Overview
- The Missile Defense Agency added 1,086 companies to its SHIELD program, bringing total awardees to roughly 2,100 out of 2,463 offers.
- The multiple-award IDIQ has a $151 billion ceiling and is slated to run through December 2035 if all options are exercised.
- No funds are obligated on the base awards, with money to be committed only when specific task orders are competed and issued.
- The newest list of awardees includes major primes such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.
- Parallel Space Force efforts include recent secret OTA awards and a solicitation for a kinetic midcourse interceptor prototype.