Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG260

Brandywine Photonics LLC was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-aside designations and is structured to support the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, a comprehensive multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to U.S. homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and advanced capabilities spanning air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains across all phases of flight for ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles.

The initial delivery order issued under this IDIQ on December 29, 2025, is valued at $500 and titled "SHIELD Initial Order," with performance to be completed by December 28, 2035, at the place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama. Work under the contract vehicle will leverage cutting-edge technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders potentially spanning multiple NAICS codes and classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. As a small business specializing in advanced electro-optical, infrared, and hyperspectral sensor technologies, Brandywine Photonics brings demonstrated expertise in mission processors, sensor systems, and electronic integration services developed through prior work with the Department of Defense, Air Force Research Laboratory, and other federal agencies, positioning the contractor to contribute to this enterprise-wide defense modernization initiative.