Company Selected for Contract Under Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD IDIQ
Reston, VA — Blue Sky Innovators (BSI) announced its selection late last year for an award under the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. SHIELD is designed to accelerate experimentation, testing, and prototyping efforts that support the advancement of future homeland defense capabilities and brings together a broad, diverse pool of industry partners across the defense ecosystem.
“This award underscores the confidence MDA places in our team and the innovative, mission-focused solutions we deliver,” said Tim Tkacz, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Sky Innovators. “Our people are the foundation of our success—bringing unmatched expertise, operational insight, and a shared commitment to addressing the nation’s most complex defense challenges.”
Blue Sky Innovators provides mission-driven technological and operational expertise to defense and intelligence partners. With a highly skilled workforce of engineers, analysts, operators, and technologists, BSI delivers impactful capabilities across artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO), digital engineering, systems integration, and advanced analysis—enabling rapid, effective support to critical national security missions.
“Our workforce thrives in complex, high-impact environments,” Tkacz added. “SHIELD provides another pathway for our team to apply cutting-edge capabilities in support of today’s mission needs and tomorrow’s defense priorities.”
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