Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF037

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Blue Sky Innovators Inc., a for-profit S-corporation specializing in professional, scientific, and technical services for federal defense initiatives. The contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. The contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025, and represents a full and open competition with no set-aside designations. Blue Sky Innovators Inc. will serve as one of multiple award holders competing for task orders, joining other qualified contractors in providing services under this enterprise-wide contracting vehicle designed to support rapid order issuance across the Department of Defense.

Under this IDIQ contract, Blue Sky Innovators Inc. will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support the development and delivery of an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technology development, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple classification levels and security domains. The contract is structured to leverage 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 NAICS codes. This long-term strategic investment positions the SHIELD IDIQ as a comprehensive contracting solution enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly procure integrated, layered defense capabilities over the 10-year performance period.