Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE337

The Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 29, 2025, represents a $151 billion, 10-year enterprise-wide contracting vehicle designed to procure advanced multi-domain defense systems and related capabilities. Centurum Information Technology Inc. was selected as one of multiple awardees under this full and open competition vehicle with no set-aside designations. The contract establishes a flexible ordering mechanism to support the development, research, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, and modernization of defense systems capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends. The SHIELD IDIQ serves as a comprehensive contracting solution enabling rapid order issuance across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes and classification levels, incorporating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

The contract's period of performance extends through December 28, 2035, with individual task and delivery orders to be issued utilizing various contract types across both classified and unclassified programs requiring appropriate facility clearances and security domain access. As a multiple-award vehicle, the SHIELD contract allows the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to competitively issue orders to multiple qualified contractors, with Centurum's selection reflecting its established capabilities in advanced technology solutions, systems engineering, and defense support services. The contract structure accommodates a base ordering period and one or more optional ordering periods, enabling sustained investment in homeland defense modernization and capability development. This procurement represents a significant long-term strategic investment positioning the nation's layered defense infrastructure to address evolving multi-domain threats through a scalable, enterprise-level acquisition approach.