Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE256

KT Consulting, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, was awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on December 29, 2025. The contract, which carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035, requires the contractor to provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities to support the government's multi-domain defense requirements. The award was made through full and open competition with no set-asides under Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.304(c)(1)(ii), permitting the government to issue task orders to all qualifying awardees demonstrating responsibility, technical acceptability, and fair and reasonable pricing.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system designed to detect, track, intercept, and neutralize air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile flight. Scope of work encompasses research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and operational support services. The contract vehicle is structured to support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and NAICS codes, leveraging advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types and may require facility clearances appropriate to their classification levels, positioning this vehicle as a comprehensive contracting solution for the nation's layered homeland and force protection defense requirements.