Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE857

K2 Space Corporation was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, was procured under full and open competition with no small business set-aside, making it available to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable and fairly priced proposals. The contract originated from a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025, with the final request for proposal released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025. Individual task and delivery orders under this IDIQ will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may require facility clearances to support both classified and unclassified programs.

Under this contract vehicle, K2 Space Corporation will provide materials, labor, equipment, and facilities necessary to support the Missile Defense Agency's multi-domain defense objectives, with work areas encompassing research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity modernization. The SHIELD IDIQ is structured to procure an advanced, layered defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains against ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles, and advanced aerial attacks. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous protection for the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across all phases of flight. As a small business manufacturer of advanced space technologies and satellite systems, K2 Space Corporation brings established expertise in responsive space capabilities and satellite platforms derived from prior awards from the Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and Air Force Research Laboratory.