Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE840

Inversion Space Company has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract valued at $151 billion by the Missile Defense Agency under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, awarded December 29, 2025, with a completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a 10-year vehicle designed to support multi-domain defense capabilities across the United States Department of Defense enterprise. The underlying solicitation, issued under full and open competition with no set-asides, seeks advanced defense system solutions capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and operational support for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats across all phases of flight.

The initial task order issued under this IDIQ, valued at five hundred dollars with a firm fixed price arrangement, is designated the SHIELD Initial Order and is based at Huntsville, Alabama. Work under the contract vehicle will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with task orders issued across multiple NAICS codes and security classification levels. As the prime contractor, Inversion Space Company—a small business manufacturer headquartered in Torrance, California, specializing in advanced space technologies and reusable space systems—will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for contract performance. The SHIELD IDIQ structure enables the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders across classified and unclassified programs, positioning this vehicle as a comprehensive contracting solution for layered national defense requirements.