Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DF985

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Akita Innovations LLC valued at $151 billion with a period of performance through December 28, 2035. The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with no set-aside designation, represents a comprehensive multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research, development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, testing, and modernization of advanced defense systems. The contract scope encompasses detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization capabilities against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats. Work areas include disruptive technologies development, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts that leverage artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and utilizes various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes.

Akita Innovations LLC, a Massachusetts-based small business manufacturer specializing in advanced materials, coatings, and additive manufacturing technologies, was selected as a prime contractor under the full and open competition framework. The initial task order, issued on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $500 and firm fixed-price contract type, establishes the baseline for subsequent delivery orders under the IDIQ structure. Performance of the initial order is designated for Huntsville, Alabama. The contractor brings significant experience in defense materials research and development, evidenced by prior awards from the Naval Sea Systems Command, Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, positioning the firm to support MDA's long-term investment in homeland defense capabilities through this enterprise-wide contracting mechanism.