Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG329

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) to Hypersciences, Inc., with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract represents a comprehensive, multi-domain defense procurement intended to support the development, research, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization of advanced defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The contract encompasses work across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and security classification levels, leveraging emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. As a multiple-award vehicle structured under Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii), the contract allows the government to issue individual task and delivery orders utilizing various contract types to support both classified and unclassified programs across MDA and other Department of Defense entities.

Hypersciences, Inc., a small, for-profit corporation based in Spokane, Washington, specializing in aerospace and satellite launch technologies, was awarded this contract on January 21, 2026, following the original pre-solicitation notice posted on May 21, 2025. The awardee's demonstrated experience in advanced technological solutions for satellite applications and recent participation in the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II contract for low-cost nano and micro satellite launch stage development positioned the company as a qualified contractor for this enterprise-wide contracting vehicle. Under the terms of the SHIELD contract, Hypersciences, Inc. is obligated to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance of individual orders issued under this indefinite delivery vehicle. The contract was awarded through full and open competition with no set-aside designations, enabling MDA and Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under a single flexible contracting mechanism for homeland defense capabilities.