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Sources Sought

Mentor Prot�g� Program Broad Agency Announcement

Federal Sources Sought from DEPT OF DEFENSE for Alabama. Review the official description, buyer contacts, NAICS/PSC, set-aside, dates and source links.

SolicitationHQ0858-25-S-0001
Notice typeSources Sought
PostedAugust 26, 2025
Response deadlineAugust 30, 2028
Place of performanceRedstone Arsenal, Alabama, USA
ClassificationNAICS 541715 · PSC AC13
Set-asideUnrestricted

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

Opportunity description

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The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has established the following Mentor-Prot�g� Program (MPP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit eligible mentor and prot�g� firms for participation in the Department of Defense (DoD) MPP in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 219.71, Pilot Mentor-Prot�g� Program and DFARS Appendix I, Policy and Procedures for the DoD Pilot Mentor Prot�g� Program. NOTE: The MPP was made permanent under the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This is a Two-Step Open BAA issued under the provisions of FAR 6.102(d)(2), which provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. The following information is relative to Step-One, submission of white papers. MDA will contact those offerors whose white papers are selected to proceed to Step-Two, submission of a formal proposal, subject to availability of funds. Formal proposals are not being accepted at this time. DO NOT submit a formal proposal until requested by the DoD Office of Small Business Programs MPP intermediary, Move America, Inc. See attachment for full details on this announcement.

FEDERAL BUYER

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Department / agencyDEPT OF DEFENSE
Sub-tierMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Contracting officeMISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Office addressHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35898, USA

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No socioeconomic restriction recorded

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What this opportunity record tells you

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The listed product or service classification is NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13. The set-aside field is Unrestricted. These fields help narrow your search, but they do not replace the full solicitation, amendments, attachments, clauses or eligibility language on the official source.

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