Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE832

Varda Space Industries, Inc. has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, funded by the Missile Defense Agency. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, following the award date of December 29, 2025. This procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations, enabling the government to leverage Varda's aerospace and orbital technology capabilities across a broad spectrum of defense initiatives. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified work across multiple security domains, with individual task and delivery orders potentially issued at varying classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances.

Under this indefinite delivery vehicle, the contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support SHIELD's multi-domain defense objectives. The program seeks to develop and deliver an advanced defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. Varda's performance scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related efforts. Given Varda's established expertise in orbital manufacturing platforms, reentry vehicle systems, and satellite bus technologies, the contractor's contributions will likely focus on space-based sensing and engagement capabilities that integrate with the broader multi-layered defense architecture, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.