Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF681

Ursa Major Technologies, Inc., a small business manufacturer specializing in advanced rocket engine development, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designations, utilizing full and open competition. Under this enterprise-wide contracting vehicle, the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ is designed to provide comprehensive, multi-domain defense capabilities for detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The solicitation encompasses a broad spectrum of work activities including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts targeting air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.

The initial delivery order issued under this IDIQ, designated the SHIELD Initial Order, was awarded on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $500 (firm fixed price), with performance location in Huntsville, Alabama, and a completion date of December 28, 2035. The contract structure permits awards to all qualifying offerors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable proposals and fair and reasonable pricing, enabling multiple contractors to support MDA operations simultaneously. The SHIELD IDIQ represents a significant long-term investment vehicle supporting both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders may utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and may require facility clearances at different classification levels to support the nation's comprehensive multi-layered defense requirements.