Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE769

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Physna Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based artificial intelligence and geometric deep learning technology company, on December 29, 2025. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion over a ten-year performance period extending through December 28, 2035. The contract was awarded through full and open competition with no set-asides, and Physna was selected as one of multiple award recipients determined to be a responsible source offering technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing under the framework established by Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii). The contract vehicle is structured to enable the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to issue task and delivery orders across multiple contract types and North American Industry Classification System codes to support both classified and unclassified defense programs.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, and production capabilities for an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contracted work encompasses disruptive technologies, weapon design, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and digital engineering solutions capable of addressing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Physna's expertise in artificial intelligence, geometric deep learning, and digital material analysis aligns with the contract's emphasis on leveraging advanced technologies including machine learning and open systems architectures. Task and delivery orders issued under this vehicle will support MDA's multi-layered defense requirements and may require varying facility clearance levels to address classified and unclassified program requirements across multiple security domains.