Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE324

Streamline Automation LLC, doing business as C3 Propulsion, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, which utilized full and open competition with no set-asides, authorizes the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to issue task orders and delivery orders for research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, production, and test and evaluation services in support of the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The initial delivery order, valued at $500 and completed at the place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, represents the first task order under this vehicle. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support the performance of issued orders in accordance with contract terms.

The SHIELD contracting vehicle encompasses a comprehensive, multi-domain defense capability spanning air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work areas include disruptive technology development, weapon design, modernization efforts, cybersecurity services, and systems engineering leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital engineering. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with individual task orders potentially utilizing different contract types and requiring varying facility clearance levels. Given Streamline Automation LLC's demonstrated expertise in advanced propulsion systems, quantum computing applications, custom manufacturing solutions, and prior collaborative work with defense agencies including the Air Force Research Laboratory and Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the contractor's technical capabilities align with the modernization and prototyping objectives outlined in the SHIELD program solicitation.