Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE088

Stottler Henke Associates, Inc., a San Mateo, California-based small business specializing in artificial intelligence and advanced software solutions, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance through December 28, 2035. This contract vehicle, designated as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program, represents a comprehensive contracting mechanism designed to support the nation's multi-layered defense requirements across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threat domains. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides and allows the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue multiple task orders under a single flexible contracting structure. The initial task order, issued December 29, 2025, is valued at $500 and is based in Huntsville, Alabama, with performance extending through December 28, 2035 under a Firm Fixed Price delivery order arrangement.

The SHIELD contract procures advanced, multi-domain defense systems and supporting technologies encompassing research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and related capabilities. Stottler Henke's expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, advanced software solutions, and simulation aligns with the contract's emphasis on leveraging emerging technologies including digital engineering and open systems architectures. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and utilizes various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, accommodating the broad range of technical solutions required to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and partners across all phases of flight.