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Performance Enhancement of Solid Rocket Motors Applied to Existing Systems

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MDA27BZ02-DV006SBIR / STTR

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The Missile Defense Agency is soliciting proposals under solicitation MDA27BZ02-DV006 for the performance enhancement of solid rocket motors applied to existing systems. This Phase I SBIR effort focuses on overcoming current limitations in solid rocket motor propellant formulations and motor designs to increase the capabilities of both defensive and target systems. The objective is to research and develop methods such as burn-rate enhancement, particle size modifications, and propellant composition optimization to optimize performance within constrained form factors. This is a total small business set-aside, and awards are anticipated to be firm-fixed-price or cost-reimbursement contracts. Proposals must be submitted via the DSIP portal by December 2, 2026, and are evaluated based on a best value trade-off analysis. The primary evaluation criteria are technical approach, investigator qualifications, and commercial potential, which are weighted significantly more heavily than cost. Key requirements include strict adherence to marking and labeling for technical documents to comply with the Arms Export Control Act and the Export Administration Act of 1979. Additionally, contractors must comply with CMMC and DFARS 252.204-7012 standards to safeguard federal contract information and controlled unclassified information. Proposers must provide a comprehensive submission across seven volumes, including technical, cost, and commercialization reports, while disclosing any organizational conflicts of interest or foreign affiliations.

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MDA seeks SBIR proposals to enhance solid rocket motor performance for defense systems.

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Department of Defense → Missile Defense Agency

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336415 - Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing

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AgencyDepartment of Defense → Missile Defense Agency
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The Missile Defense Agency designs, develops, and delivers advanced missile defense capabilities to protect the United States, its allies, and deployed forces from missile attacks in all phases of flight. Traditional SRM propellant formulations and motor designs are mostly optimized, creating some limitations in regards to capability when form factor is constrained [1]. Methods to enhance and optimize the performance of SRM technology at reasonable cost have been researched for decades, incorporating a variety of potential solution paths such as burn-rate enhancement, particle size modifications, propellant composition optimization, and more [2]. Performance enhancements of SRMs in existing missile systems are desired to provide increased capability to both defensive systems and target systems used to validate defensive capabilities.

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