Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE258

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RTX Corporation, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to support the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. Under this IDV, the contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance in accordance with individual task orders. The initial delivery order, valued at $500 and issued on December 29, 2025, addresses the SHIELD initial order with a firm fixed price structure and a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD contract vehicle is designed as a comprehensive, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism intended to procure advanced multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The solicitation contemplates awards to all qualifying responsible sources submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with the contract structured to support both classified and unclassified programs requiring appropriate facility clearances, positioning this as a significant long-term strategic investment in integrated homeland defense capabilities.