Sources Sought
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Modeling & Simulation Support
Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
AI summaryThe Missile Defense Agency (for the Army's Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Project Office) is asking businesses for capability statements on modeling, simulation and software support. This is a sources sought notice (market research), not a request for quotes. The response due date is November 15, 2026, 4:00 PM Central, by email, with work at Redstone Arsenal, AL. More in the summary
Market research, not a bid. Replying is free and tells Missile Defense Agency (MDA) who could do this work. Send a short reply to the contracting contact; no price is needed. See the contact
A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 23, 2026. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 20, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 23, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The Missile Defense Agency (for the Army's Portfolio Acquisition Executive Fires and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Project Office) is asking businesses for capability statements on modeling, simulation and software support. This is a sources sought notice (market research), not a request for quotes. The response due date is November 15, 2026, 4:00 PM Central, by email, with work at Redstone Arsenal, AL.
How to submit: Email to jonathan.w.dickens.civ@army.mil and sean.c.allan.civ@mail.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Worth checking: Government may not compete the work. The Government can decide not to compete the requirement after reading responses.
- Minor: Sources sought, not a request for quotes. Your response helps the Government find sources; it does not lead to an award on its own.
- Minor: No receipt confirmation or phone calls. You will not get an acknowledgement, and phone inquiries are not considered, so keep your own proof of the email.
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- Minor: On-site support at Redstone Arsenal. The work may require staff on site at the Government location.
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Full summary
What they want
- Specialized engineering, modeling, simulation and software support for the THAAD Project Office, for the AN/TPY-2 Terminal Mode
- Support for development, integration and testing of the THAAD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) products
- Software deliveries: incremental development releases, Engineering Releases and Final Releases
- Updated software documentation, including red-lined documents
- Integration of the software into the THAAD M&S products, including on-site support as needed
- Help resolving observations made by the M&S products during development, integration and system testing
- Place of performance
- Redstone Arsenal, AL, USA
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Offers due
- November 15, 2026, 4:00 PM Central (from the version posted Oct 20, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Email to jonathan.w.dickens.civ@army.mil and sean.c.allan.civ@mail.mil
- Page limits
- Capabilities statement: up to 5 pages for each of the 4 major tasks
What to include when you submit
- Title the response "RFI: THAAD Modeling and Simulation Support"
- Give company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, email, DUNS number and CAGE code
- State your business size and classification: large, small, 8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, veteran-owned or service-disabled veteran-owned
- Attach only Microsoft Word or Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files
Not in the notice text
- The notice does not say what security clearances or facility clearances are needed.
- The four major tasks are not listed by name, so the five-page split is unclear.
- Contract type, length, quantities and the Government's estimate are not given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside. Any business can reply: this is market research, and no bid is being taken yet.
- To respond, send a short reply to the contracting contact near the top of this page. No price is needed.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 20, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Office
- Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Huntsville, AL
- Product/service code
- J014 · Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment – Guided Missiles
- Business type
- Engineering, architecture & research (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 541330)
- Versions
3 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 23, 2026 · Amendment 0002Due Nov 15, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026 · Amendment 0001 (this version)Due Nov 15, 2026
- Oct 16, 2026 · Sources SoughtDue Nov 15, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Sources sought notice
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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