Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE108

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract is a multiple award vehicle issued by the Missile Defense Agency with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a 10-year period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. Awarded to Avineon, Inc. on December 29, 2025, this defense procurement supports multi-domain defense capabilities designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as advanced aerial attacks. Utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside designations, the vehicle allows all qualified contractors determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable and fairly priced proposals to receive awards under the Multiple Award IDIQ structure.

The initial delivery order, titled "SHIELD Initial Order," was awarded to Avineon, Inc. with a firm fixed price ceiling of five hundred dollars and a completion date of December 28, 2035, with performance to be conducted in Huntsville, Alabama. As a minority-owned small business specializing in information technology services, systems integration, engineering support, and geospatial solutions, Avineon brings relevant experience from prior federal contracts supporting enterprise modernization and complex professional services. Individual task and delivery orders under the SHIELD vehicle will utilize various contract types and may span multiple North American Industry Classification System codes, with potential ordering at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to establish a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.