Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF856

Spectral Energies LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Beavercreek, Ohio, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, and operates under full and open competition with no set-aside designations. As a multiple-award vehicle, this IDIQ contract enables the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue task orders across various contract types and classifications levels, supporting both classified and unclassified programs. Individual task and delivery orders will be issued on an as-needed basis to procure research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts supporting the government's multi-domain defense objectives.

The SHIELD contract aims to procure an advanced, integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partner nations across all phases of flight. The system is designed to provide continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats originating from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. Spectral Energies' performance will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support the nation's comprehensive multi-layered defense requirements. The company's established expertise in advanced research, diagnostics, sensors, imaging systems, laser technologies, and specialized propulsion development positions it to contribute significantly to the technical scope under this long-term strategic contracting vehicle.