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Missile Defense Agency - Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Announcement

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Location: HUNTSVILLE, AL
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Aug 24, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: AC13

Timeline

Posted

Aug 24, 2026
Status

Open now

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Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Location: HUNTSVILLE, AL
NAICS: 541715 - Scientific Research and Development Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

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.

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