Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DG350

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery contract to Traclabs Inc., a robotics and automation company subsidiary of Metrica Inc., effective January 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. This contract, valued at $151 billion, supports the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracting vehicle, which procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The work areas address air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. No set-aside was utilized in this award; rather, the procurement was conducted as full and open competition under Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii), with awards extended to all qualifying offerors demonstrating responsible contractor status, technically acceptable proposals, and fair and reasonable pricing.

Traclabs' expertise in robotics, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and human-robot interaction positions the contractor to deliver advanced capabilities supporting the MDA's multi-layered defense objectives. The SHIELD IDIQ contract structure permits individual task and delivery orders to utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with performance at both classified and unclassified classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract leverages emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both current and future homeland defense requirements. As a woman-owned small business through its parent company, Traclabs brings experience from prior federal engagements with NASA, the Department of Defense, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Office of Naval Research, demonstrating sustained capability in delivering complex research and development solutions for national defense priorities.