Industry Day for Basic Information Awareness Operations (BIAO)
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of War (DoW), Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), is hosting an Unclassified Industry Day for Project Basic Information Awareness Operations (BIAO) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Oxford, Mississippi. This event aims to provide information on BIAO, which seeks to create an enterprise technology stack to detect and counter adversary cognitive domain operations, mis/dis/mal information, and coordinated information operations (IO).
Purpose of Industry Day
The intent of this Industry Day is to provide further information on program specifics for Project BIAO and outline how industry partners can engage with SCO moving forward. This announcement will be updated with more detailed information regarding the agenda, specific locations, and logistics.
Capabilities of Interest
DoW seeks industry partners with capabilities in the following areas:
- IO Detection: Including deepfake/generated data detection, social media monitoring tools, and coordinated inauthentic behavior detection and characterization.
- Information Generation: Tools tailored to develop robust content for accurate information messaging across media platforms.
- Modeling and Simulation of the Information Environment: Including population models, quantitative measures of effectiveness, and model validation and verification approaches.
- Digital and Physical Measures of Effectiveness: For information operations.
- Integration of Toolsets: Ability to integrate these types of toolsets into a single technology stack and user interface.
- Evaluation of Toolsets: For benchmarking, comparing, and assessing relevance to the latest technology advancements.
Event Details & Registration
To attend the BIAO Industry Day, attendees must register no later than June 12, 2026. Registration requests or changes after this deadline, including walk-ins, will not be accepted. Space is limited, with each company (including all business units and subsidiaries) restricted to two (2) attendees.
To register, the following information must be emailed to BIAO_ID@sco.mil for each attendee:
- Full (Legal) Name
- Title
- Company Name
- Unclassified Email Address
- Unclassified Phone Number
Timeline & Contact
- Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Industry Day)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Registration Due: June 12, 2026
- Industry Day Date: June 24, 2026
- Published Date: May 21, 2026
- Primary Contact: BIAO Team (BIAO_ID@sco.mil)