Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF922

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Sparc Research LLC valued at $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. The contract, designated Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD), was awarded on December 29, 2025, with no socioeconomic set-asides applied. This enterprise-wide contracting vehicle utilizes full and open competition and is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. The initial delivery order, awarded simultaneously on December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $500 and includes performance in Huntsville, Alabama, with a firm fixed-price structure and completion through December 28, 2035.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and potentially issuing orders at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. Sparc Research LLC, headquartered in Vint Hill Farms, Virginia, brings established expertise in advanced propulsion design, research, and technology development for the Department of Defense, positioning it as a critical supplier for the multi-layered defense requirements outlined in this comprehensive 10-year contracting solution.