Opportunity · DLA BAA

DLA Strategic Materials Broad Agency Announcement (SP800026BBAA0)

Standing DLA Strategic Materials BAA soliciting R&D white papers and proposals addressing strategic and critical materials on the National Defense Stockpile Strategic and Critical Materials List — a list that includes 16 rare earth elements — making this the primary open DLA channel for rare-earth R&D, supply chain assessment, and project scoping proposals. White papers are accepted until May 1, 2028; the BAA response window runs through January 30, 2029. Amendment 001 (June 2, 2026) added supply chain assessments and project scoping as focus areas.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 11, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Derived current state: Open

Program: DLA Strategic Materials · Defense Logistics Agency

Deadline: Jan 30, 2029

Event ledger

Jun 2, 2026 · State change → Open
Jun 2, 2026 · Amendment (state unchanged)

Sources

SAM.gov (U.S. General Services Administration) · published Jun 2, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive unavailable: No Wayback snapshot found via redirect and follow probes on the 2026-08-12 backfill pass; capture remains queued
Covington & Burling LLP — Inside Government Contracts · published Feb 4, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive