Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE107

Bevilacqua Research Corporation, a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business based in Huntsville, Alabama, has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. This full and open competition contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, utilizes no set-aside designations and establishes a comprehensive contracting vehicle for advanced multi-domain defense capabilities. The contract is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, with individual task and delivery orders potentially issued under various contract types and classification levels.

The SHIELD (Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense) IDIQ contract procures an integrated, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats throughout all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The scope encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The initial delivery order, awarded on December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $500 and is firm fixed price in structure, with the place of performance designated as Huntsville, Alabama. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to address the nation's long-term multi-layered defense requirements and support national defense objectives.