Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF821

Piton Science & Technology LLC was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support the nation's homeland defense objectives through research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract will procure an advanced defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. The procurement was conducted under full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualified contractors to compete for awards under the IDIQ structure. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types and may be issued at different classification levels, supporting both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains.

A delivery order for the SHIELD initial order was issued to Piton Science & Technology on December 29, 2025, with a firm fixed price of $500 and a completion date of December 28, 2035. The place of performance is identified as Huntsville, Alabama. While Piton Science & Technology historically specializes in human capital and training solutions, its award on this advanced defense systems contract suggests expanded capabilities or potential subcontracting arrangements to deliver the complex research, development, and engineering services required. The contract vehicle is structured to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to address multi-layered defense requirements across the Department of Defense enterprise.