Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE126

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to NTSI 2 LLC (UEI: TGW3LR56PYT2) on December 29, 2025, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The IDIQ contract, valued at $151 billion with a ceiling through December 28, 2035, employs full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing all qualifying contractors to compete for multiple task orders. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified work across multiple security domains and National Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with individual task and delivery orders potentially issued under various contract types and classification levels. The initial delivery order under this IDIQ, valued at $500 and issued on December 29, 2025, is designated as the SHIELD Initial Order with performance through December 28, 2035, utilizing firm fixed pricing with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama.

The SHIELD IDIQ procurement addresses advanced multi-domain defense system requirements encompassing research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts. The contract is designed to provide continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including threats from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contracting vehicle leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to support both Missile Defense Agency and broader Department of Defense requirements for homeland defense and protection of deployed forces, allies, and partners. The contractor shall furnish all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance under the contract terms and conditions established through individual task and delivery orders issued throughout the 10-year period of performance.