Missile Defense Agency - Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Announcement
This MDA NOBLE announcement is a federal contract opportunity for defense-related missile defense work, with specific solicitations added under the umbrella notice.
⚑ Federal contract/combined synopsis-solicitation; applicant restrictions apply but specific eligible classes are not stated in the notice text provided. · Multiple sub-solicitations may be posted under the NOBLE umbrella; review the tracker and individual solicitation for actual eligibility and submission rules.
This is a Missile Defense Agency applied-research/engineering opportunity centered on defense hardware, radar, and communications systems, which is outside IPPRA’s social-science program. The team’s defense work is about public opinion, deterrence attitudes, and threat perception—not weapons development or technical missile-defense acquisition.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-13
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; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
8/6/2026: A link to the "NOBLE Solicitation Tracker" has been added to this announcement. The NOBLE announcement Amendment 3 has been added. https://www.mda.mil/global/documents/pdf/noble_tracker.pdf 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.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: . Notice type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation. Organization: DEPT OF DEFENSE / MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) / MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA).
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