Missile Defense Agency - Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE) Announcement
Dept of Defense · MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
- Response deadline
- Mar 26, 2030, 8:00 PM EDT
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2025
- Solicitation
- HQ0860-25-S-0001
- Set-aside
- None listed
- Place of performance
- USA
- Contracting office
- MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) · HUNTSVILLE · AL
- Source
- SAM.gov · updated May 9, 2026
Description
9/19/2025: NOBLE tracker updated to add "Low-Cost Interceptor" Solicitation No. HQ0860-25-S-C003 and "High Altitude Infrared Search and Track" Solicitation No. HQ0860-25-S-C004. Full details on these solicitations can be found by searching the solicitation number on SAM.gov. 8/21/2025: Amendment 2 published; the name of this announement is changed from "Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA)" to "Nimble Options for Buying Layered Effects (NOBLE)" Announcement 7/31/2025: Solicitation tracker udpated to add HQ0860-25-S-C002. 5/9/2025: Solicitation tracker udpated to add HQ0860-25-S-C001. 4/4/2025: Amendent 1 published; update to the organization email address and update to title of Attachment 1. 3/272025: The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is excited to announcement the establishment of its first Multiple Authority Announcement (MAA). The MAA is a versatile vehicle that allows MDA and Department of Defense (DoD) entities to quickly pursue different types of non-traditional acquisitions under one single announcement, including Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO), Other Transaction Agreement (OTA), Procurement for Experimental Purpose (PEP), and Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). This is a competitive approach targeted towards disruptive technologies and rapid capability development from non-traditional sources. Interested parties can follow the MAA on SAM.gov (Solicitation No. HQ0860-25-S-0001) to receive notification when a solicitation is released. Inquiries about the announcement can be sent to MDA-MAA@mail.mil. Please see the attachments for full details.
What similar awards have paid
Real federal awards already on the books in a similar lane — so you can size the opportunity, not guess. This is public history, not a bid price, cost estimate, or prediction that you will win.
Typical award size
$1.07M
Middle of the pack for similar past awards
Most similar awards fall between $217,415 and $6.27M
Who has won work like this
Public awardees in this lane — useful for competitor scan or teaming ideas, not a ranked list of “best” firms.
- 1SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.1 award$3.01B
- 2CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY40 awards$1.88B
- 3FERMI FORWARD DISCOVERY GROUP, LLC1 award$1.73B
- 4BATTELLE SAVANNAH RIVER ALLIANCE, LLC1 award$1.32B
- 5THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC5 awards$965.62M
- 6LEIDOS, INC.1 award$924.32M
- 7LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INC13 awards$823.78M
- 8BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC2 awards$472.06M
Recent examples
A few of the newest similar awards in our index.
- BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLCSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$351.72MSource
- CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$852.19MSource
- EMERGENCY CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTESep 30, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$250,000Source
- MAKEL ENGINEERING, INC.Sep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$899,938Source
- THE MITRE CORPORATIONSep 30, 2025Department of Health and Human Services$1.85MSource
- BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY, LLCSep 30, 2025National Aeronautics and Space Administration$190,085Source
Drawn from official USAspending contract records in our index. Always confirm requirements on the SAM.gov notice before you bid.
Intelligence only — not legal advice or a guarantee of award. Always verify requirements on the official SAM.gov notice. Past award amounts are public history, not a suggested bid or prediction. Notice ID 08fba5c35e7c475e81b2d0b82a3ee1fa.