Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE140

Averon Digital LLC has been awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, valued at $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a 10-year comprehensive contracting vehicle designed to support advanced, multi-domain defense systems. The contract employs full and open competition with no set-asides, enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue task and delivery orders for research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization efforts. Averon Digital LLC will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required to support these defense objectives across multiple contract types and security classification levels.

The procurement addresses critical national defense requirements by procuring an integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work encompasses protection against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles throughout all phases of flight, with emphasis on advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs, requiring appropriate facility clearances for performance. The original solicitation was posted on May 21, 2025, with the final Request for Proposal released in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, and award to Averon Digital LLC occurred on December 29, 2025, establishing the contractor as a capable source for supporting the nation's multi-layered homeland defense infrastructure.