Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG020

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Portal Space Systems Inc. on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract vehicle, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive procurement mechanism for advanced multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualified contractors to receive awards and issue task orders under the flexible IDIQ structure. Portal Space Systems Inc., a small business aerospace manufacturer based in Mill Creek, Washington, specializes in advanced space technology development and has demonstrated expertise through prior Air Force contracts totaling approximately $52.9 million, with recent work including the $45 million STRATFI Scaled Supernova Spacecraft program.

The initial task order under the SHIELD contract, titled the SHIELD Initial Order, was awarded on December 29, 2025, with a $500 firm fixed price and place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across multiple domains. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types spanning multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and security classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance in accordance with order terms, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a strategic long-term investment vehicle supporting the nation's layered homeland and forward defense requirements.