Indefinite Delivery Contract HQ085926DE435

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract titled Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) to D & A Technologies, Government Solutions, LLC on December 29, 2025. This defense contract, valued at $151 billion with a completion date of December 28, 2035, represents a comprehensive 10-year contracting vehicle designed to procure advanced multi-domain defense systems and related capabilities. The contract supports national defense objectives through continuous, layered protection against air, missile, space, cyber, and hybrid threats across all phases of flight, including defenses against ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles. Work scopes under this IDIQ encompass research and development, prototyping, disruptive technologies, systems engineering, weapon design, production, test and evaluation, cybersecurity modernization, and integration of advanced technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital engineering, and open systems architectures. The contract utilizes full and open competition with no set-asides, allowing multiple qualified contractors to compete for and receive task orders.

The initial task order under SHIELD was awarded to D & A Technologies, Government Solutions, LLC on December 29, 2025, with a place of performance in Huntsville, Alabama and a ceiling value of $500 for this delivery order. D & A Technologies, a service-disabled veteran-owned, minority-owned small business and SBA Certified 8(a) Program Participant based in Hopewell, Virginia, brings relevant experience in professional services, cybersecurity, information technology, and systems support to federal defense and civilian agencies. The SHIELD IDIQ structure supports both classified and unclassified programs across multiple security domains and anticipates issuing orders at varying classification levels requiring appropriate facility clearances. Individual task and delivery orders will utilize various contract types across multiple North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, enabling the MDA and other Department of Defense entities to rapidly issue orders under this flexible contracting mechanism for modernizing the nation's integrated air and missile defense posture.