Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG045

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc., a New York-based minority-owned small disadvantaged business, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This defense-focused contract, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a competitive solicitation with full and open competition and no set-asides. The contract vehicle was designed to provide MDA and other Department of Defense entities with a flexible mechanism to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for advanced, multi-domain defense system capabilities. The scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts to support national defense objectives.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract will procure an integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Individual task orders will address ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as advanced aerial attacks across all phases of flight, utilizing emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The initial task order, awarded on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $500 and a firm fixed price structure, is designated for the SHIELD initial order with performance in Huntsville, Alabama. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security classification levels, requiring appropriate facility clearances, and allows for multiple contract types and pricing arrangements across various North American Industry Classification System codes to support the comprehensive multi-layered defense requirements.