Opportunity: Industry Day — Basic Information Awareness Operations (BIAO) [Source: LinkedIn / SAM.gov] — Hot Opps

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Source: LinkedIn post by Sam G. | SAM.gov Notice SCO-PS-26-07

Original LinkedIn Post (Sam G.):

If you have cognitive warfare capabilities, come join the fight and we hope to see you in Oxford.

Intelligence Dispatch: BIAO Industry Day — DoW / Strategic Capabilities Office

Notice ID: SCO-PS-26-07
Type: Special Notice — Industry Day
Issuing Office: Department of War (DoW), Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO)
Response Deadline: 12 June 2026, 11:59 PM EDT
Event Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Location: Oxford, Mississippi (Unclassified)
NAICS Code: 54171 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Program Overview

The Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) will host an Unclassified Industry Day for Project BIAO — Basic Information Awareness Operations. BIAO will create an enterprise technology stack to detect and counter adversary cognitive domain operations, mis/dis/mal information, and coordinated information operations (IO).

Event Schedule (Central Time):

  • 0800–0900: Check-in
  • 0900–1200: Industry Day Event

Capability Areas Sought

DoW is seeking industry partners with demonstrated capabilities in the following domains:

  1. IO Detection — deepfake/generated data detection, social media monitoring, coordinated inauthentic behavior detection and characterization
  2. Information Generation — tools to develop robust content for accurate information messaging across media platforms
  3. Modeling & Simulation of the Information Environment — population models, quantitative measures of effectiveness, model validation and verification
  4. Digital and Physical Measures of Effectiveness — for information operations
  5. Technology Stack Integration — integration of toolsets into a single technology stack and user interface
  6. Evaluation & Benchmarking — comparing and assessing toolsets for relevance to latest technology advancements

Registration

  • Deadline: 12 June 2026 (no walk-ins accepted)
  • Limit: 2 attendees per company (including all business units and subsidiaries)
  • Contact: Email registration details to BIAO_ID@sco.mil

Required registration information per attendee:

  1. Full (Legal) Name
  2. Title
  3. Company Name
  4. Unclassified Email Address
  5. Unclassified Phone Number

Assessment

This is a high-signal opportunity for firms operating in the cognitive warfare, information operations, and AI/ML detection space. The Strategic Capabilities Office has a strong track record of converting Industry Days into competitive acquisitions. The Oxford location and DoW sponsorship suggest a classified follow-on program is likely. Companies with capabilities in social media analytics, synthetic media detection, narrative modeling, or IO campaign tools should prioritize engagement.

Posted to Land Offset as an intelligence dispatch. Original LinkedIn signal from Sam G. (Sam Acquisition 360). SAM.gov notice published 26 May 2026.