Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE750

Launchtech, LLC, an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business and 8(a) Program Participant based in Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract supports the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, which represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense acquisition vehicle designed to procure advanced systems and capabilities for detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contract encompasses a broad scope of work including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technology development, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple security classification levels and facility clearance requirements.

The SHIELD contract vehicle is structured to support layered protection capabilities against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as advanced aerial attacks. Task and delivery orders issued under the contract will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The procurement was conducted utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all qualified contractors to compete for multiple awards. Under the contract terms, Launchtech is obligated to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to the performance of individual task orders in accordance with their specific requirements. The 10-year ordering period positions the SHIELD IDIQ as a long-term strategic contracting mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders for critical homeland defense capabilities.