About the 3DEP BAA

The 3D Elevation program relies on investments from a wide range of 3DEP stakeholders with interest in developing partnerships to share data acquisition costs in support of individual mission and business requirements. The 3DEP BAA provides a vehicle for partnering with the USGS and other federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data to advance the program's goal of providing the first-ever national baseline of consistent high-resolution topographic elevation data – both bare earth and 3D point clouds.

Federal agencies, State and local governments, Tribes, academic institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. Applicants to the 3DEP BAA may contribute funds toward a USGS lidar data acquisition via the Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) or they may request 3DEP funds toward a lidar data acquisition where the requesting partner is the acquiring authority. 

Annual List of Awardees & Previous BAA Reference Materials

3DEP provides an annual list of the agencies and organizations who have received awards. The list includes information on the project size, the quality level of the data, and the contracting mechanism used. The list of awardees for past fiscal year (FY) BAAs can be found in the Related Content viewer below. Each FY page includes links to project descriptions and relevant BAA solicitation map attachments.