The Missile Defense Agency will host a small business conference at Huntsville, Ala., next month.

That event will be held July 21-22 at the Von Braun Center North Hall. Theme for this year’s conference is "MDA: Teaming for Global Missile Defense."

The conference will begin with a reception and opening program from 6 to 9 p.m. It will continue on the 22nd with information on MDA, its mission and procurement opportunities.

Focus of the conference will be on the Missile Defense Agency Engineering and Support Services procurement, which includes service and support contracts.

Lunch will be included as part of the second day’s activities, with afternoon breakout sessions conducted by the MDA functional offices that require contractor support.