Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF545

Soar Technology, LLC, a small business artificial intelligence and software engineering firm headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract employs full and open competition with no set-asides and is structured to support the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, a comprehensive multi-domain defense initiative designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and advanced capabilities spanning ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile defense across all phases of flight. The initial delivery order issued under this IDIQ was valued at $500 and carries a completion date aligned with the parent contract through December 28, 2035, with performance to be conducted in Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD IDIQ represents a strategic long-term investment in layered defense capabilities leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract vehicle is designed to facilitate rapid issuance of task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with orders potentially classified at different security levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. By awarding to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable proposals and fair and reasonable pricing, the government has established a flexible contracting mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to coordinate multi-domain defense efforts efficiently. Soar Technology's selection as an awardee reflects its extensive experience in autonomous systems, human-machine teaming, intelligent systems development, and prior work with defense agencies including the Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Air Force Research Laboratory.