HQ086026CE058SBIR SRM systems and and — X-Bow Launch Systems

X-Bow Launch Systems,* Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being awarded a competitive firm-fixed-price contract. The total value of this contract is $10,981,581. Under this follow-on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Second Phase II contract, the contractor will design, develop, and demonstrate a high-performance solid rocket motor (SRM) as part of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Rapid Response Small Launcher Technology program. The contract will aim to address the critical need to expand the SRM industrial base, which is currently reliant on a duopoly of two primary manufacturers. The work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The performance period is from July 2026 through July 2028. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Government wide Point of Entry website, under SBIR topic number SB173-006. Fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $10,981,581 are being obligated on this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0860-26-C-E058). is a federal award for Missile Defense Agency held by X-Bow Launch Systems. Estimated value $11M ($11M obligated).

X-Bow Launch Systems,* Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being awarded a competitive firm-fixed-price contract. The total value of this contract is $10,981,581. Under this follow-on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Second Phase II contract, the contractor will design, develop, and demonstrate a high-performance solid rocket motor (SRM) as part of the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Rapid Response Small Launcher Technology program. The contract will aim to address the critical need to expand the SRM industrial base, which is currently reliant on a duopoly of two primary manufacturers. The work will be performed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The performance period is from July 2026 through July 2028. This contract was competitively procured via publication on the Government wide Point of Entry website, under SBIR topic number SB173-006. Fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $10,981,581 are being obligated on this award. The Missile Defense Agency, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (HQ0860-26-C-E058).