Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF507

Scientic Inc., a veteran-owned small business headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Missile Defense Agency on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract supports the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, which procures advanced, multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The contract was issued under full and open competition with no set-aside designations, utilizing Firm Fixed Price delivery order pricing for task orders. The initial task order, the SHIELD Initial Order valued at $500, was awarded on the same date with performance to be conducted in Huntsville, Alabama.

The contracted services encompass a comprehensive range of defense-related activities including research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to address ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missile, and advanced aerial attack threats. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. This ten-year ordering period positions the SHIELD IDIQ as a flexible contracting mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders for integrated homeland and force defense capabilities. Scientic Inc. brings specialized expertise in radiation-hardened technologies, advanced computing solutions, and directed energy systems developed through prior work with the Missile Defense Agency and major defense contractors including Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.