The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is seeking innovative small businesses to develop advanced firing solution technologies under the SBIR Phase II solicitation titled "Real-time Firing Solutions." The objective is to enhance missile defense capabilities through improved firing solution architectures, sensor data fusion algorithms, and target discrimination methods, specifically for upper endo-atmospheric engagements. This initiative is critical for the MDA's mission to protect the United States and its allies from missile threats, emphasizing the need for low latency solutions that can effectively integrate overhead sensor data to expedite the kill chain. Proposals are due by September 24, 2025, with the solicitation set to open on August 27, 2025. Interested parties can find more information and submit proposals through the official DOD SBIR website at https://www.dodsbirsttr.mil/topics-app/.

## Description

The mission of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight. Critical to meeting this mission is the continued development of disruptive technologies that enable missile defense in contested domains. Specific to this topic, the MDA seeks improved firing solution architectures, raw sensor data fusion algorithms, high capacity processing architectures, target discrimination, and algorithms for target movement prediction. This solicitation seeks to identify advanced low latency firing solution technologies that enable the MDA mission.

## Objective

Provide novel and innovative firing solution technologies for Missile Defense in upper endo-atmospheric engagements.

## Phase I

Phase I-like proposals will not be evaluated and will be rejected as nonresponsive. For this topic, the Government expects the small business would have accomplished the following in a Phase I-like effort via some other means, e.g., independent research and development (IRAD) or other source, a concept for a workable prototype or design to address, at a minimum, the basic capabilities of the stated objective above. Proposal must show, as appropriate, a demonstrated technical feasibility or nascent capability. The documentation provided must substantiate the proposer&rsquo;s development of a preliminary understanding of the technology to be applied in their Phase II proposal in meeting topic objectives.Documentation should comprise all relevant information including, but not limited to, technical reports, test data, prototype designs/models, and performance goals/results. Feasibility = maturity and what have you already done/validated.Proposers interested in participating in Direct to Phase II must include in their responses to this topic Phase I feasibility documentation that substantiates the scientific and technical merit and Phase I feasibility described in Phase I above has been met.(i.e., the small business must have performed a proof of concept like &ldquo;Phase I&rdquo; component and/or other validation in a relevant environment, and/or at a much higher TRL level (5 or higher) and describe the potential commercialization applications. The documentation provided must validate that the proposer has completed development of technology in previous work or research completed.)IRAD work: Documentation should include the most relevant information including, but not limited to: technical reports, test data, prototype designs/models, and/or performance goals/results. Work submitted within the feasibility documentation must have been substantially performed by the proposer and/or the principal investigator (PI).

## Phase II

MDA seeks rapid firing solutions technologies that support the MDA mission as applicable to operating within to the upper endo-atmosphere. This Phase II solicitation has multiple themes and would consider UNCLASSIFIED proposals submitted against any of these identified focus areas, with the understanding that most if not all of the work completed would be done at the SECRET or higher classification level. Please submit proposals that are based on your best skills, experience and capability to deliver innovative technology to support the MDA mission.

## Phase III: Dual Use Applications

Phase III work could apply to providing real time rapid firing solution systems and upper endo-atmosphere based processing that allows the effective and efficient distribution of overhead sensor data to expedite the kill chain, improving the industrial base to provide more effective low latency firing solution technologies and architectures. Phase III would also likely involve a prototype demonstration of the proposed technology in a upper endo-atmospheric environment. Performers would be required to support platform integration efforts by sharing technical details (e.g. form, fit, function, and interfaces) regarding their prototype payload with one or more platform integrators chosen by the government.

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