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3D Elevation Program (3DEP)

Agency: Geological Survey

Assistance Listings
  • 15.817 -- National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Important dates

  • Archived: July 30, 2020
  • Closed: June 30, 2020

    Proposals for lidar acquisition are due by 5:00 PM ET on Friday 8 November 2019. The BAA will remain open and proposals received after the initial due date will be considered for review until 30 June 2020 or until such time as the BAA is cancelled through an amendment or another BAA is issued; additional selections will be made depending on availability of funding and evaluation of proposals consistent with the evaluation criteria provided herein. Amendments to this BAA may be issued in the event that additional funding or geographically targeted partnership opportunities become available during the open period of this BAA.

Award details

  • Expected project funding: Not specified
  • Expected awards: 20

Award min.

$0

Award max.

$800,000

  • Funding opportunity number:G19AS00124
  • Cost sharing or matching requirement:No
  • Funding instrument type:
    • Cooperative agreement
  • Opportunity Category:Discretionary
  • Opportunity Category Explanation:Not specified
  • Category of Funding Activity:
    • Natural resources
    • Science technology and other research and development
    • Environment
  • Category Explanation:Not specified

History

  • Posted date: October 18, 2019
  • Archive date: July 30, 2020
  • Version: 2

View version history on Grants.gov

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued to facilitate the collection of lidar and derived elevation data for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The BAA continues the USGS’s long-standing approach to elevation data acquisition through a combination of contracting through the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) and partner acquisitions. The BAA is meant to provide increased visibility to these existing processes for data acquisition partnerships to the broadest stakeholder community possible.

Proposals are invited from applicants who wish to propose a partnership with 3DEP to fund lidar data acquisition and the creation of lidar derived elevation products. Applicants may fund an acquisition project through the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contract (GPSC) or they may request 3DEP funds to apply towards a lidar data acquisition project where the requesting partner uses their own contracting vehicle. Federal agencies, state and local governments, tribes, academic institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. The Government will review proposals based on the project’s alignment with the evaluation criteria identified in section VI.A. of this BAA.

Eligibility

Education

  • Public and state institutions of higher education
  • Private institutions of higher education

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Business

  • Small businesses
  • For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Government

  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • State governments
  • City or township governments
  • County governments
  • Special district governments

Additional information on eligibility

Not specified

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Attachment_E_-_FY19_3DEP_Status.pdf
Attachment E - FY19 3DEP Status
Oct 18, 2019 07:14 PM UTC
Attachment_F_-_FY20-22_Consolidated_Federal_Requirements.pdf
Attachment F - FY20-22 Consolidated Federal Requirements
Oct 18, 2019 07:14 PM UTC
Attachment_D_-_Funding_Partners.dotx
Attachment D - Funding Partners
Oct 18, 2019 07:14 PM UTC
Attachment_I_-_Sect_Priorities.pdf
Attachment I - Sect Priorities
Oct 18, 2019 07:16 PM UTC
AttachmentA_3DEP_BAA_140G0119R0029_G19AS00124_v2.docx
Attachment A - Proposal Submission Tool
Oct 24, 2019 07:10 PM UTC
Attachment_G_-_FY20_High_Priority_Fed_AOIs.pdf
Attachment G - FY20 High Priority Fed AOIs
Oct 18, 2019 07:15 PM UTC
3DEP_BAA_140G0119R0029_G19AS00124_101519.pdf
Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for 3D Elevation Program (3DEP)
Oct 18, 2019 07:12 PM UTC
Attachment_B_-_Tiling_Scheme_Instructions.pdf
Attachment B - Tiling Scheme Instructions
Oct 18, 2019 07:13 PM UTC
Attachment_C_-_Preliminary_IGCE.pdf
Attachment C - Preliminary IGCE
Oct 18, 2019 07:13 PM UTC
Attachment_H_-_Agency_Maps.zip
Attachment H - Agency Maps
Oct 18, 2019 07:15 PM UTC

Agency contact information

Email: gs_baa@usgs.gov

Contracting Officer

Vickie Floyd

Link to additional information

HHS.gov

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