Industry asked for new Hawaii radar proposals

The Missile Defense Agency has launched a potential $1 billion competition for new radars being developed to increase the effectiveness of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense segment of the Ballistic Missile Defense System against long-range North Korean rockets.

On May 16, the agency issued a request for proposals for the Homeland Defense Radar-Hawaii program. The solicitation is not public.

The Missile Defense Agency previously announced plans to award up to three indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts and plans to build up to three sensors as part of the program.

"The MDA anticipates to award up to three IDIQ contracts but will award to all qualifying offerors for the development and delivery of no more than three Homeland Defense Radars," the notice states. "This strategy will promote competition and leverage industry innovations available to the warfighter to meet requirements."

MDA estimates the five-year cost of the Hawaii radar project -- between FY-19 and FY-23 -- to be $763 million for development and acquisition and $321 million for military construction.