MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: SUGGESTIVE MODULAR AI-BASED REAL-TIME (SMART) BATTLE MANAGEMENT
MZA ASSOCIATES CORPORATION — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- At $1,999,968, this is a large obligation for typical SBIR Phase sizing — worth reviewing for scope breadth and teaming opportunity.
- Tagged technology areas: Artificial Intelligence/ML, C4ISR. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
MZA Associates Corporation won almost $2 million from the Missile Defense Agency to build an AI-driven battle management tool. The SMART system uses modular, real-time AI to support faster defense decisions.
- Amount
- $1,999,968
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- NM
- Period
- 2025-09-17 → 2027-09-16
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE II: SUGGESTIVE MODULAR AI-BASED REAL-TIME (SMART) BATTLE MANAGEMENT