Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG258

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Hawkeye 360 Federal, Inc. on January 21, 2026, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement vehicle designed to support research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing the government to issue multiple task and delivery orders across various contract types and security classification levels. Hawkeye 360 Federal, Inc., a subsidiary of Hawkeye 360, Inc., a Herndon, Virginia-based commercial radio frequency intelligence and satellite data collection company, brings specialized expertise in space domain awareness, radio frequency analytics, and advanced sensing capabilities to support the Department of Defense's multi-layered defense objectives against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats.

Under the SHIELD IDIQ, the contractor shall perform work as specified in the contract, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will be issued across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with performance potentially classified at various levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract structure enables rapid issuance of orders under a flexible contracting mechanism to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. Hawkeye 360's established federal contract portfolio, including prior awards from the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, Department of the Air Force, and Department of the Army, demonstrates relevant experience in delivering intelligence solutions and space-based sensing capabilities that align with the SHIELD program's comprehensive homeland and force defense requirements over the 10-year period of performance.