Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE566

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Exoterra Resource LLC on January 21, 2026, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract vehicle, valued at $151 billion with a performance period extending through December 28, 2035, employs full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The contract will serve as an enterprise-wide mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to issue task and delivery orders for advanced, multi-domain defense system capabilities. Individual task orders will be issued under various contract types and may operate at different security classification levels, accommodating both classified and unclassified work across multiple industry classification codes.

The SHIELD IDIQ procures research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology solutions addressing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Contractor performance encompasses threat detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities spanning all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as advanced aerial attacks. The contract leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish continuous, layered protection across multiple domains. As a solar electric propulsion specialist, Exoterra Resource LLC brings expertise in power systems, electric propulsion modules, and miniaturized satellite technologies developed through prior awards from NASA and the Department of the Air Force.