Mobile Integrated Launch Capability
This solicitation funds industry-led design, prototyping, ground testing, and launch demonstrations of mobile missile target launch platforms for the Missile Defense Agency.
⚑ Federal contract notice for industry; applicant restrictions not fully enumerated in the notice text provided. · Requires active Secret Facility Clearance Level (FCL) with Secret safeguarding level. · Two-phase effort: Phase I detailed design/analysis and costing; Phase II prototyping, ground testing, and launch demonstration. · Ongoing solicitation closing 2028-09-30.
This is a missile-defense engineering/prototyping solicitation centered on launch platforms, target missiles, and classified technical work. IPPRA’s team studies public opinion, risk perception, warning communication, and policy evaluation—not weapons systems design or launch hardware—so this is not a plausible PI-level fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-25
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; university can only partner, not lead; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) “Mobile Integrated Launch Capability (MILC)” solicitation offers industry an ongoing opportunity to provide the Government with innovative, cost-efficient alternatives to current air drop C-17 target launches. Rapid demonstrations of mobile launch platforms capable of deploying and launching short to long range target missile systems from multiple locations worldwide will be considered. This solicitation is for a two-phase effort. Phase I - Detailed Design and Analysis - shall consist of detailed design, engagement analysis, and detailed protype costing information for all candidate MILC concepts. Phase II - Prototyping and Testing - shall include prototyping, ground testing, and launch of a candidate target system from a designated location. Offerors are advised, should they be selected for an award, they will be required to access, handle, receive, and store Secret (S) information in performance of the effort. The selected awardee(s) must have an active Secret Facility Clearance Level (FCL) with Secret safeguarding level verified by MDA upon award.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) / MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA).
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