Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE236

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to QinetiQ Inc. and other qualifying contractors on December 29, 2025, with a ceiling value of $151 billion and a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035. Structured under full and open competition with no set-asides, this Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) contract vehicle procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts supporting national defense objectives for homeland protection, deployed forces, and allied nations. The contract leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, with individual task and delivery orders structured across multiple contract types, pricing mechanisms, and classification levels to accommodate both classified and unclassified programs requiring appropriate facility clearances.

QinetiQ Inc., a defense technology company headquartered in Lorton, Virginia, received the initial task order under this vehicle on December 29, 2025, with a firm fixed price of $500 and performance in Huntsville, Alabama through December 28, 2035. The initial order, designated as the SHIELD Initial Order, initiates QinetiQ's role as a prime contractor under this expansive contracting mechanism. As one of multiple awardees, QinetiQ will compete for subsequent task orders issued by the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities seeking rapid, flexible procurement solutions for advanced defense systems and related services. The contractor shall provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities incidental to performance in accordance with order terms, positioning this indefinite delivery vehicle as a comprehensive long-term partnership supporting the nation's multi-layered defense requirements across multiple technological domains and operational contexts.