Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF975

Hiddenlayer Inc. has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. This contract, known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, procures 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 across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The procurement utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025. Work will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous, layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles across all phases of flight.

The initial task order issued under this IDIQ is the SHIELD Initial Order, a Delivery Order with a firm fixed price ceiling value of $500, awarded on December 29, 2025, with performance through December 28, 2035, and a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. Hiddenlayer Inc., a for-profit organization specializing in machine learning security and artificial intelligence technologies for defense applications, brings relevant expertise from previous Air Force contracts focused on cybersecurity solutions for autonomous systems and machine learning platforms. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains with orders issued at different classification levels, requiring appropriate facility clearances. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under this flexible, long-term contracting vehicle.