Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Modeling & Simulation Support
Missile Defense Agency · MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation THAADMS-26-0001 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This Request for Information (RFI) is being issued by the Department of the Army, on behalf of Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires. PAE Fires is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to identify qualified, experienced, and interested sources capable of providing specialized engineering, modeling, simulation, and software support for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Project Office. The contractor shall provide support for development, integration, and testing of the THAAD Modeling and Simulation (M&S) products. The contractor shall deliver software products, includin… (show all)
g incremental development releases, Engineering Releases and Final Releases. The contractor shall deliver updated software documentation, including appropriately red-lined documents. The contractor shall support integration of software into the THAAD M&S products, to include on-site support as needed. The contractor shall support the resolution of related observations made by the THAAD M&S products during all phases of development and integration, as well as on-going system testing. Note that this is not a request for quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This RFI seeks industry comments to assist the Government in locating potential sources with the ability to satisfy its requirement. Please provide the following Point of Contact Information: Company: Address: Point of Contact: Phone Number: Fax Numbers: Email Address: DUNS Number: CAGE Code: Business Size and Classification (Large Business, Small Business, 8(a), Woman-Owned/Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned): Potential sources are invited to submit a Capabilities Statement up to five (5) pages per each of the four (4) major tasks, as described above, to the "RFI: THAAD Modeling and Simulation Support". All responses should be submitted via e-mail address to jonathan.w.dickens.civ@army.mil and sean.c.allan.civ@mail.mil. Only attach MS Word/Excel compatible files or Adobe Acrobat PDF files in electronic correspondence. PM THAAD will not acknowledge receipt of responses to this RFI. Telephonic inquiries will not be considered.
Who won similar work
29 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Missile Defense Agency), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT | 5 | $7.8B | Jun 1, 2026 |
| Raytheon Company · $RTX | 4 | $18.0B | Mar 27, 2026 |
| AEROJET ROCKETDYNE COLEMAN AEROSPACE INC | 4 | $5.9B | Jan 7, 2026 |
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC | 2 | $534.2M | Sep 4, 2026 |
| THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC | 1 | $3.0B | Dec 26, 2024 |
| L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. | 1 | $499.6M | Jul 6, 2026 |
| IERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 1 | $475.0M | Oct 9, 2025 |
| ASSERTIVE PROFESSIONALS LLC | 1 | $127.3M | Nov 18, 2024 |
| VICTORY SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $75.2M | Oct 25, 2024 |
| PEOPLETEC, INC. | 1 | $48.1M | Feb 11, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 4, 2026NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION$508.5MLegacy Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile/Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Flight Test Support (LIFTS)
- Jul 6, 2026L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.$499.6MAirBorne Sensors (ABS) Program Contract Award
- Jun 1, 2026LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$1.9BContinued Implementation of Early Operational Capability into the Aegis BMD Weapon Systems design for Aegis Guam System
- May 29, 2026ITC DEFENSE CORP$47.5MTHAAD Product Support Contract-Small Business (TPSC-SB)
- Mar 27, 2026Raytheon Company$2.2BRadar Development Contract (RDC) Ordering Period Extension Award
- Mar 18, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$11.7BSM-3 Sustaining Engineering and Product Support IDIQ Ceiling Increase
- Mar 12, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$1.4BFY24/25 SM-3 Block IB AURs
- Feb 11, 2026PEOPLETEC, INC.$48.1MArchitecture Integration Modeling System-Defense (AIMS-D)
- Jan 7, 2026AEROJET ROCKETDYNE COLEMAN AEROSPACE INC$1.3BMRBM T1/T2 CY26 Program Management Option Award
- Nov 4, 2025NETWORK MANAGEMENT RESOURCES INC.$47.1MAward Notice HQ0796-18-C-0001
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 2 of these past winners lobbied Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff since 2024 (50 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Defense, Dept of (DOD) or Office of the Secretary of Defense or Joint Chiefs of Staff job
- $1.1M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 3 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 6 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.