SBIR Topic HQ085021S0001-05: Mesh Network NSA Certifiable Cryptographic Solution, published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/262cd2b6216e4002bdd6b15789d5a73e/view
• STTR Topic HQ085021S0001-06: Mesh Network NSA Certifiable Cryptographic Solution, published at: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/533dbc7e30e4452eb3cc814b882c21a7/view

IMPORTANT DATES:

• [NEW] March 9, 2021: Topic Q&A opens; BAA opens, begin submitting proposals in DSIP
• [NEW] March 24, 2021: Topic Q&A closes to new questions at 12:00 p.m. ET
• March 31, 2021: BAA closes, full proposals must be submitted in DSIP no later than 12:00 p.m. ET