Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF021

Caesar Creek Software Inc., a Miamisburg, Ohio-based defense technology contractor, 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 an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support national defense objectives through the development, prototyping, and production of advanced defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The scope encompasses research and development, systems engineering, weapon design, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts, with work to be performed at multiple locations including Huntsville, Alabama. No set-aside provisions were utilized in this full and open competition procurement.

The initial task order issued under the SHIELD IDIQ contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of five hundred dollars and extends through December 28, 2035, utilizing firm fixed-price pricing. Caesar Creek Software Inc. brings relevant expertise to this engagement through its demonstrated experience in software engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, autonomous systems development, and complex defense technology projects, supported by prior contracts with the Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and partnerships with major defense prime contractors. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, digital engineering, and open systems architectures for multi-layered homeland defense capabilities.