# SBIR / STTR #MDA27BZ02-DV001

MDA Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR research and development, including a low-cost infrared seeker

**Buyer:** Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
**Posted:** November 04, 2026
**Respond By:** January 06, 2027
**Identifier:** MDA27BZ02-DV001
**NAICS:** 541715, 541330, 334511, 336419, 336415, 336414, 541512

The Missile Defense Agency’s Direct-to-Phase-II SBIR release includes a topic for developing a low-cost infrared seeker.
- **Government buyer:** Missile Defense Agency (MDA), MDA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office.
- **Opportunity focus:** Topic MDA27BZ02-DV001 seeks a prototype low-cost infrared interceptor seeker or integrated seeker components. The complete seeker’s production cost objective is below $150,000, with a $250,000 threshold; ground-test demonstration is required.
- **Other topics in the same release:** The BAA attachment also describes nine additional R&D topics, listed below, spanning aerial interdiction, space communications, hypersonic modeling, sea-based launch platforms, rocket motors and insulation, Kubernetes virtualization, operator modeling, and AI transfer learning.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers, OEMs, resellers, or other commercial vendors are named in the provided materials.
- **Direct-to-Phase-II proposal requirements:** Proposals should document Phase I scientific and technical merit and feasibility and explain potential commercial applications. The BAA also identifies topic-dependent demonstration, technical feasibility, security, export-control, and commercialization requirements.
- **Funding and performance:** Phase II is generally anticipated to last 24 months. The stated Phase II cost limit is $2,000,000, or $2,030,000 with TABA. No topic-specific performance dates or quantities are stated except for two flight radio payloads under the RF communications topic.

### Description

This is an MDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) topic under the 2027 DoW SBIR Broad Agency Announcement, Release 2. The topic is identified as Direct to Phase II, and proposals must be submitted through the DoW SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP). MDA instructions state that Direct to Phase II proposals must document the scientific and technical merit and feasibility described in the Phase I section of the topic and describe potential commercial applications. The topic response deadline is December 18, 2026.

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