Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE430

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to Praeses, LLC under the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) master IDIQ vehicle. This contract, valued at $151 billion with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2035, supports the nation's multi-layered defense capabilities through a comprehensive contracting mechanism accessible to qualified contractors. The contract was awarded on December 29, 2025, following a pre-solicitation notice posted May 21, 2025, and employs full and open competition with no set-aside designations, allowing multiple awardees to compete for task and delivery orders. As the prime contractor, Praeses, LLC, a small business technology services company based in Shreveport, Louisiana, will provide all necessary materials, labor, equipment, and facilities required for performance in accordance with order terms.

The SHIELD IDIQ contract procures an advanced, multi-domain defense system capable of detecting, tracking, intercepting, and neutralizing threats to the United States homeland, deployed forces, allies, and friends across air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid domains. Work areas encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity, and modernization efforts spanning ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missile threats throughout all flight phases. The contract structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and utilizes various contract types with orders potentially issued at different classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. Individual task and delivery orders will leverage advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures, positioning the SHIELD vehicle as a comprehensive long-term investment mechanism for the Missile Defense Agency's evolving operational requirements over the 10-year performance period.