Missile Defense Agency - Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Announcement
This is a Missile Defense Agency federal contract announcement funding missile defense-related prototype, development, integration, and related support efforts for eligible contractors under specific task or solicitation notices.
⚑ Federal contract vehicle, not a grant. · Eligibility is governed by each linked solicitation/task order; this omnibus notice itself does not specify a single applicant class. · Long-running announcement with multiple later-added solicitations and amendments.
This is a Missile Defense Agency applied-research solicitation centered on weapons, radar, kill vehicles, and other defense hardware. IPPRA’s work is on public opinion, risk perception, warning communication, energy/nuclear attitudes, and policy evaluation, so this is outside the team’s research program rather than a plausible PI-level fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-10-22
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topic: national_security_defense (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
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 https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bf031a0d85d64320b598b8de8a909907/view. 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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