Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE392

The Missile Defense Agency awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Pratt & Miller Engineering & Fabrication, LLC on December 29, 2025, for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This $151 billion contract, with a ceiling period extending through December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive multi-domain defense procurement utilizing full and open competition with no set-aside designations. The contract will support the development, prototyping, systems engineering, production, test and evaluation, and modernization of an advanced integrated defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work areas encompass research and development activities, disruptive technology initiatives, weapon design, cybersecurity enhancements, and operational modernization efforts. The contract structure accommodates both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and leverages advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures.

An initial delivery order valued at five hundred dollars was issued on December 29, 2025, with performance based in Huntsville, Alabama, utilizing firm fixed-price pricing. The contract represents a long-term strategic investment in homeland defense capabilities, enabling the Missile Defense Agency and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders under a single flexible contracting mechanism. Pratt & Miller, a Michigan-based subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation with established expertise in advanced prototype development, vehicle engineering, and specialized fabrication services for defense applications, will perform work as specified in the contract's technical requirements. The award reflects the contractor's demonstrated capability in engineering innovation and its prior experience supporting military modernization objectives across multiple defense and civilian government sectors.