Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF404

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Noctua Technology, Inc. (UEI: TCE3YEFPH564) on January 21, 2026, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This is a full and open competition vehicle with no set-aside designations, structured to support both classified and unclassified defense initiatives across multiple security domains. The contract was competitively solicited through a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025, with the formal Request for Proposal released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, and award made to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable proposals demonstrating fair and reasonable pricing under Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii).

The SHIELD IDIQ procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system and associated capabilities encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract is designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats across multiple dimensions—including air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats—against the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied partners. Specific work encompasses threat detection and tracking across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and may be issued at different classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish a comprehensive, long-term contracting solution supporting the nation's multi-layered defense architecture.