Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
21.2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Proposal Submission Instructions
I. INTRODUCTION
The Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) mission is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense
System (MDS) to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in
all phases of flight.
The MDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is implemented, administered, and
managed by the MDA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office (PMO), located within the Innovation,
Science, & Technology (DV) directorate. Specific questions pertaining to the administration of the MDA
SBIR Program and these proposal preparation instructions should be submitted to:
Missile Defense Agency
SBIR/STTR Program Office
MDA/DVR
Bldg. 5224, Martin Road
Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898
Email: sbirsttr@mda.mil
Phone: 256-955-2020
Proposals not conforming to the terms of this Announcement will not be considered. MDA reserves the
right to limit awards under any topic, and only those proposals of superior scientific and technical quality
as determined by MDA will be funded. MDA reserves the right to withdraw from negotiations at any
time prior to contract award. The Government may withdraw from negotiations at any time for any
reason to include matters of national security (foreign persons, foreign influence or ownership, inability to
clear the firm or personnel for security clearances, or other related issues).
Please read the entire DoD Announcement and MDA instructions carefully prior to submitting your
proposal. Please go to https://www.sbir.gov/about/about-sbir#sbir-policy-directive to read the
SBIR/STTR Policy Directive issued by the Small Business Administration.
Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and Support Contractors
Only Government personnel with active non-disclosure agreements will evaluate proposals. Non-
Government technical consultants (consultants) to the Government may review and provide support in
proposal evaluations during source selection. Consultants may have access to the offeror's proposals,
may be utilized to review proposals, and may provide comments and recommendations to the
Government's decision makers. Consultants will not establish final assessments of risk and will not rate
or rank offerors’ proposals. They are also expressly prohibited from competing for MDA SBIR awards in
the SBIR topics they review and/or on which they provide comments to the Government.
All consultants are required to comply with procurement integrity laws. Consultants will not have access
to proposals or pages of proposals that are properly labeled by the offerors as "Government Only."
Pursuant to FAR 9.505-4, the MDA contracts with these organizations include a clause which requires
them to (1) protect the offerors’ information from unauthorized use or disclosure for as long as it remains
