Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE274

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Joint Research and Development LLC (Jrad) for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The contract, awarded December 29, 2025, carries a ceiling value of $151 billion and extends through December 28, 2035, with performance under full and open competition allowing all qualifying offerors to compete for multiple awards. The contract supports national defense objectives by procuring an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and supporting nations. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, modernization efforts, and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Individual task orders and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, with the resultant contract issuing orders at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances to support both classified and unclassified programs.

Jrad, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Stafford, Virginia, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Sayres and Associates LLC, was selected as a prime contractor based on its extensive federal contracting experience and demonstrated expertise in defense and technical support services. The company specializes in technical, analytical, and programmatic support across chemical and biological defense, environmental services, research and development, and testing and evaluation. Jrad maintains a robust portfolio of existing federal contracts, including General Services Administration OASIS+ agreements totaling nearly $2 trillion in ceiling value, significant Department of Defense IDIQ vehicles including a $869 million Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Program Support Services contract with Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, and a $249 million Army Evaluation Center Support Services IDIQ, positioning the contractor as a versatile provider capable of executing the comprehensive requirements under the SHIELD contract vehicle across defense and civilian federal agencies.