Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG218

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Muon Space Inc. and other qualifying contractors valued at $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and is structured to accommodate both classified and unclassified work at multiple security levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Work will be performed across multiple locations, including Huntsville, Alabama, where Muon Space Inc. has been assigned initial task order responsibilities.

The initial delivery order issued to Muon Space Inc. under the SHIELD contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, under a Firm Fixed Price delivery order structure with a $500 ceiling value. Muon Space Inc., a Mountain View, California-based manufacturer specializing in multi-modal satellite remote sensing systems and advanced environmental monitoring technologies, brings relevant expertise in satellite architecture, electro-optical/infrared instrument development, and global navigation satellite system applications to support the contract's multi-layered defense objectives. The contract's 10-year period of performance, consisting of a base ordering period and optional ordering periods, positions this vehicle as a flexible contracting mechanism enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task and delivery orders for critical homeland defense capabilities against evolving threat environments.