Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE111

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc. (UEI: XF6AHNQFTXU5) on January 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, and a ceiling value of $151 billion. This contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, which aims to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile attacks. The contract was awarded through full and open competition with no set-asides and does not restrict awards to a single contractor, allowing multiple qualified vendors to receive task and delivery orders. Under the contract terms, Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance in accordance with individual task order specifications.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract encompasses research and development, advanced prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across classified and unclassified work requiring varying facility clearance levels. The contract leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both Missile Defense Agency initiatives and broader Department of Defense multi-layered defense requirements over the 10-year performance period. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with pricing mechanisms and classifications determined on an order-by-order basis. This contracting vehicle is structured to provide flexible, responsive acquisition capabilities enabling the government to rapidly issue orders for critical homeland defense technologies and support services without requiring new competitive procurement actions for each individual requirement.