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PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE Forward Based Mode Radar Next Prototype

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Mobile Land-Based Sensors Project Office is seeking innovative prototype concepts for the Forward-Based Mode (FBM) Radar Next. This effort, conducted under the Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4022, aims to rapidly develop a highly mobile, rapidly deployable sensor system. The primary objective is to enhance the early warning, tracking, and discrimination of complex, high-speed, and maneuverable threats, including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, while ensuring seamless integration into the existing Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) architecture. The prototyping process is structured into four phased cycles: Concept Development, Technology and Manufacturing Readiness and Extensibility, Subscale Prototype and Modeling and Simulation, and Full-Scale Prototype Development and Demonstration. Key technical requirements include C-17 military airlift and tactical ground vehicle compatibility, rapid setup and teardown capabilities, and a modular open-system architecture. Performance will be evaluated through a series of pass/fail gates focusing on hardware/software readiness, manufacturing feasibility, and operational utility. The government encourages collaborative teaming between prime contractors, non-traditional defense contractors, and small businesses, expecting a shared commitment through resource alignment or co-investment. All offerors must possess or obtain a Facility Security Clearance through the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency prior to the start of the first cycle. Performance will take place at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This notice serves as a pre-solicitation and does not constitute a formal request for proposal.

General Info

MDA seeks prototype concepts for a mobile, rapidly deployable sensor system for missile defense.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA

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NONE

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Pre-Solicitation Notice for Forward Based Mode Radar Next Prototypes

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Timeline

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Contacts1 person available

OfficeHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Missile Defense Agency (mda)

Office AddressHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

Contacts

contact@example.gov

Full Description

Approved for Public Release
26-MDA-12385 (10 Aug 26)

**Pre-Solicitation Notice**

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Mobile Land-Based Sensors Project Office, is seeking innovative prototype concepts for the Forward-Based Mode (FBM) Radar Next and will solicit this procurement utilizing the existing Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA). This pre-solicitation is issued under the Other Transaction Authority (OTA) for Prototype Projects, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4022, to rapidly develop, demonstrate, and evaluate advanced radar prototypes. These systems must be capable of providing enhanced early warning, tracking, and discrimination of emerging missile threats.

The primary objective of this effort is to design and prototype a highly mobile, rapidly deployable sensor system. The resulting technology must seamlessly integrate into the existing missile defense architecture to enhance tracking and discrimination capabilities against complex, high-speed, and maneuverable threats, including ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles.

To maximize mission success and accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities, the Government strongly encourages collaborative teaming arrangements that fairly leverage the unique strengths of primes, non-traditional defense contractors (NDCs), and small businesses alike. We believe that diverse, agile partnerships are critical to unlocking novel solutions and driving technological advancement.

Accordingly, we seek offerors across all tiers who are prepared to demonstrate a tangible, shared commitment to this effort. We expect proposing entities to bring meaningful resource alignment, co-investment, or shared performance risk to the table, ensuring that the Government and offerors are mutually invested in, and accountable for, the successful execution and long-term outcomes of this program.

Offerors will be required to possess or obtain a Facility Security Clearance (FCL) through the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) prior to starting Cycle 1, Concept Development. DD Forms 254 authorizing classified work will be issued to each Offeror no later than the beginning of Cycle 1.

**This is not a request for proposal. This notice of Pre-Solicitation does not constitute a solicitation, nor does it constitute a request for proposal, or OT Prototype Proposal. The government is not currently requesting or accepting inquiries or feedback in response to this notice.**

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