Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE332

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, represents a $151 billion, 10-year strategic procurement initiative designed to develop and deliver an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friendly nations. The contract supports national defense objectives through continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight from ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, as well as other advanced aerial attacks. The procurement encompasses a comprehensive range of work areas including research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and sustainment efforts. The contract structure allows for both classified and unclassified programs requiring appropriate facility clearances and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

Cymstar LLC, a SBA-certified HUBZone small business headquartered in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, was awarded as a prime contractor on this multiple-award indefinite delivery vehicle under full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The company brings specialized expertise in aerospace training systems, military simulation technologies, and engineering services derived from its substantial federal contracting portfolio. The initial delivery order, valued at $500 and designated as the SHIELD Initial Order, was issued on December 29, 2025, with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama and ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035. While this inaugural order represents a nominal contract value, it establishes Cymstar's position to compete for substantially larger task orders throughout the 10-year contract period, leveraging the company's demonstrated capabilities in advanced defense systems development and modernization.