Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG191

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Firefly Aerospace Inc. on January 21, 2026, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This indefinite delivery contract is structured to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance under individual task orders issued by MDA and other Department of Defense entities. The procurement utilized full and open competition with no set-aside designations, enabling multiple contractors to compete for awards under this flexible contracting vehicle.

The SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) IDIQ is designed to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. Task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and security classification levels, with anticipated integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual orders may support both classified and unclassified programs, requiring contractors to maintain appropriate facility clearances and security protocols throughout the 10-year period of performance consisting of a base ordering period and optional ordering periods.