Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE425

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a multiple-award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Choksi Inc. (doing business as Proksi Systems) on December 29, 2025, under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. This contract, valued at $151 billion with a period of performance through December 28, 2035, was awarded without set-asides under full and open competition. Choksi Inc., a women-owned small business certified as an 8A Program Participant and HUBZone firm located in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, was selected as one of multiple awardees qualified to receive task orders. The contract encompasses research and development, prototyping, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and disruptive technology initiatives in support of multi-domain defense operations.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract is structured to provide a comprehensive procurement vehicle enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue task orders for an advanced, integrated 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 friends. The contract will support both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains utilizing emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. Work under task orders will be classified under multiple NAICS codes, with resultant orders issued at varying classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. The contract vehicle represents a significant long-term investment in layered defense capabilities against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats across all phases of flight, positioning the SHIELD IDIQ as a flexible contracting mechanism for the nation's evolving homeland defense requirements.