Missile Defense Agency - Advanced Capability Concepts

The Missile Defense Agency issued a five-year broad agency announcement seeking white paper submissions on innovative missile defense concepts, technological innovations, prototype demonstrations, and scientific breakthroughs, with white papers accepted continuously through May 8, 2030. Submissions are unrestricted by set-asides and open to private industry (large and small businesses), commercial and non-traditional defense contractors, domestic accredited universities, non-profit organizations, and FFRDCs (with specific requirements). White papers address ten topic areas: kinetic and hypersonic defense; command and control battle management; integrated non-kinetic and electronic warfare; disruptive technologies; space-based sensors, interceptors and effectors; digital revolution; radiation effects on electronic devices and systems; international missile defense system cooperation; innovative technologies and applications for targets; and sensor and processing technologies. The two-step process evaluates Step-One white papers on Technical Achievement (equally weighted as Research Capabilities and Program Management combined), Research Capabilities, and Program Management. Selected Step-One proposals advance to Step-Two for detailed requirements and award negotiation. Offerors must submit white papers electronically to MDA.ACC-WP@mail.mil in Microsoft Word or PDF format (maximum 10MB) with executive summary and program description limited to 10 pages combined, 12-point font, one-inch margins on letter-size paper. White paper components include title page, executive summary, program description, program plan and milestone chart, prior work description, rough order of magnitude cost breakdown, and quad chart. Awards will use RFO-based Procurement Contracts or Other Transaction agreements, with offerors recommending preferred authority and award type in their submission. No predefined budget exists; funding availability varies throughout the solicitation period. All offerors must be registered in SAM.gov, comply with export control and organizational conflict of interest rules, and may propose work at Unclassified through Special Access Program classification levels. Most recent amendments (September 11 and October 5, 2026) updated regulatory references to align with the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul effective September 2026 and expanded topic areas to ten areas.