Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF045

Bytoa LLC, an SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (UEI: VHKYW74WCJT1), was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and performance period extending through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support the development, prototyping, production, and modernization of advanced defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The contract encompasses research and development activities, systems engineering, weapon design, test and evaluation, cybersecurity initiatives, and disruptive technology development. Work will be performed across multiple security classification levels and locations, with the initial delivery order placed on December 29, 2025, valued at $500 with performance at Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD IDIQ was issued under full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing multiple qualified contractors to compete and receive awards through this flexible contracting vehicle. The procurement structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs while leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to enhance the nation's multi-layered homeland defense posture. Individual task and delivery orders will be issued across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes under various contract types with firm fixed pricing structures. This long-term strategic investment positions the contract as a primary mechanism for the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders supporting continuous protection against advanced aerial threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.