Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF524

Scout Space Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Reston, Virginia, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designation applied. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance consisting of a base ordering period and optional ordering periods. Under this IDIQ vehicle, the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities will issue individual task and delivery orders for advanced multi-domain defense system capabilities, including research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. Scout Space Inc. will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support task order performance in accordance with individual order terms and conditions.

The SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) IDIQ contract procures capabilities for detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work is anticipated to encompass disruptive technologies, digital engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and open systems architectures, with individual task orders potentially issued at varying classification levels and across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. This contract was awarded through full and open competition with multiple awards intended to go to all responsible offerors submitting technically acceptable proposals at fair and reasonable prices, positioning Scout Space Inc. alongside other qualified contractors as part of the MDA's comprehensive, flexible contracting solution for national multi-layered defense requirements.