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Missile Defense Agency - Advanced Capability Concepts

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)

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Response status

Due in 1275 days

May 8, 2030, 5:00 PM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Oct 5, 2026
Archive date
May 23, 2030
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) published this special notice.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
63442638fa644e649f8de9fc4e117137
Solicitation
HQ0860-25-S-C001
Base type
Special Notice
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Special Notice
Solicitation number
HQ0860-25-S-C001
NAICS
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
AC13 — NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
Set-aside
—
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Oct 5, 2026
Responses due
May 8, 2030, 5:00 PM UTC
Archive date
May 23, 2030
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Special Notice
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Oct 21, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
DEPT OF DEFENSE
Department code
—
Subagency
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Subagency code
—
Office
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA
Place of performance
—
City code
—
State
—
State code
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Postal code
—
Country
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Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

9/11/2026: Amendments made to ACC Solicitation, Attachment 1 and Attachment 3. See updated attachments. 8/7/2025: Amendment made to Attachment 3, White Paper Requirements. See updated attachments. 5/9/2025: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Advanced Capability Concepts solicitation provides industry an ongoing opportunity to present the Government with new, unique and innovative ideas. This solicitation seeks innovative concepts, technological innovations, prototype demonstrations, and scientific breakthroughs that will significantly enhance the robustness and effectiveness of all Missile Defense System elements. White papers will be accepted any time during the five (5) year period of the solicitation. See attachments for full details. [Note: This soliciation is issued under the MDA Multiple Authority Announcement, HQ0860-25-S-0001]

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$2,419,373
Median$6,909,178
High end (p75)$16,033,536
Comparable awards
14
Median
$6,909,178
Computed
Nov 10, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
INTEGRATED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUSION (IITF) TO1PRAESES, LLC$4,018,364.72Sep 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PACIFICTORCH TASK ORDER 01TORCH TECHNOLOGIES INC$15,113,575.00Sep 24, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND EMERGING CAPABILITIES (STEC) SUPPORTSTEPHENSON STELLAR CORPORATION$51,376,546.71May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MOLECULAR ASSESSMENT SENSING TECHNOLOGIESBLUEHALO, LLC$10,000,000.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MJOLNIR - TO DEVELOP, TEST AND DEMONSTRATE A MATURE PROTOTYPE BASED ON THE FIRST GENERATIOLEIDOS, INC.$37,978,160.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
INCREMENTAL FUNDINGGEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP$24,767,462.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: SEEKER WITH INFRARED EVENT-BASED NEUROMORPHIC SENSING (SIRENS)KITWARE INC$1,987,138.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: LOW COST INTERCEPTORS FOR MISSILE DEFENSEATEA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$1,981,920.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS MODIFICATION UPDATES THE TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT IN G.2.LYNNTECH INC.$139,993.00May 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE WORK PROPOSED HERE WILL DEVELOP A FPGA-BASED EGI-M THAT WILL ALSO BRING TO BEAR THE CANORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$3,716,076.00May 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EFFORT WILL WORK TO IMPROVE THE MODELING AND SIMULATION METHODS USED TO MODEL COUNTER-AIR CORVID TECHNOLOGIES, LLC$499,590.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CMTC FY 26 PROJECT IMPROVED HIGH RATE ROTOR BLADE MANUFACTURING (S3083)ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL$3,979,696.00May 6, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR PHASE III TOPIC# AF191-009ICR, INC.$16,340,190.21May 7, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SBIR TOPIC #N07-160PACKET DIGITAL LLC$9,799,991.93May 4, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Oct 21, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 14 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Nov 10, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.