What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Missile Defense Agency (MDA) seeks eligible mentor and protégé firms for participation in the Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program. This is a two-step open Broad Agency Announcement for competitive selection of research proposals. Currently, MDA requests the submission of white papers. Firms whose white papers are selected will be contacted to proceed to Step Two, the submission of a formal proposal, contingent on fund availability. Formal proposals are not accepted at this time.
Scope of work
- Engineering and Technical Assistance (Technology Transfer)
- Business Development Assistance
- Hypersonic Ballistic Tracking Space System Competitive Development Path to On-Orbit Demo Quantum Science
- Upgraded Early Warning Radar / Cobra Dane Upgrades and Long Range Discrimination Radar Initial Delivery
- Command and Control, Battle Management, Communication Spiral Capability Upgrades
- Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System Service Life Extension Program and Stockpile Reliability Program
- GMD Next Generation Interceptor Competitive Technical Development
- Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon System and Missile Upgrades
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Pass/Fail Criteria: Qualified Mentor/Protégé, Min 50% Tech Transfer Cost, Acceptable Letter of Support, Acceptable Quad Chart | Not specified |
| Technical Merit | Not specified |
| Importance to Agency Programs | Not specified |
| Cost/Price | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Eligible mentors and protégés as defined in DFARS Appendix I-102
- Approved mentor firm status under DoD Mentor-Protégé Program or anticipated application schedule
- Adequate accounting system for determining costs applicable to subaward
- Active registration in System for Award Management (SAM)
- Current Basic NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment posted in SPRS (not more than 3 years old)
Documents to include with your response
- Cover Page
- Executive Summary
- Statement of Mentor and Protégé Firm Eligibility
- Signed Letter of Support on MDA letterhead
- Program Quad Chart
- Rough Order of Magnitude (Tables 1-2)
- DFARS 252.227-7017 Assertion Table
- MDA Form DA-78-F2 OCI Analysis/Disclosure Form (required for Step-Two)
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via email
- Instructions
- Submit to designated email addresses in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format. Email size limit is 10MB. Executive Summary limited to 10 pages; total white paper limited to 15 pages.
Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 541715, since Oct 1, 2024
23,034 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.
- 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$5.3B
- 2. FLUOR MARINE PROPULSION, LLC$4.2B
- 3. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP$3.8B
- 4. THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC$3.0B
- 5. THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$2.2B
Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.