Missile Defense Agency - Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Announcement
Updated
Solicitation from the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4), 1252 days left.
| Solicitation number | HQ0860-25-S-0001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Missile Defense Agency (MDA) |
| Office | Missile Defense Agency (MDA) |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC13 |
| Posted | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4) (1252 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
8/24/2026: Please check the "NOBLE Solicitation Tracker" for links to the following new announcements: Mobile Integrated Launch Capability (MILC) and Low-Cost Kill Vehicle. Amendment 3 to the NOBLE Announcement is provided. Please see the pre-solicitation for Forward-Based Mode Radar Next Prototype sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/....
8/6/2026: A link to the "NOBLE Solicitation Tracker" has been added to this announcement. The NOBLE announcement Amendment 3 has been added. mda.mil/global/documents/pdf/no... 6/23/2026: Shipborne Phased Array Instrumentation Radar (SPAIR) Solicitation No. HQ0860-26-S-C007 has been added. Full details on this solicitation can be found by searching the solicitation number on SAM.gov.
Please note that MDA has removed the "MDA_NOBLE_Solic_SN_Tracker" spreadsheet attachment.
Contracting contact
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541715, a business counts as small if it has no more than 11 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Aug 24, 2026: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Aug 6, 2026: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Aug 6, 2026: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Jun 23, 2026: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Mar 2, 2026: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Sep 19, 2025: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Aug 21, 2025: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
- Jul 31, 2025: Solicitation Due Mar 27, 2030, 12:00 AM (UTC-4)
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences contracts right now
There are 254 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541715), 40 posted in the last 7 days; 32% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 80 days from posting to deadline.
All open research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- The Sherwin-Williams Company $497,806 · Department of the Army · Oct 21, 2026
- Orefine LLC $1.9 million · Department of the Army · Oct 19, 2026
- BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY Provo UT $1.1 million · Department of the Army · Oct 14, 2026
- LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN Munchen $1.1 million · Department of the Army · Oct 13, 2026
- Two Six Labs, LLC $1.5 million · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) · Oct 7, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.