Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Small Business Conference (Sep 16-17) & Next-generation Air & Missile Defense Industry Day (Sep 18)
Missile Defense Agency · MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
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Where this opportunity stands
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- Aug 12, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
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- 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
Amendment 1 This amendment is to update the Classified Conference Registration and Visitor Authorization Request (VAR) Instructions Attachment by adding the Government Point of Contact information under Section B. VAR Processing Instructions. __________________________________________________________________________ Special Notice: Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Small Business Conference & Next-generation Air & Missile Defense Industry Day DATES: September 16�18, 2026 LOCATIONS: MDA Small Business Conference, September 16�17 (Unclassified): Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL Next-generation Air & … (show all)
Missile Defense Industry Day, September 18 (Classified): Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, AL DESCRIPTION: The purpose of this Special Notice is to announce the rescheduled Missile Defense Agency Small Business Conference and the addition of the Next-generation Air and Missile Defense Industry Day. The conference is designed to assist small business contractors in doing business with the MDA by providing critical information about opportunities to support the agency's mission. The Small Business Industrial Base supporting the MDA plays an integral and extremely important role in developing, manufacturing, fielding, and sustaining the missile defense system. Attendees will be provided with valuable information and opportunities for matchmaking with MDA Prime Contractors and Government Representatives, as well as networking with other Small Businesses. Please Note: No media is permitted to attend. REGISTRATION: To view the agenda and register for the Unclassified portion (Sept 16-17), please visit the following link: https://2025ndiatvcmdasbconference.vfairs.com/ Notice to Previous MDA Small Business Conference Registrants: If you previously registered for this event prior to its postponement in February 2026, and you did not cancel, your registration remains active and valid for the September dates. CLASSIFIED SESSION (SEPTEMBER 18): The third day of the conference will be classified and held at a separate location (MDA). Special approval is required to attend this portion of the event. Please see the attachment below for the required forms and instructions for gaining approval to attend the classified session. ATTACHMENT: Classified Conference Registration and Visitor Authorization Request (VAR) Instructions
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.