Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE019

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc. (Arkansas Operations Division), a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This contract, designated the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ, utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, enabling the government to rapidly issue task orders for advanced multi-domain defense system capabilities. The procurement encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to provide continuous, layered protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats, as well as other advanced aerial attacks against the United States homeland, deployed forces, and allied nations.

A delivery order was issued on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of five hundred dollars and performance location in Huntsville, Alabama, establishing the initial task order mechanism under this IDIQ vehicle. The contract follows a Firm Fixed Price pricing structure for task orders and permits work across multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with individual orders potentially operating at varying classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances from contractor personnel. This comprehensive contracting vehicle positions the Missile Defense Agency with a flexible procurement mechanism enabling rapid response to evolving homeland defense requirements while distributing work across multiple qualified contractors capable of delivering advanced propulsion systems, aerospace technologies, and integrated mission-critical solutions consistent with Aerojet Rocketdyne's core competencies in rocket motor technologies and propulsion systems.