Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE842

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Spaceline Technologies Inc. (UEI: TQ4PHLSX3ZX4), a Washington-based manufacturer specializing in cryogenic equipment and aerospace systems. The contract, titled the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, without small business set-asides, utilizing full and open competition. As a multiple award vehicle, the SHIELD IDIQ is structured to support various qualified contractors in providing advanced multi-domain defense capabilities to the government.

Under this indefinite delivery contract, the contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support the government's multi-layered defense objectives. The SHIELD IDIQ procures an advanced defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains, addressing ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile, and advanced aerial attack threats. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes. The vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs, accommodating orders at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances, and represents a comprehensive long-term contracting solution for the nation's homeland defense requirements over its ten-year performance period.