COMET Solicitation.pdf

This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) presolicitation notice for a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Contract Operations for Missile Evaluation and Testing (COMET) supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC). The Virginia Contracting Activity (VaCA) will release the solicitation on March 2, 2026, with a response closing date of April 3, 2026. The contract is set aside for Full and Open Competition and will be awarded as a Multiple Award IDIQ with a five-year base ordering period and a five-year option ordering period, with supporting task orders containing up to one-year base periods and four optional one-year periods. The place of contract performance is currently to be determined.

MSIC requires contract support for research, development, and sustainment of hardware, systems, and software capabilities that enable all-source analysis and foundational military intelligence production for the DIA, Department of Defense, and national-level intelligence efforts. The contractor will also provide analytical enabling services to support the Defense Intelligence Enterprise and its mission partners. The Product Service Code is AC23 (National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Experimental Development). The contracting office is located at 4545 Fowler Road, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, with Noryem Maldonado serving as the Contracting Officer. The proposed solicitation number is HHM402-26-COMET.