Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF716

Bodkin Design & Engineering LLC, a Newton, Massachusetts-based small business, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. Under this contract vehicle, designated as Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), Bodkin will provide comprehensive materials, labor, equipment, and facilities necessary to support advanced multi-domain defense system development and deployment. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and contemplates issuance of multiple task orders across various contract types and security classification levels to support the government's objective of procuring capabilities for detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight.

The initial delivery order, valued at $500 and issued on December 29, 2025, is designated as the SHIELD Initial Order and establishes performance at Huntsville, Alabama. Work under this IDIQ vehicle encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related capabilities addressing ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as advanced aerial attacks. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Bodkin's selection reflects the company's established expertise in advanced imaging systems, sensor technologies, and hyperspectral imaging capabilities, developed through prior Small Business Innovation Research awards from defense agencies including the Missile Defense Agency, Office of Naval Research, and Air Force Research Laboratory.