Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE717

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Indefinite Delivery contract is a $151 billion multiple-award vehicle awarded to X-Bow Launch Systems Inc. and other qualifying contractors by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This 10-year contract supports full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to enable rapid issuance of task and delivery orders across multiple contract types and classification levels. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology development for an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners.

X-Bow Launch Systems Inc. received the initial delivery order under SHIELD valued at $500 on December 29, 2025, designated as the "SHIELD Initial Order" with performance at Huntsville, Alabama on a firm fixed-price basis through December 28, 2035. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous, layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles across all flight phases. As a small business prime contractor with substantial expertise in aerospace and defense technologies, solid rocket motor development, and advanced manufacturing, X-Bow is positioned to support the Missile Defense Agency's long-term investment in comprehensive multi-layered homeland defense capabilities through task order issuance over the contract's 10-year performance period.