Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG293

Metrolaser, Incorporated (doing business as Metro Laser Inc.), a minority-owned, Asian-Pacific American small disadvantaged business, was awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The SHIELD IDIQ is designed to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts, with individual task and delivery orders potentially utilizing various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and security classification levels.

The initial delivery order under the SHIELD IDIQ, issued December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $500 and a firm fixed price structure, with performance directed to Huntsville, Alabama through December 28, 2035. The contract vehicle is structured to leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both classified and unclassified defense programs across multiple security domains. Metrolaser's selection as a prime contractor reflects the company's established expertise in advanced optical diagnostic solutions and specialized sensing technologies developed through extensive prior engagement with defense agencies, including the Air Force Research Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Naval Research, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency. This procurement represents a significant long-term investment positioned to provide the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities with a flexible contracting mechanism for rapidly issuing orders supporting the nation's layered multi-domain defense requirements.