Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE985

Astroscale US Inc. (UEI: MCJNXPJ2PNK8) was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), a defense-focused federal agency, on January 21, 2026. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and was awarded without set-aside designations under full and open competition. The underlying solicitation, the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, represents a comprehensive long-term procurement vehicle designed to support the nation's multi-layered defense infrastructure. MDA and other Department of Defense entities will issue individual task and delivery orders under this contract mechanism to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including threats from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.

The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contractor is responsible for providing all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to contract performance in accordance with task order terms. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may be issued at different security classification levels, requiring appropriate facility clearances. The SHIELD IDIQ leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both classified and unclassified programs, positioning the vehicle as a flexible contracting mechanism for the nation's homeland and layered defense requirements across multiple security domains.