Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG051

Sidus Space, Inc., a small business aerospace fabrication and assembly provider headquartered in Merritt Island, Florida, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery contract by the Missile Defense Agency with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. The contract, formally designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, was awarded on December 29, 2025, with full and open competition and no set-aside designations. This vehicle is structured to provide comprehensive research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization capabilities supporting multi-domain defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains.

The initial delivery order issued under this IDIQ contract, valued at $500 and with performance centered in Huntsville, Alabama, represents the commencement of what the Missile Defense Agency intends as a flexible, enterprise-wide contracting mechanism to rapidly issue task orders across multiple classification levels and facility clearance requirements. As prime contractor, Sidus Space will leverage its established manufacturing capabilities in aerospace fabrication, electrical harness production, cable assembly, and mechanical component fabrication to support the SHIELD program's 10-year procurement strategy. The contract structure allows for individual task orders under various contract types and pricing mechanisms, with the government's stated intention to award to all qualifying offerors demonstrating technical acceptability and fair and reasonable pricing, positioning this IDIQ as a comprehensive solution for the nation's layered homeland defense requirements.