Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF831

Questek Innovations LLC, a small business specializing in advanced materials engineering and computational materials design, 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 a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts. The contract supports national defense objectives by enabling the development of advanced defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains, with protection capabilities spanning all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The solicitation employed full and open competition with no set-asides and intends to award to all qualifying offerors meeting technical and pricing standards under Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii).

The initial task order under this SHIELD IDIQ, issued on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $500 and place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama, establishes the baseline for subsequent delivery orders that will leverage various contract types, security classification levels, and advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital engineering. Questek's expertise in advanced materials development, computational modeling, and manufacturing innovation positions the company to support the Missile Defense Agency's rapid issuance of orders under this flexible contracting mechanism. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing firm fixed price and other pricing arrangements. This 10-year IDIQ contract vehicle enables the government to efficiently procure the sophisticated research, development, and production capabilities necessary to maintain a multi-layered homeland defense posture against evolving adversarial threats.