The SoURCE CODE program is seeking to provide novel technologies to assist forensic experts in making determinations of the most likely attackers, based on coding styles. The program will explore full feature spaces in binary code and source code files to measure the similarity between files and provide information to forensic experts to the likely origins (country, groups, individuals, etc.). This capability would enable the automated matching of similar binaries from known samples, allowing analysts to speed up the attribution of malicious attacks to improve law enforcement and intelligence community responses.

IARPA is seeking innovative solutions for the SoURCE CODE Program in this BAA.

12/13/2023 - Amendment 001: The BAA is being amended to update sections in response to the Questions and Answers (Q&A) Round 1 submissions, extend the window to request access the classified addendum to January 5, 2024, @ 5:00 PM, reopen the Q&A period for any additional questions closes January 2, 2024, @ 5:00 PM, and clarify the due date for the proposals submitted against all Technical Areas as February 16, 2024, @ 5:00 PM. Offerors will also find additional templates available for use, should they choose to use the templates. Please save the KMPL template as a PDF before submitting it.

01/19/2024 - Amendment 002: The BAA is being amended to extend the submission date for TA 1-only proposals to Friday, February 16, 2024, @ 5:00 PM and extend the submission date for TA 1, TA 2, and TA 3 proposals to Friday, March 1, 2024, @ 5:00 PM. Responses to the most recent Q&A Round 2 submissions will be posted on Monday, January 22, 2024, along with updates to the unclassified BAA.

01/22/2024 - UPDATE: The BAA and Q& A Round 2 Submissions have been posted. Please see the attachments that have been posted.

02/02/2024 - UPDATE: The BAA is hereby amended to extend the submission date for TA 1-only proposals to Friday, March 1, 2024, @ 5:00 PM and to extend the submission date for TA 1, TA 2, and TA 3 proposals to Friday, April 5, 2024, @ 5:00 PM.

02/28/2024 - UPDATE: The BAA is hereby amended to extend the submission date for TA 1-only proposals to Friday, March 15, 2024, @ 5:00 PM and to extend the submission date for TA 1, TA 2, and TA 3 proposals to Friday, April 19, 2024, @ 5:00 PM. The Government is experiencing unforeseen issues that we are in the process of resolving, which are delaying certain parameters of the process. We are making progress rectifying those delays. Continue to follow this site as we move forward.