Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE170

Vertex Solutions, LLC, a women-owned small business headquartered in Niceville, Florida, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a ceiling value of $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, representing a 10-year period of performance. This full and open competition procurement utilizes no set-aside designations and was awarded under the 15.304(c)(1)(ii) competitive procedures, allowing the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to issue task orders to all qualifying awardees determined to be responsible sources with technically acceptable proposals and fair and reasonable pricing. Vertex Solutions' extensive background in advanced training technologies, virtual and mixed reality solutions, simulation and modeling services, and professional services for defense and aviation agencies positions the company to compete for delivery orders under this enterprise-wide contracting vehicle.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract is designed to procure an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass 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. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple NAICS codes and security classification levels, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains, establishing a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's multi-layered defense requirements.