Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF906

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Ursa Space Systems Inc., valued at $151 billion through December 28, 2035, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This procurement supports the development and delivery of an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts addressing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract structure allows the government to issue multiple task orders with varying contract types across different classification levels, incorporating advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

The initial task order issued December 29, 2025, designated as the SHIELD Initial Order with a ceiling value of $500, is structured as a Firm Fixed Price delivery order with performance continuing through the contract completion date. Ursa Space Systems Inc., a satellite intelligence company based in Ithaca, New York, specializing in advanced space technologies and analytics solutions, was selected through full and open competition with no set-aside designations applied. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, supporting both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. This IDIQ vehicle is designed to serve as a comprehensive contracting solution enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under a single flexible mechanism, representing a significant long-term investment in the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.