Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF928

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Kestrel Corp and other qualifying contractors on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This 10-year contract, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive federal procurement vehicle designed to support multi-domain defense capabilities. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and was issued to all responsible sources submitting technically acceptable proposals with fair and reasonable pricing. Kestrel Corp, a small veteran-owned business specializing in imaging and sensing products and systems, was selected as one of the prime contractors based on its demonstrated expertise in advanced sensing capabilities and previous Small Business Innovation Research awards from the Air Force Research Laboratory.

The SHIELD contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. Contracted work 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 flight phases from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The initial task order issued to Kestrel Corp under this vehicle is the SHIELD Initial Order, valued at $500 and performing in Huntsville, Alabama, with a firm fixed price arrangement under Delivery Order contract type, establishing the foundation for ongoing task order issuance throughout the 10-year performance period.