Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE007

Frequency Electronics Inc. has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a performance period extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, was issued with full and open competition and no set-aside designations, allowing the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue task and delivery orders for advanced multi-domain defense system capabilities. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support the government's defense objectives across research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract is structured to procure an integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across all domains—including air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work will encompass disruptive technologies, cybersecurity, and advancement in artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes and security classification levels, supporting both classified and unclassified programs. This comprehensive contracting vehicle positions Frequency Electronics Inc., a precision time and frequency instrumentation manufacturer with extensive defense sector experience, as a key provider within the government's layered homeland defense strategy over the 10-year performance period.