Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF959

Opticalx, LLC (UEI: JT2MZF46W8K3) has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Missile Defense Agency with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity vehicle, was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025, with an original due date of September 15, 2025. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. Opticalx will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to deliver advanced, multi-domain defense capabilities to the federal government under individual task and delivery orders issued throughout the 10-year ordering period.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts for an advanced defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The initial task order, awarded December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $500 on a firm fixed price basis and is targeted for completion by December 28, 2035, with performance location in Huntsville, Alabama. Individual orders issued under this vehicle will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and may involve different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support national defense objectives and provide layered protection across the homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations.