Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE246

Azimuth Corporation, a women-owned small business based in Beavercreek Township, Ohio, was awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract carries a $151 billion ceiling value with a period of performance extending through December 28, 2035, and operates under full and open competition with no set-aside restrictions. The SHIELD IDIQ is designed as a comprehensive, multi-domain defense acquisition vehicle intended to support the nation's layered defense requirements against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. The contract encompasses a broad scope of work including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and advanced capability development.

Individual task and delivery orders issued under the SHIELD IDIQ will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and will support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains. The procurement leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures to enable rapid issuance of orders under a flexible contracting mechanism. Azimuth's selection reflects its established expertise in advanced professional services and sophisticated technologies for national security domains, including demonstrated capabilities in materials research, quantum technology, photonics development, artificial intelligence, and technical operations support developed through substantial prior work with the Air Force Research Laboratory and other Department of Defense entities. The contract structure allows the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to efficiently task order advanced defense capabilities while maintaining operational flexibility across a 10-year performance period.