What is the official definition of a BAA? How does it differ from an RFP?
“Broad Agency Announcement” means a general announcement of an agency’s research interest including criteria for selecting proposals and soliciting the participation of all offerors capable of satisfying the Government’s needs. It can be used for basic, applied, and advanced research (sometimes called science and technology), which is not performed with the objective of developing a particular system or hardware item. If the research is focused on a specific system or hardware solution, use of an RFP would be appropriate.
