Low-Cost Kill Vehicles
| Location: | Federal |
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| Posted: | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Due: | Oct 2, 2026 |
| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
| Category: |
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| Solicitation No: | HQ0860-26-S-C009 |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
- Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
- Original Published Date: Aug 19, 2026 03:29 pm MDT
- Original Response Date: Oct 02, 2026 10:00 am MDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 17, 2026
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Initiative:
- None
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: AC13 - NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
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NAICS Code:
- 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
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Place of Performance:
USA
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) “Low-Cost Kill Vehicles” solicitation seeks solutions to dramatically decrease the cost of kill vehicles for defense against ballistic and hypersonic threats. This program prioritizes the use of readily available technologies to deliver solutions on a compressed schedule with little to no reduction in performance or reliability. This solicitation seeks to transition concepts into future missile defense interceptors or cost saving upgrades to legacy interceptors. Future interceptors include but are not limited to MDA Low-Cost Interceptor (LCI), Glide Phase Interceptor, Next Generation Interceptor, Navy Modular Missile, etc. Legacy interceptors include standard missile 3 (SM-3), and THAAD. Solutions may include complete kill vehicles or kill vehicle subsystems.
Key Technology Areas of Interest:
- Kill vehicle divert and attitude control systems
- Low-Cost Seekers
- Warheads and other novel defeat mechanisms
- Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Hardware
- Cooperative Engagement Algorithms
- BLDG. 5222 MARTIN ROAD REDSTONE ARSENAL
- HUNTSVILLE , AL 35898
- USA
- mda.lowcostkv-wp@mail.mil
- mda.lowcostkv-wp@mail.mil
- Aug 19, 2026 03:29 pm MDTSpecial Notice (Original)
- Aug 06, 2026 01:29 pm MDT Combined Synopsis/Solicitation (Updated)
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