You can use the following code:
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("sms:"
+ phoneNumber)));
Make sure you set phoneNumber
to the phone number that you want to send the message to
You can add a message to the SMS with (from comments):
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("sms:" + phoneNumber));
intent.putExtra("sms_body", message);
startActivity(intent);